The Great Expert of the Xuanwu Heavenly Palace harbored murderous intent toward the Nine Great Daoists for avoiding battle.
"For the sake of the sect's grand strategy, the weak must die."
He spoke coldly, his probing gaze sweeping toward the other seven.
The Dari Swordsman had to be dealt with.
For a Great Expert, the sect's future cannot be sacrificed randomly. Thus, a Daoist disciple must be sacrificed—that is the cost of the sect's full support for these Daoists. Nothing comes without a price.
Moreover, there might be unspeakable dark reasons—perhaps they existed, or perhaps not.
This generation of Daoists was markedly stronger than the previous one. If they ascended to the Harmonization Realm or reached the Peak of Void Refinement, they could pose a threat to the lives and status of the Great Experts.
Such situations were particularly evident in sects like the Shadow Demon Abyss and the Xuanwu Heavenly Palace, which enforced harsh internal policies.
