1036 - Pray
The few of them were extremely worried about Ye Qingtang as well.
The war between Xuanling Sect and Yunxiao Sect was extremely horrific. Although the Blood Moon Sect appeared afterward, the Ultimate Elder suddenly showed up too, thus causing Xuanling Sect to be in this state.
However, if Ye Qingtang did not appear as the Blood Moon Holy Lady, Xuanling Sect would probably have been annihilated by Yunxiao Sect already.
“Don’t worry. Junior Sister Ye is a dignified Blood Moon Holy Lady. Blood Moon Sect is such a strong force. How can anything happen to Junior Sister Ye?” Yun Shu said.
“Although the Blood Moon Sect is powerful, it is the enemy of this entire mainland. It is an evil cult!” Qin Huan said hurriedly.
Upon hearing that, some miserable-looking Xuanling Sect disciples fixed their eyes on Qin Huan successively.
If there was no Ye Qingtang or evil cult as mentioned by Qin Huan, they would have already become corpses a long time ago and not talking as they were right now.
“Without the Blood Moon Sect, we would have been dead already,” Lin Long said.
Qin Huan nodded without retort. His eyes landed on a tomb forest not far away as an inexplicable sorrow emerged on his face.
In this half year, the disciples who once fought for Xuanling Sect sustained heavy injuries and were unable to be treated by the outside world, eventually passing on. In the past, these brothers and sisters were not afraid of strong enemies, but in the end, they were unable to persist and could no longer see the rays of hope.
Other than the Xuanling Sect disciples, there were several wardens and senior executives who were severely injured as well. In addition to this was the poor environment conditions which resulted in damage to their martial foundation, causing their martial skills to dip extensively. Unable to resolve this mental distress, they eventually fell into depression and died.
At this instant, Elder Mo and Elder Qin arrived in the vicinity of the Martial Arts Hall. Looking at the Xuanling Sect disciples who were lying on the ground and seated everywhere, they could not help but sigh.
The sight of this dilapidated Xuanling Sect led them to recall the prosperity of the past.
“Greetings Sect Master… and two Elders.”
Seeing that the Sect Master and the elders arrived at the Martial Arts Hall, the Xuanling Sect disciples hurriedly stood up and bowed at them.
Noticing the situation, the Xuanling Sect Sect Master hurriedly waved his hands. “There’s no need to bow. Quickly rest. Don’t waste your energy.”
Looking at the scrawny and listless Xuanling Sect disciples and then recalling memories of them in the past, the Sect Master was in anguish. It was as though there were billions of needles poking at his heart.
A long while later, Elder Qin and Elder Mo followed the Xuanling Sect Sect Master to a tomb forest ahead.
There were hundreds of tombs in the forest.
The bodies of a portion of them no longer existed since the war; thus, the sect could only build a tomb containing the personal effects of the deceased to mourn those valiant Xuanling Sect disciples who died in the battle.
At the same time, Qin Huan, Yun Shu, and many other disciples followed the Sect Master to the tomb forest.
“Brothers, we are here to visit you…”
Many Xuanling Sect disciples immediately kneeled and bowed before the tombs.
Looking at these nameless tombs, it was as though they returned to the night before the great war.
Everyone drank and chatted together and learned from each other before the bonfire; it was as if those voices and faces never left.
The battle cry seemed to ring in their ears again at this very moment.
We use our blood to soak Xuanling’s flag!
We use our hearts to light Xuanling’s anger!
We use our hands to hit Xuanling’s drums!
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1037 - Sect Protector Divine Beast
The battle cries still seemed to echo in their ears.
Those long-gone faces and familiar bodies were imprinted in the minds of the masses eternally and would never be erased.
Sometime later, the Xuanling Sect Sect Master slowly kneeled beside the countless graves.
Noticing the situation, Elder Mo, Elder Qin, and the Xuanling Sect disciples fell on their knees successively and bowed to those heroes who protected the sect with their lives.
“Junior Brother Zhou!”
A shout erupted suddenly.
Everyone quickly turned around and looked behind.
A young man who was all stick and bones completely fainted when he bowed.
Noticing the situation, Elder Qin rushed forward hurriedly and held up that young man who was void of color. After inspecting for a moment, he sighed softly.
This young Xuanling Sect disciple was yet another victim of the lack of food supplied. He had not consumed anything for too long, and his martial realm was insufficient from the start, which caused him to faint from hunger.
The current Xuanling Sect was already depleted of all supplies, and the river was all dried up. There no longer was any consumables in the sect.
A cultivator and ordinary human was different in that a cultivator’s need for food would gradually decrease as their martial realm improved. However, these sect disciples had not reached that stage yet. Moreover, the body would not be replenished if it did not consume anything for a long time, and this would also pose as a life danger over the long run.
“I remember… the sect still has a few spirit animals…” A long time later, Xuanling Sect Sect Master looked at Elder Qin and said.
Elder Qin and Elder Mo nodded instinctively.
There were indeed a few old spirit animals remaining in the sect. They had rendered their highest service in battles for the sect and were fed and taken care of for the rest of their lifetimes by the sect after they aged.
“Don’t worry, Sect Master. The spirit animals can barely absorb the spirit energy in the surroundings and don’t need to consume anything at the moment,” said Elder Mo as he thought the Sect Master was afraid that the spirit animals would die from hunger.
However, resolution filled the Sect Master’s eyes as he said, “Kill them.”
“What?!”
The two elders and everyone else at the scene were taken aback by what the Xuanling Sect Sect Master had said.
“Distribute the flesh and blood of the spirit animals to our sect disciples. As long as they can hold out an additional day.” Xuanling Sect Sect Master seemed to age by dozens of years in an instant.
“But… Sect Master, for the sect, those spirit animals once…” Elder Qin’s body trembled slightly. One of the spirit animals had been in Xuanling Sect for a longer time than he did and was even older than him.
“Elder Qin… I understand what you wish to say.” Xuanling Sect Sect Master nodded.
At this moment, the middle-aged man seemed like an elderly who was about to pass on, and his voice quivered.
“But… these kids… are all about to die from hunger… Is there any other solution?” Xuanling Sect Sect Master uttered.
Indeed, if there was still no food, how much longer could these sect disciples withhold? Was it one day or one month?
Even if he were to become a sinner of Xuanling Sect, the Xuanling Sect Sect Master could not bear for these disciples to end up dying from hunger or thirst.
As a cultivator, they could die from battles, but how could they… die from hunger!
At this moment, the disciples were dead silent as well. They did not know what to say, and even if they wanted to, they were almost out of energy.
However, before Xuanling Sect Sect Master could continue to say something, a terrifying roar sounded from outside the sect.
An enormous creature hovered above Xuanling Sect completely.
Above that enormous creatures were a number of Yunxiao Sect elders and senior executives.
“Yunxiao Sect… Sect protector divine beast!
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