Chapter 317: Has the Grand Sky Sect gone mad?

The Myriad Spirit Sect was once one of the powerful sects just below the top ten on the Blazing Sun Continent.

Though there was still a significant gap from the top ten, it was considered a major sect.

The Myriad Spirit Sect's strongest technique was called "Returning to Origin of All Spirits," a unique method that could be used to nurture damaged spirit weapons and tools, accelerating their recovery.

It was thanks to this technique that the Myriad Spirit Sect could establish its position on the Blazing Sun Continent.

However, recently, the Myriad Spirit Sect encountered a monumental problem.

The Myriad Spirit Sect was a subsidiary sect of the Cloud Soar Sect. Previously, the Cloud Soar Sect sent a batch of powerful spirit treasures to the Myriad Spirit Sect for nurturing using their Returning to Origin of All Spirits technique.

Sect Master Liu Quanshan of the Myriad Spirit Sect happily accepted the task.

Naturally, the Myriad Spirit Sect's technique had no issues, and all the spirit tools were restored in a short time using the Returning to Origin of All Spirits method.

But on the way back to the Cloud Soar Sect, a major incident occurred.

The number of spirit treasures sent by the Cloud Soar Sect was vast, and each one was extremely precious.

Now that all these treasures were taken, it was as if the sky had fallen for the Myriad Spirit Sect.

The value of those treasures was beyond what the Myriad Spirit Sect could compensate.

When Liu Quanshan heard the news, he was dumbfounded and personally went to the Cloud Soar Sect to explain.

But to Liu Quanshan's explanation, the Great Elder of the Cloud Soar Sect, Ling Su, had only one response: the Myriad Spirit Sect must compensate at the original value, and if they couldn't afford it, they should use the Returning to Origin of All Spirits technique as compensation.

Logically, Liu Quanshan couldn't argue against compensating at the original value, as the Cloud Soar Sect's treasures were indeed lost while in the care of the Myriad Spirit Sect.

But the problem was, the Myriad Spirit Sect had not leaked any information about the treasures.

To prevent any mishaps during transport, the Myriad Spirit Sect had kept the matter so secret that not even all elders were informed.

So how did the Demonic Sect get the information?

Moreover, it was even more bizarre that the treasures were taken by the Demonic Sect within the territory of the Cloud Soar Sect.

That area was less than a hundred miles from the Cloud Soar Sect. Did the Demonic Sect have the audacity to ambush so close to the Cloud Soar Sect?

At that time, the elders and disciples of the Myriad Spirit Sect fought desperately, and the battle lasted for a quarter of an hour, during which they continuously sent distress signals to the Cloud Soar Sect.

But all the distress signals seemed to vanish into thin air, and it wasn't until the Demonic Sect had killed all the Myriad Spirit Sect disciples and taken the spirit treasures that the Cloud Soar Sect finally arrived.

Liu Quanshan wasn't a fool. Seeing the worried elders of the sect, his eyes turned red.

"The Demonic Sect... Ha... What a Demonic Sect... Wasn't it Ling Su who arranged this?"

"Sect Master, mind your words!"

"Sect Master, you can't speak recklessly..."

"Recklessly? Ling Su immediately demanded we compensate with the Returning to Origin of All Spirits technique. Do you think that's reasonable?"

Hearing Liu Quanshan's words, the elders of the Myriad Spirit Sect remained silent.

In truth, none of them were fools. The Cloud Soar Sect hadn't been in any major battles recently, so why were there suddenly so many damaged spirit treasures?

When the Cloud Soar Sect sent those treasures, everyone in the Myriad Spirit Sect thought it was a great fortune, but now, thinking carefully, how could they not understand?

The Cloud Soar Sect had coveted the Myriad Spirit Sect's Returning to Origin of All Spirits technique for years, even hinting multiple times for the Myriad Spirit Sect to hand it over.

But the Returning to Origin of All Spirits was the foundation of the Myriad Spirit Sect. Without this secret technique, how could the Myriad Spirit Sect survive?

So the Myriad Spirit Sect had repeatedly refused the Cloud Soar Sect.

But Liu Quanshan never expected the Cloud Soar Sect to use such underhanded means.

The Demonic Sect? The Demonic Sect appeared within a hundred miles of the Cloud Soar Sect, and the Cloud Soar Sect had no information? Are they blind?

But even if you know it's a trap, what can you do?

The Myriad Spirit Sect, even if they had evidence, what use would it be?

Does the Myriad Spirit Sect have the power to shake the Cloud Soar Sect?

If the Myriad Spirit Sect really had evidence, do you believe that more Demonic Sect members would suddenly descend upon the Myriad Spirit Sect tonight, and in one night, the Demonic Sect would wipe out the Myriad Spirit Sect?

"We should find a way to borrow money to compensate for those spirit treasures. The Returning to Origin of All Spirits is the foundation of our Myriad Spirit Sect. If we hand it over, our sect is finished."

An elder suggested borrowing money.

But hearing the elder's words, Liu Quanshan could only offer a bitter smile.

Borrow?

Liu Quanshan had already thought of this method at the first sign of trouble, even contacting various forces that had good relations with the Myriad Spirit Sect, but the result was the same.

No one was willing to help the Myriad Spirit Sect, and even a few old friends subtly hinted that it wasn't that they didn't want to help, but that they couldn't...

Hearing this, Liu Quanshan knew... this was definitely the Cloud Soar Sect's doing. The Cloud Soar Sect wanted to take the Returning to Origin of All Spirits from the Myriad Spirit Sect and had blocked all their escape routes.

