Due to the sudden turn of events, many people, including Zuo Lengchan, had yet to recover their wits. Yue Buqun had struck without warning, and Yu Canghai, caught completely off guard, was decapitated on the spot.
By the time the leader of the Taishan Sect suddenly felt a sharp pain in his left arm, Yue Buqun was already locked in combat with Zuo Lengchan. The disciples who had carried Ning Zhongze away had not yet returned, and most of the disciples remaining in the main hall were harboring suspicious motives.
As for the onlookers outside, virtually no one stepped forward to meddle at a time like this. They were hardly fools; rushing in now would be tantamount to publicly taking a side. The Five Great Sword Sects were branches of the same root, so why bother courting thankless trouble?
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