Chapter 201: Chapter 132 Sword Intent Enhancement, Hanging at the City Gate_3
Many people’s thoughts have changed, shifting the blame for their inability to comprehend the True Martial Sword Stele onto Inquiring Sword Pavilion.
There was certainly some degree of guiding influence behind this.
But in actuality, the comparison is clear.
Inquiring Sword Pavilion has the Inheritance Sword Tower. Originally, no one could fault you for not making your own sect’s inheritance public, but the problem lies in the comparison. The True Martial Sect also has a Sword Enlightenment Holy Land, the True Martial Sword Stele, yet they are generous in sharing it with swordsmen everywhere.
In comparison, the difference in approach is obvious.
During this time, some swordsmen also brought up this issue, comparing the True Martial Sect with Inquiring Sword Pavilion. At most, they merely praised the True Martial Sect’s open-mindedness without blaming or demeaning Inquiring Sword Pavilion.
But now.
Because of Inquiring Sword Pavilion, I can’t comprehend the True Martial Sword Stele?
The surging anger exploded instantly.
You don’t want to share your own things, fine, but now someone kindly offers theirs to share, and you still want to take it by force?
This made all the swordsmen furious.
Plus, a small number of people harbored ’envy of wealth’ sentiments, having previously criticized the Inheritance Sword Tower of Inquiring Sword Pavilion, and now even more so.
"What does Inquiring Sword Pavilion intend to do? Cut off everyone’s path to advancement?"
As soon as such voices emerged.
Many swordsmen reached a consensus.
The animosity among swordsmen against Inquiring Sword Pavilion quickly reached a peak.
This sentiment spread even faster than Luo Wentian imagined and quickly spread across the land, fueled by some, with shadows of some blademen involved. Last time, they took a major hit on the side of the True Martial Sect during the sword versus blade conflict, and now they are eager to see the True Martial Sect and Inquiring Sword Pavilion potentially go at each other.
They were even more enthusiastic than Luo Wentian.
Thinking of witnessing a fight between two Celestial Being List swordsmen, regardless of who won or lost, they would not be at a loss.
Under this momentum.
Near the gate of Inquiring Sword Pavilion, more and more swordsmen gathered.
If it weren’t for Inquiring Sword Pavilion’s substantial strength, with a fourteenth-ranked unparalleled swordsman on the Celestial Being List, someone might have already gone up to question them.
But even so.
Inquiring Sword Pavilion was not faring well.
On the surface, they couldn’t go too far, but they could engage in minor actions.
If your Inquiring Sword Pavilion disciples went out for training, surely it wouldn’t be too much to invite you for tea for half a month?
Your Inquiring Sword Pavilion’s industries spread throughout Chu State, so surely it’s normal for some of them to be annexed?
No one paid attention to your Inquiring Sword Pavilion disciples at the Sword Convention, surely that’s reasonable?
Were it only a few swordsmen doing this, Inquiring Sword Pavilion could naturally retaliate with thunderous force as a warning.
But now the vast majority of swordsmen were acting this way.
Among them were not only swordsmen in the Celestial Human Realm, but some actions also had the backing of a few Celestial Being List swordsmen. They themselves might not appear, but ambiguous instructions were no issue.
If Inquiring Sword Pavilion dared to retaliate, it would only lead to more intense conflicts.
This was the grand trend.
These swordsmen might very well have sensed the True Martial Sect’s intentions, but being swept along by emotions, indebted to others, and seeing Inquiring Sword Pavilion genuinely infringing on their interests, they couldn’t care less. They acted not just for the True Martial Sect, but for themselves.
For a time.
Inside Inquiring Sword Pavilion.
The atmosphere was extremely oppressive.
They didn’t expect that in just a month or two, they would be forced into such a passive situation by the True Martial Sect.
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True Martial Mountain.
Luo Wentian handed the intelligence reports from the foot of the mountain to Taoist Longshan and Ning Qi, smiling with great pleasure:
"This method had an even faster effect than we imagined. These blademen were really helpful."
Taoist Longshan shook his head and chuckled:
"In the Martial Realm, people chase after fame and fortune. Even Celestial Being List experts cannot fully comprehend it. In reality, what difference is there between sword and blade? Fighting over it is truly unwise."
Ning Qi took a sip of tea and said:
"But this is to our advantage. I imagine Inquiring Sword Pavilion can’t sit still now."
Luo Wentian gave a thumbs-up in praise:
"Jiu, you truly can predict accurately. Half a month ago, Inquiring Sword Pavilion started sending frequent letters. Although they still haven’t admitted to the affair of the spies, their words are now less persistent. They mentioned that someone impersonating Inquiring Sword Pavilion was partly due to their oversight, and they are willing to offer some compensation."
He clicked his tongue twice, disapproving of the compensation, and then took out several letters.
"It seems Inquiring Sword Pavilion is somewhat desperate, their words hinting at us not fixating on the affair of the spies and hoping we reopen our mountain gates." His face held a bit of mockery.
Taoist Longshan sighed:
"I suppose they also realized, Inquiring Sword Pavilion’s current situation is fundamentally about the True Martial Sword Stele. Once the True Martial Sword Stele is reopened, everything will be resolved. Unfortunately, they don’t realize that they themselves hold the key to solving this issue."
Luo Wentian nodded in agreement:
"That’s right. If Inquiring Sword Pavilion is willing to seize this opportunity to open the Inheritance Sword Tower and counter us, not only would they resolve the crisis, but they could also gain a great deal of prestige, putting us at a disadvantage."
"Unfortunately, they won’t. Not everyone is as open-minded as Jiu."
"If Inquiring Sword Pavilion had such intentions, they wouldn’t have been narrow-minded enough to send people to infiltrate our True Martial Sect. With their ways of doing things, they certainly wouldn’t open the Inheritance Sword Tower."
Ning Qi simply smiled faintly.
"Elder brother, what do you plan to do, watch and wait?"
Luo Wentian’s expression turned solemn:
"We can’t end things so anticlimactically. Even now, when they talk about compensation, it’s just a few trifles. It seems they think having that Heart Inquiry Sword means they don’t have to fear anything. In that case, they need to understand, our True Martial Sect is not to be trifled with!"