Among the forces Liu Quanshan knew, no one dared to defy the Cloud Soar Sect, so the fate of the Myriad Spirit Sect was sealed.

If they didn't hand over the Returning to Origin of All Spirits, the Cloud Soar Sect would personally come to take it.

But if they handed it over, the Myriad Spirit Sect's only survival technique would be in the hands of the Cloud Soar Sect, and with their power, it wouldn't take them long to fully understand it. At that point, the Myriad Spirit Sect would still face destruction.

Liu Quanshan finally understood the saying, "An innocent man gets into trouble because of his wealth." As a vassal of the Cloud Soar Sect, the Myriad Spirit Sect had never missed a tribute, and they had always done their best with the tasks given by the Cloud Soar Sect.

But in the eyes of the Cloud Soar Sect, everything the Myriad Spirit Sect did was not as important as their Returning to Origin of All Spirits.

Liu Quanshan knew the Myriad Spirit Sect no longer had a choice. They could only hand over the Returning to Origin of All Spirits and then gradually decline until one day they were swallowed by the Cloud Soar Sect.

What bullshit Cloud Soar Sect!

Liu Quanshan really wanted the whole world to see if this was the conduct of the Cloud Soar Sect?

But Liu Quanshan knew he didn't have the right, not even the right to let the world know the truth.

Because once he spoke out, the Cloud Soar Sect's thunderous means would surely follow.

"Sect Master..." Just as Liu Quanshan was in despair, an elder who had gone out to seek help returned.

Liu Quanshan looked at the elder with his last hope, but from the elder's face, Liu Quanshan already had the answer.

Indeed... everyone chose silence. No one was willing to help the Myriad Spirit Sect, and no one dared to oppose the Cloud Soar Sect.

Liu Quanshan didn't blame them. After all, it was the Cloud Soar Sect. Who dared to defy them? Who dared to openly stand against the Cloud Soar Sect?

"Prepare the Returning to Origin of All Spirits technique... The Cloud Soar Sect will likely send someone to collect it in the coming days..."

The disheartened Liu Quanshan knew he had no choice but to compromise.

The elders of the Myriad Spirit Sect sighed, as they could already see the fate of their sect.

Once the Returning to Origin of All Spirits was handed over to the Cloud Soar Sect, they would undoubtedly study it to perfection in the shortest time, and it would no longer be the Myriad Spirit Sect's exclusive secret technique.

With the Cloud Soar Sect's capabilities, they would surely rise to another level with the help of the Returning to Origin of All Spirits, but who would know that they were stepping on the Myriad Spirit Sect's corpse to do so?

Perhaps in a hundred years, no one would remember that the Returning to Origin of All Spirits was originally the Myriad Spirit Sect's secret technique, not the Cloud Soar Sect's.

But against such a colossal entity as the Cloud Soar Sect, what could the Myriad Spirit Sect do, even with a thousand grievances?

No one dared to stand up and help the Myriad Spirit Sect at this time, and no one would oppose the Cloud Soar Sect for the sake of the Myriad Spirit Sect.

Liu Quanshan waved his hand helplessly, not wanting to say another word, only wishing for a moment of peace.

The elders understood Liu Quanshan's helplessness, so they bowed and prepared to leave. But just as they were about to exit, a disciple of the Myriad Spirit Sect rushed in hurriedly from outside.

"Sect Master... A disciple from the Grand Sky Sect has arrived, saying they want to repay our Myriad Spirit Sect's debt!"

The disciple's words left Liu Quanshan and the elders of the Myriad Spirit Sect stunned.

What?

A disciple from the Grand Sky Sect came to our Myriad Spirit Sect?

And they said they want to repay our debt?

When did our Myriad Spirit Sect owe the Grand Sky Sect a debt?

No, no... It seems the Grand Sky Sect wants to repay us?

But when did the Grand Sky Sect owe us a debt?

Even Liu Quanshan was confused.

But just as everyone was bewildered, the Great Elder of the Myriad Spirit Sect, Xu Qing, spoke up: "Everyone, this is indeed the case!"

Then Xu Qing explained the situation to the bewildered crowd.

Great Elder Xu Qing had always been in charge of managing the Myriad Spirit Sect's various accounts, and in the oldest records of the sect, there were indeed some entries.

Years ago, the Grand Sky Sect borrowed a large batch of resources from the Myriad Spirit Sect, but later, due to a series of coincidences, the Myriad Spirit Sect accidentally lost the token that proved the loan.

So this debt had been left unresolved, and Xu Qing remembered it was from two hundred years ago.

To this day, aside from him, the Great Elder who managed the accounts, almost everyone else in the sect had forgotten about it.

After all, it was the Grand Sky Sect. Without the token, did you still think you could get the debt back from them?

Anyone with a normal thought process would know it was unlikely.

In fact, because of this debt, the Myriad Spirit Sect, which originally had good relations with the Grand Sky Sect, turned to the Cloud Soar Sect and became their vassal.

And precisely because of this batch of resources, the previous sect master of the Myriad Spirit Sect often privately cursed the Grand Sky Sect as shameless.

But that was all he could do, as it was the Myriad Spirit Sect's own fault for losing the token, and they couldn't blame anyone else.

For so many years, the Myriad Spirit Sect had refused to cooperate with the Grand Sky Sect because of this debt.

But the Myriad Spirit Sect never dreamed that today, the Grand Sky Sect, whom they called despicable and shameless, would personally come to repay this debt?

So has the Grand Sky Sect gone mad?