Free Web NovelChapter 2574: Chapter 2574: Wuying Sect’s Calamity
"What did you say?"
Haoyue Immortal King’s words left the Wuheng Immortal Emperor stunned, unable to react for a moment.
The Traceless Immortal Emperor heard clearly, furrowed his brows, and discontentedly said, "Haoyue, are you letting excitement get to your head? What nonsense are you talking!"
Every disciple in any Sect might fall during training in the Hundred Thousand Mile Sword Gorge, but in the hundreds of thousands of years since the discovery of the gorge, no Sect disciples have ever fallen in large numbers, let alone all at once.
Therefore, Haoyue Immortal King’s words were taken as a joke by the present Elders of various Sects, thinking it audacious for him to say that all his Sect’s disciples had fallen.
Haoyue Immortal King sorrowfully stated, "Every word I said is true; I dare not lie! If the two Elders don’t believe, you can ask other Sect disciples when they come out."
The Wuheng and Traceless Immortal Emperors, hearing his confident tone, began to feel uneasy.
If what Fang Bai said is true, and all thirty Wuying disciples have perished, it would be a huge blow to the Wuying Sect, potentially unable to recover Essence Energy for thousands of years, or worse, it might mark the beginning of the Sect’s decline.
But... how could the Sword Gorge, no matter how dangerous, cause all Wuying Sect disciples to fall?
Could it be that an unforeseeable calamity worsened the situation in Sword Gorge during these sixty years?
The Wuying Sect is the leader among the top ten Sects of the Western Desolate, and the combined strength of thirty young disciples is also the strongest of the ten major Sects. If all Wuying Sect disciples have fallen, then other Sect disciples wouldn’t fare much better!
"What about other Sects’ casualties?"
The Wuheng Immortal Emperor sternly asked.
Several other Elders of major Sects, also tense from Haoyue Immortal King’s words, focused their eyes on him, hoping not to hear bad news from him.
"As for other Sects..."
Haoyue Immortal King pondered for a moment before saying, "Besides the Blood Fiend Sect and Yama Mountain disciples losing more than half, other Sects have only lost a few disciples... Especially the Immortal Bow Hall, not a single disciple fell!"
"Phew..."
Hearing the words "Immortal Bow Hall," the Yunxiao Immortal Emperor and Fairy Minyue from the Immortal Bow Hall were tense, but when Fang Bai mentioned "no disciple fell," they breathed a sigh of relief.
However, they instinctively felt Haoyue Immortal King’s words seemed somewhat unrealistic.
The Immortal Bow Hall ranks seventh among the ten major Sects; even with good fortune, how could their disciples remain unharmed when others have fallen?
"Wuheng Immortal Emperor, Traceless Immortal Emperor, I think this Haoyue Immortal King is purely talking nonsense! Does what he says make sense when you think about it?"
An Elder from the Blood Fiend Sect couldn’t believe Haoyue Immortal King’s words, given their losses, and spoke with displeasure.
"If he were a disciple of our Sect, spouting such nonsense, we would surely punish him!"
The two Elders from Yama Mountain were also displeased because Haoyue Immortal King mentioned their disciples also lost more than half, which they found unacceptable.
The Wuheng Immortal Emperor’s face was grim, his cold gaze fixed on Haoyue Immortal King, and he threatened, "Haoyue, I ask you again: Is what you said true or false? If you dare lie by even a bit, I will surely not spare you!"
Haoyue Immortal King cried out in grievance, "Do the two Elders distrust a disciple so? I dare to swear by my life!"
Wuheng Immortal Emperor looked up and sighed deeply, speaking in a deep voice, "Very well! If this is what you said!"
He turned to the other Sect Elders and said, "Whether what Haoyue said is true or false, once other Sect disciples emerge, we can ask and find out! Fellow Immortals, try to remain calm!"
Although he said "remain calm," thinking of Haoyue Immortal King’s words made it hard for the Elders to settle their hearts.
After all, this Sword Gorge training was different than usual.
For instance, only Haoyue Immortal King had come out so far.
And the training duration of various Sect disciples in the gorge exceeded the usual timeline.
In previous Sword Gorge trainings, disciples from various Sects would come out in groups within a month, never alone.
But if what Haoyue Immortal King said is true, then what?
The Elders waited anxiously, and five days went by.
Five days later, their Divine Sense detected the gradual appearance of disciples from various Sects.
Seeing other Sect disciples gradually emerge from the depths of Sword Gorge while none from Wuying Sect appeared, the hearts of Wuheng and Traceless Immortal Emperors kept sinking.
By the tenth day, no more disciples emerged from the Sword Gorge.
The Elders of various Sects felt mixed emotions, while the two Elders of Wuying Sect remained silent, pale-faced, with unfocused eyes.
"Wuying Sect suffered heavily this time..."
"Their thirty disciples, only one survived, as we saw with our own eyes..."
"Most fell under attacks from Immortal Birds and Immortal Beasts..."
"Some Wuying Sect disciples entered a Sword Array within Sword Gorge, only to be completely slain by it..."
"Haoyue Immortal King was fortunate, not only gaining many Cultivation Resources but also comprehending the Sword Intent in the Stone Forest, advancing his Cultivation Level by a small realm..."
"No matter how great Haoyue Immortal King’s gains, it cannot make up for Wuying Sect’s loss!"
"With almost all the outstanding young disciples fallen, it’s uncertain if Wuying Sect can keep its position among the ten major Sects in the next Sword Gorge training cycle ..."
As disciples from various Sects whispered to their Elders, their gazes occasionally swept towards the two Elders of Wuying Sect and the sole survivor, Haoyue Immortal King.
Their gazes were filled with sympathy, pity, indifference, ridicule, but mostly schadenfreude.
All along, Wuying Sect, being the leader of the ten major Sects, was an unshakeable force pressing down on the other Sects of the Western Desolate.
The loss of Wuying Sect’s finest young disciples is undoubtedly a near-fatal blow, foretelling a decline from prosperity to decay.
And by then, the Sects present would have one less formidable rival.
"What to do... What should be done?"
Listening to the conversations of the Sect disciples, Traceless Immortal Emperor realized that Haoyue Immortal King’s words were not lies, leaving him at a loss.
If Sword Gorge didn’t repel those above the Immortal King Realm, he and Wuheng Immortal Emperor would have rushed in to see if their disciples had truly fallen.
Fang Bai could easily suppress his realm and hide his breath to enter the Sword Gorge, but they could not.
Thus, they could only accept the harsh reality that all thirty young disciples had fallen, except for Haoyue Immortal King.
