life or death decision

Duan Tian Lang lifted his foot and descended from the platform. Beside him, Chu Qing and the others followed closely, walking towards the central life and death platform.

This group of people was all incredibly strong. Each step they took seemed slow, but covered a distance of over ten meters. In just a few breaths, they had reached the highest point of the life and death platform.

Their leisurely pace was like a stroll in a garden.

"Attention all disciples of Yunhai Sect."

Duan Tian Lang's domineering gaze swept over the crowd as he spoke loudly, "I, Duan Tian Lang, represent His Majesty in selecting outstanding youths to go to the imperial city and enter the strongest academy personally ordered by His Majesty, the Xueyue Holy Academy. However, your sect leader has refused my request and defied His Majesty's orders. Now, His Majesty is furious and has decreed that Yunhai Sect shall be expelled from the Snow Moon Kingdom."

Duan Tian Lang's voice shook the hearts of the crowd. Expelled from the Snow Moon Kingdom? To expel such a large sect, there was only one way... extermination.

These people wanted to exterminate Yunhai Sect!!!

The panic among the crowd intensified. They had come to Yunhai Sect to pursue martial arts, to become strong. How could they die so senselessly and unjustly?

"However, His Majesty is merciful and gives you a chance. Core disciples, inner disciples, and outer disciples, anyone whose name is engraved on the ranking stone wall, as long as they are willing to betray Yunhai Sect and join the Xueyue Holy Academy or other sects, will be spared."

Duan Tian Lang spoke again, stunning the crowd into numbness.

Betray Yunhai Sect? And only the talented disciples whose names were high on the ranking stone wall had the qualification to betray?

Those who couldn't engrave their names on the stone wall instantly felt a chill. They had been deprived of even the choice of survival.

On the platform, Nan Gong Ling and the others looked incredibly grim. Extermination. These people had come to ally and exterminate his Yunhai Sect.

For a thousand years, Yunhai Sect had existed for a millennium. Although there were constant conflicts among the major forces, they had never crossed the line, never engaged in large-scale conflicts. But this time, it was earth-shattering.

The Moon Sect, the Ice and Snow Villa, the Beast Gate, and the Wolf King had all come together to expel Yunhai Sect.

Obviously, with the intervention of the royal family and the involvement of the Wolf King, the balance of power among the major sects had been completely disrupted, and Yunhai Sect had become the sacrificial lamb.

"Why choose our Yunhai Sect?"

Nan Gong Ling's expression was extremely cold as he stared at Duan Tian Lang, as if he wanted to devour him. Did a millennium-old sect have to be destroyed in his hands?

"Nan Gong Ling, don't you understand?" Duan Tian Lang sneered.

"If you say it's because I refused your son, not only will I not believe it, I'm afraid even you won't believe it, because the Moon Sect, the Ice and Snow Villa, and the others would definitely refuse such a ridiculous request."

Nan Gong Ling glanced at Chu Qing and Han Xue Tian.

"Hehe, you're right. Chu Qing and the others did refuse at first, but when I told them I would use the entire Yunhai Sect as compensation, they immediately agreed."

Duan Tian Lang's indifferent tone sent shivers down the crowd's spines. He was going to divide the entire Yunhai Sect among other sects.

"I guessed as much." Nan Gong Ling smiled bitterly. After learning of Duan Tian Lang's purpose in coming here, he had already guessed why Chu Qing and the others were here.

"As for your reasons, it's simple. Because your Yunhai Sect is the weakest and easiest to deal with. Only if all the sect masters send strong disciples to assist me in this operation, will Yunhai Sect be destroyed in an instant."

"You're lying."

A sudden voice rang out, and a graceful figure slowly walked up to the life and death platform, her cold gaze filled with intense hatred.

"Duan Tian Lang, you're lying."

Liu Fei's beautiful face was unusually pale at this moment, her body slightly trembling with anger.

"The reason you chose Yunhai Sect is because of my father. Duan Tian Lang, you envy my father. You envy his strength, you envy his talent, so you chose to target Yunhai Sect. And, using scheming means, you deceived the Crimson Blood Iron Cavalry to trap my father in injustice, you want to make my father suffer."

Liu Fei's eyes were full of hatred as she coldly said, "Duan Tian Lang, what a vicious heart, what ruthless means."

Many people were shocked to hear Liu Fei's words. Within Yunhai Sect, only a few people knew Liu Fei's identity and who her father was. According to Liu Fei, her father seemed to be a very remarkable person, even the renowned Wolf King, Duan Tian Lang, envied him.

And the Crimson Blood Iron Cavalry was her father's army?

"Godly Arrow, Liu Cang Lan."

