Even now, it has begun to affect the daily cultivation and emotions of disciples from Heaven's Choice Sect, with more than ten disciples having left, not even caring for the tuition fee.

In the Martial Arts World, after all, fists speak louder than words, so these sparring sessions are inevitable, and calling the police or seeking help from the Martial Arts Association is out of the question; otherwise, one shouldn't mingle in society anymore.

The saying goes, "Lose a person, not the fight; losing the person is minor, losing the fight is major."

Facing Golden Swallow Sect's relentless pressure, Heaven's Choice Sect has no choice but to accept the challenge; otherwise, their reputation would be ruined.

By then, how can Heaven's Choice Sect recruit disciples from outside?

So they have to open the gate...

With a creak, the gate of Heaven's Choice Sect's dojo opened.

A young man with blond hair, tattooed with a Cyan Dragon and White Tiger on his arms, strode in arrogantly, as if he looked down on everyone.

In a moment, the sparring was over.

Three representatives from Heaven's Choice Sect all lost to Blond.

Outside, Blond twisted his sturdy neck, flexed his fists briefly, then got into a car, sitting in the passenger seat.

The driver was a man around fifty years old, also muscular, with bulging veins on his arms, tattoos adorning his bronzed skin exposed beyond his shirt. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Even his face bore a centipede-like scar, with deep, dark eyes.

Bang~

As the car door closed, Blond eagerly began to boast, "Master, three matches, all victories," he said sitting in the back seat.

"Hmm, well done."

The middle-aged man curled his lips into a cold smile: "Golden Swallow Sect kindly advised them, and they ignored it, so they can't blame us for taking action. The first step is to unify Four Nine Sects, then consolidate the entire Northern Martial Arts World, that's our Golden Swallow Sect's grand ambition. Facing such troublemakers like Heaven's Choice Sect, they're just right for using to make an example."

"Master, are you sure the Martial Arts Association won't interfere with what we're doing?"

Blond showed a fearful expression.

Though he seemed rough and impulsive, he was born under the imperial rule and knew how mighty Heaven's power was.

Not long ago, the Seven Saints Godslaying War shook the entire Martial Arts World, even Martial Gods could be slain, who dares to defy the Court?

"I know what you mean, don't worry, the higher-ups have been sorted out, we're only trying to restore the glory of our ancestors, not rebelling."

The middle-aged man paused for a moment then continued: "Moreover, no one died, martial artists are full of vigor, small skirmishes are inevitable."

Upon hearing this, Blond was relieved, then asked about another matter: "Gangzi went to find some Ye Qingzhou, why hasn't he come back yet? Could something have happened?"

"Probably not, I heard Ye Qingzhou's cultivation has been lost, he's already a cripple, I'll call and ask later, maybe the kid wandered off somewhere again."

The middle-aged man started the car, the wheels gradually turning faster. He glanced out the window, and finally chatted with his disciple: "By next month, the integration of medium and small sects in the Imperial City will be nearly complete, we can then raise our banner, and at that time, a county's worth of resources, herbs, and fresh blood will pour into our Golden Swallow Sect, only then you and I can have hopes for further progress."

Blond felt his heart burning with excitement: "It's all up to Master!"

Back when he joined Golden Swallow Sect, he struggled hard, and even the threshold of Professional Level became an insurmountable chasm for life.

Yet now he could envision even the Grandmaster Realm, Blond's heart felt like his boiling blood was about to erupt, his mind only filled with the eight words "Grow strong and recreate glory".

At three thirty in the afternoon.

A car stopped at the gate of Heaven's Choice Sect's dojo.

The car door opened.

A girl with waist-length hair got off from the back seat, dressed plainly, with a figure full of curves under her simple white clothes. Years of physical training made her radiate youth and vitality.

Plus her exquisite appearance and fair features, her beauty made hearts race, and none of Heaven's Choice Sect's young disciples disliked this beautiful and gentle senior sister.

After Xie Yuxi got out of the car, the driver's side door also opened.

Getting out was her father, Xie Zhengming, a middle-aged man in his early forties, with some resemblance in his brows to Xie Yuxi.

