This is also why Venerable Zihuan anxiously sought out Qian Wangguant to confirm everything as soon as she saw the Spatial Rift close, and why Jian Li's expression turned so grim upon receiving the news.
The Sky Sword Sect had sent some of their highest-level combatants this time—individuals fully capable of fighting opponents above their own rank. If any of them were lost, let alone Jian Li, even the Venerable would go to the Zixiao Sect to settle accounts.
Among the six who went, excluding Wu Siyuan, the other five—whose Dao titles all bore the character for "Sword"—were the sect's key focus for future cultivation. In other words, even if it meant piling up resources to force them through to the Mahayana stage, they were designated reserves. Imagine the concept of losing five such talents in a single stroke.
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