A voice suddenly appeared in many people's minds. In the Snow Moon Kingdom, if there was one person whose brilliance outshone even the Wolf King, one person whose glory spread throughout the land, it must be the Godly Arrow, Liu Cang Lan.

Godly Arrow Liu Cang Lan had once led thousands, defended a solitary city for ten days, and killed tens of thousands of enemy troops, saving the people of a city.

Godly Arrow Liu Cang Lan, with a single ancient arrow on his back, alone and on horseback, charged into a legion of a thousand men, pursued an enemy general for a thousand miles, and finally, with a single arrow, took his life, then collapsed from exhaustion and blood loss upon his return.

Godly Arrow, the guardian of Snow Moon, his fame shook the mountains and rivers, and the name of the Crimson Blood Iron Cavalry struck fear into the hearts of his enemies.

What made the people of Yunhai Sect even more proud was that Godly Arrow Liu Cang Lan was from their Yunhai Sect. Even though he served the royal family, he had always been the pride of Yunhai Sect.

"Liu Fei, your thoughts about your Uncle Duan, how could you be so wrong? Your father and I are close friends, brothers. He has achieved great fame, and I am happy for him. How could I possibly envy him?"

Duan Tian Lang smiled and shook his head, looking at Liu Fei with a loving expression that was terrifying in its depth of calculation.

He and Liu Fei's father were close, so just now he had blamed Liu Cang Lan. Hypocrisy. It was so hypocritical that it was disgusting.

"You and my father are brothers, close friends? Then why do you want to destroy Yunhai Sect, the sect where my father and I belong?"

Liu Fei looked at Duan Tian Lang's hypocritical face with disgust.

"Fei Fei, this is His Majesty's decision. My destruction of Yunhai Sect is all for the sake of Snow Moon, without any personal motives. Furthermore, Yunhai Sect is declining day by day

. It will only mislead the younger generation. Those who are truly talented, it is better for us to take them away and give them better conditions."

"Moreover, I believe they will be willing. If you don't believe it, just watch."

Duan Tian Lang's false smile remained on his lips as he turned around. When his gaze fell on the crowd, his expression suddenly became cold.

"The words I just said still stand. Anyone whose name is engraved on your sect's ranking stone wall, and is willing to leave Yunhai Sect and join the Crimson Blood Army or other sects, now, immediately go to the Crimson Blood Army. Remember, you don't have much time to choose."

As Duan Tian Lang's words fell, the atmosphere in the space suddenly became extremely tense, and everyone had their own thoughts.

Many people also looked towards the platform, looking at the sect master and the elders of those sects.

"Those who are willing to go, go ahead. Yunhai Sect, I won't stop you."

Bei Lao suddenly spoke, waving his hand, causing many people's eyes to freeze.

"Bei Lao."

Nan Gong Ling's eyes showed a puzzled expression.

"Master, respect their choice."

Bei Lao's voice was tinged with sadness. This was also an act of helplessness. Those whose names were engraved on the stone wall were all talented, and they had worked hard to achieve their current accomplishments. They might go even further in the future. It was a pity to die like this.

"Alright." Nan Gong Ling understood Bei Lao's kindness and did not argue. He nodded lightly.

"Thank you, Master and elders."

Seeing Nan Gong Ling nod, someone immediately spoke up, then shivered and ran towards the Crimson Blood Army. With someone taking the lead, many others also began to move. In just a short time, hundreds of people rushed towards the Crimson Blood Iron Cavalry, and the number was still increasing. It even exceeded the number of names on the outer, inner, and core ranking stone walls. Obviously, many people were just pretending to be included for the sake of their lives.

"Stop, that's enough."

Duan Tian Lang waved his hand, a different kind of smile flashing in his eyes, extremely satisfied.

"Fei Fei, did you see that? This is human nature. I give them a better opportunity, and they treasure it. They are willing to betray Yunhai Sect."

Nan Gong Ling, on the other hand, looked exactly the opposite, exuding a sense of desolation.

"Lin Feng, you're right. When the sect disciples were weak, the sect did not give them enough respect. When they became strong, they talked about respecting the sect and serving the sect."

Nan Gong Ling's gaze fell on Lin Feng, who was on the life and death platform, his voice tinged with sadness. Although he had agreed, seeing so many people betraying without any hesitation, his heart still ached.

At the moment of life and death, it was most able to test people's hearts. These sect disciples had no feelings for Yunhai Sect at all.

"Unfortunately, you appeared too late. If you had been born a few decades earlier, perhaps the position of sect master would have been yours, or perhaps you would have already achieved a thousand-year-old feat like Cang Lan."

At this moment, Lin Feng's face was expressionless. He had not expected such a situation.

He also admired Nan Gong Ling to some extent. Not to mention how he treated himself, at least Nan Gong Ling was worthy of the sect. Everything he did was for the sect.