He was burly, carrying an aura of authority, cheeks full of a beard, not wearing a suit but a short martial uniform, indicating his identity as a Martial Artist.

As the current Sect Leader of Heaven's Choice Sect, Xie Zhengming's mood lately was extremely bad, if you observed closely, you could even see his breathing was somewhat labored, clearly from hidden injuries sustained during previous battles, still not healed.

The father and daughter headed into the headquarters dojo of Heaven's Choice Sect, disciples listlessly greeted them, the atmosphere seemed somewhat deflated.

When they reached the deeper part of the dojo, a man visibly older than Xie Zhengming met up with them, the one responsible for teaching before.

The young instructor's eyes flashed with fatigue, face with a helpless and wry smile: "Master, Golden Swallow Sect people came again, I alongside Junior Brother Chen and Junior Brother Cai made a move, but we lost all three matches…"

Looking at the second disciple responsible for operating Heaven's Choice Sect's headquarters dojo, Xie Zhengming also sighed, the two of them fell into silence.

In the last half month, people from Golden Swallow Sect didn't even pretend anymore, continuously sending core disciples to challenge Heaven's Choice Sect.

Golden Swallow Sect now with one Grandmaster, five Masters, its strength even amongst second-rate sects is not weak, a third-rate ordinary sect like Heaven's Choice Sect stands no chance.

Even more hateful, Golden Swallow Sect sent core disciples for sparring, injuring Heaven's Choice Sect's disciples. Afterward, they feigned compensation on the surface but secretly incited other Martial Arts schools from Four Nine Sects to challenge them, piling on the pressure, putting Heaven's Choice Sect in a very passive position.

This act made Heaven's Choice Sect get stepped on by Martial Arts forces usually inferior to them. The purpose was simple, to exert full pressure on Heaven's Choice Sect, forcing them to join the so-called 'Northern Martial Arts'.

Clearly, Golden Swallow Sect intends to unify the remaining eight sects of 'Four Nine Sects', consolidate strength, expand influence, eventually dominate the entire Northern Martial Arts World.

The strongest force in the Imperial City is the Divine Strategy Army, so there isn't a mighty martial school force, which instead gives Golden Swallow Sect an opportunity, as long as they can gather some third-rate and even second-rate martial schools, monopolizing the discourse power, they have a chance to grow stronger.

Under the Emperor's feet, a nation's capital, how many high officials and nobility does the Imperial City have?

Especially the younger generation of noble families, if they can be brought under their banner, the Four Nine Sects' connections and resources will crush all other sects.

The benefits possible from this extend far beyond mere money valuation.

Moreover, Heaven's Choice Sect vaguely sensed a strong and mysterious force hidden behind Golden Swallow Sect, apparently intending to use Golden Swallow Sect as a 'shell', to consolidate Four Nine Sects as a larger 'shell'.

Because of the Martial Arts Association's pressure, the other side dares not act recklessly, temporarily keeping the surface rules of the Martial Arts World, without directly wiping out entire sects, instead using various means to suppress small and medium schools, enticing with funds, resources, herbs, and various Martial Techniques and Secret Techniques.

Internally, Four Nine Sects already have three families unable to withstand it and chose to comply, other families also waver left and right, attitude ambiguous, among the nine, only Heaven's Choice Sect remains steadfast.

In order to make an example, Golden Swallow Sect continues to send out experts to challenge them.

However, up to this point, Golden Swallow Sect's plan to consolidate Four Nine Sects has been well measured, not escalating into large-scale bloody conflicts, nor has Grandmaster Level battle power appeared.

Xie Yuxi, after healing a few injured senior brothers, walked worriedly to Xie Zhengming's side: "Father, continuing like this isn't the way, might as well ask the Martial Arts Association to mediate."

"Doing so would ruin Heaven's Choice Sect's reputation."

Xie Zhengming shook his head, after all, it is the ancestors' foundation, unless absolutely necessary, he doesn't want to abandon it: "I'll go find Old Man Yah later, see if there's any room for maneuver."