Su Yang paid no attention to the man; he walked straight to the main seat and sat down, turning to Jeang Zier beside him, he asked, "What’s the situation now?"
Jeang Zier promptly handed a file to Su Yang, "Before ten o’clock this morning, I have recorded all the losses suffered by our Divine Physicians Alliance. However, this does not include the losses incurred after ten until now; those have yet to be tallied. But, nearly all the sects within the Divine Physicians Alliance have suffered significant losses. In fact, three sects have even had their Sect Masters abducted, and only a handful of their mbers managed to escape."
After reviewing the contents of the file, Su Yang’s brows furrowed slightly, and he said gravely, "What about the people from Back to Heaven Sect?"
The Back to Heaven Sect was the one that was closest to the dical Saint Sect, fortunately located in the sa province. And in this incident, Back to Heaven Sect had suffered so of the most serious losses.
The Back to Heaven Sect was ambushed by a family from their area known as the Nie Family. In one night, seventeen mbers of the Back to Heaven Sect were killed, the majority of the other mbers were abducted, and only a few managed to escape. When Su Yang received the news, they were still on the run. By all accounts, they should have arrived at the dical Saint Sect by now, but when Su Yang entered, he had not seen anyone from Back to Heaven Sect.
Jeang Zier responded, "They should still be on their way here, and I’ve already sent people to et them, but no news has co back yet, so I’m guessing they haven’t encountered them."
"Miss Jeang, I think we should stop wasting our efforts!" the man from earlier spoke up again, "Only a handful of people from Back to Heaven Sect managed to escape, yet the Nie Family has dispatched over three hundred people to pursue them through the night. Do you think they have any hope of escaping from the Nie Family’s tight net? Besides, you only sent a dozen or so people to et them — what good will that do? With no news for so long, I bet even those you sent are more likely dead than alive!"
Jeang Zier couldn’t help but be irritated and said sternly, "Sect Master Ling, after all, we are mbers of the Divine Physicians Alliance. How can you dampen other’s spirits and diminish our own prestige like this? The Alliance Hierarch has returned, and he will naturally resolve this matter appropriately. Instead of offering aningful assistance, why are you making such disheartening remarks here? What are your true intentions?"
Sect Master Ling’s face grew cold as he retorted, "Jeang Zier, are you suggesting that what I’ve said is incorrect? Hmm, with the current situation, do you truly fail to understand? All powers in the Southern Six Provinces are dissatisfied with our Divine Physicians Alliance and wish to act against us. While we are indeed pleased with Alliance Leader Su’s return, the problem is that the current situation is not sothing that can be resolved simply because he has co back."
"Do you really believe that our Divine Physicians Alliance alone can match the combined forces of the grand families and powerful factions in the Southern Six Provinces? At this mont of life and death for our alliance, should we not be considering how to preserve the Divine Physicians Alliance and the Great Sects, rather than plotting revenge?"
Everyone exchanged glances. Although Sect Master Ling’s words were sowhat harsh, they also rang true. Indeed, survival was the most pressing issue to contemplate.
Jeang Zier, montarily at a loss for words and not adept at argunt, was rendered speechless by Sect Master Ling’s pointed comnts.
Su Yang ignored the exchange and continued to peruse the file in his hands.
Sect Master Ling, with a slight chill in his tone, stepped forward and said, "Master Su, as the Alliance Leader of the Divine Physicians Alliance, shouldn’t you be considering the survival of the alliance? To my knowledge, all the grand families of the Southern Six Provinces have started to gather their forces, preparing to assault Accumulated Cloud Mountain to eradicate our Divine Physicians Alliance in one fell swoop. Even the smaller families have arranged their troops and are currently en route to Accumulated Cloud Mountain. How do you think we should deal with this situation?"
Without even lifting his head, Su Yang replied coldly, "Kill."
"Kill!?" Sect Master Ling’s brow furrowed and everyone else looked at one another in bewildernt.
Kill? But how? With so many families, so many people, could you kill them all?
"Master Su, I know you are powerful and your cultivation is extraordinary. But have you considered how many people will co here if all the grand families in the Southern Six Provinces converge on Accumulated Cloud Mountain, and how many experts will co to kill here?" Sect Master Ling pressed on gravely, "Can you single-handedly slay so many?"
Su Yang still did not respond, simply examining the file in his hands.
Sect Master Ling, visibly annoyed, continued sternly, "Master Su, with a formidable army bearing down, is it appropriate for you to insist on personal strength here? As a leader, you should be aiming to oversee the overall situation and properly manage relationships on all fronts, not resorting to bloody asures, always ready to kill at the drop of a hat. Do you truly think you alone can contend with everyone in the world?"
It was only at this point that Su Yang finally finished reading the file and looked up at Sect Master Ling, speaking softly, "Does Sect Master Ling have a better way to handle this matter?"
"Their intentions are very clear; they want our Divine Physicians Alliance to cooperate with them," Sect Master Ling said. "To put it bluntly, they desire our dical arts to heal and save their people. Who in this vast world doesn’t need physicians?"
"They can’t possibly kill us all; they just want a partnership, where we can heal their sick. That’s all."
"In fact, we used to get along quite amicably with them. The thing is, ever since you, Master Su, established the regulations of the Divine Physicians Alliance and prohibited us from treating these people at will, it is then that they began to retaliate. This is the real reason for the conflict between us. I think perhaps we could start from this aspect to handle the matter!"
The crowd nodded in agreent. Indeed, this was the case. Previously, the relationships between the Great Sects and those grand families had been quite good. Many of the Great Sects even had the backing of these families.
However, once Su Yang took control of the Divine Physicians Alliance, among the rules he set for the alliance was the principle that "evil-doers shall not be treated." That ant if soone seeking dical help was a villain, then no matter how much they offered in fees, the sects of the Divine Physicians Alliance were not to treat them.
This one rule had offended many families, as how many of their mbers didn’t act tyrannically in their own territories? Such a rule effectively kicked these people out and obviously made the relationships between the sects and those families awkward.
As a result, nurous sects began to break away from these grand families and powerful forces, leading to significant conflict.
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