Chapter 0159: An Internal Dilemma
Chapter 0159: An Internal Dilemma
Just then, Wu Yu really put a fright in Jiang Xie.
But after listening to the Ninth Spirit, he recalled Wu Yu's antics at the Zhongyuan Immortal Mountain. He had been all bark and no bite, barely killing anybody.
He knew that a majority of the Heavenly Sword Sect had their laughable sense of justice, especially this Wu Yu. He was full of righteousness, much like Feng Xueya. How could such a person kill a thousand innocent disciples?
Jiang Xie understood that this was the difference between him and Feng Xueya's Heavenly Sword Sect. For example, he would definitely have killed them with no hesitation if he was in Wu Yu's shoes.
"He definitely would not dare to kill," Jiang Xie asserted to the Zhongyuan Dao Sect elders.
"If you don't believe me, just try me."
In truth, even when he had fought wars in the mortal realm, Wu Yu had not killed soldiers that surrendered, let alone conduct massacres. Perhaps there were also kind-hearted souls amongst these 1,000 people....
When Jiang Xie and the others had backed out from the 10,000 Swords Formation, Wu Yu had breathed a sigh of relief. He had been dripping with cold sweat.
He was not actually prepared to kill a thousand people. That would be a huge moral blow.
But just as soon as he breathed out, his heartstrings tightened again. His gaze narrowed again. Jiang Xie had just left, when the party of 20 stepped in again.
Feng Xueya and the others widened their eyes. After a short rest, they again began to operate the 10,000 Swords Formation!
The air filled with sword qi, again repelling their enemies.
This time around, the enemies were even more decisive, fighting their way in with Jiang Xie as the especially berserk point. He seemed intent on defeating the 10,000 Swords Formation in one attack.
"Jiang Xie!" Seeing this, Wu Yu's anger flared.
"Could it be that you do not care about the lives of your 1,000 disciples!?"
Wu Yu shouted. He again tightened the Stalk of the Clouds, causing the thorns to stab into the disciples' necks. Soon, the disciples were howling and crying again.
Seeing Jiang Xie's resolve, the disciples despaired. Some even dared to scream insults at their sect leader.
Even the Zhongyuan Dao Sect disciples outside the 10,000 Swords Formation quailed, aghast.
"Another step forward, and I won't hold back!" Wu Yu bellowed. He again tightened the Stalk of the Clouds, and the entire Bipo Mountain Range rang with their miserable howls.
Jiang Xie raised his head. "Go ahead and kill them. Once we break the 10,000 Swords Formation, we will take revenge for them."
And then he faced the disciples, saying, "As long as we take the Bipo Mountain Range, remember that all of you are heroes of the Zhongyuan Dao Sect. I, Jiang Xie, will lay down the finest monument to all of you, so the future generations of the Zhongyuan Dao Sect will remember your sacrifices!"
This declaration only exacerbated their pain!
Jiang Xie was actually this cruel!
"Jiang Xie, you heartless, spineless bastard! Go to hell! May you languish in the deepest levels of hell!" From within the grasp of the Stalk of the Clouds, many people hurled insults at Jiang Xie.
"Waa, waa!"
Many more bawled and cried out beseechingly, their faces pale.
Outside the 10,000 Swords Formation, many Zhongyuan Dao Sect disciples exchanged uneasy glances. They knew that Jiang Xie was a ruthless person, but who would have thought that he would even sacrifice a thousand of his elite disciples!
In that instant, all the pressure returned back to Wu Yu.
Evidently, the deaths of these disciples would not hold their enemy back now. If this continued, the 10,000 Swords Formation would soon fall.
"To kill, or not to kill?"
The enemy was unreasonable, but the dilemma still seized Wu Yu.
He could see all thousand lives before him. They were much like him, entering the Zhongyuan Dao Sect with hopes and dreams. Some among them might even be of good heart, and had never harmed anyone before.