They had heard of the name "Jiuxuan Sect". It was said to have been founded a thousand years ago by a martial arts master of astonishing skill who had reached the peak of Grandmaster level—a mysterious figure known as the True Man of Jiuxuan, who excelled in wielding a long sword.
The sect was located on Zhaoxia Mountain to the east, not far from Anjiang City. It produced masters in a steady stream and was brimming with talent. Here in Anjiang City, it was an immensely influential power, boasting two to three hundred Second-Rate Martial Artists, over a thousand Third-Rate Martial Artists, more than a dozen First-Rate Martial Artists, and it was even said that their current Sect Master was an peerless expert at the Grandmaster level.
The Jiuxuan Sect was famous not only in Anjiang City, but also enjoyed a formidable reputation in the neighboring Huaihua City and Qianyang City. This made the status of the Jiuxuan Sect particularly prominent in the martial arts world. They controlled the majority of commerce, maintained sect outposts in numerous cities, and held extraordinary power, with many high-ranking officials and nobles offering them silver in exchange for their protection.
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