He paused here, furrowing his brows deeply, "I also know that if the remnant is not eliminated, it will become a major threat.
Just look at how this remnant was able to kill four government retainers who had just entered the acquired stage, showing some talent in martial arts.
Listening to the words of the two overseers in the prison, this person is merely sixteen.
It seems he deliberately pretended to be a beggar to be captured by them and intended to hide in their mine to cultivate his martial arts."
The elder emphasized with a heavier tone,
"This person’s mind is very cunning!"
"Precisely because he is cunning and also has a talent for martial arts." Spiritual Qi surged in the Sect Leader’s palm, "That is why I tasked you both to search and ensure this person is eradicated early, killed in the cradle.
Bear in mind, how many sects in the martial world have unintentionally let one person escape, only to end in the annihilation of their clan.
Although these people are gifted and outstanding, far superior to someone like Zhang Feng with some talent.
But you must also know that we still have many young disciples in our sect, whose strength is not high.
Although this remnant dares not harass us, what if, when he achieves Great Success, he harms our disciples traveling in the martial world, what then?"
"The Sect Leader speaks truly!" The two also held the same thought.
However, one of the elders, to ease the atmosphere, proposed a conjecture,
"Perhaps this remnant, during his escape, has already died at the hands of some unknown person? That is why we have not found him over the years?"
"It is possible." The Sect Leader nodded, then waved a large hand, "Regardless, keep searching for him first."
"Yes!" The two elders responded, and once out of the secret chamber, they took dozens of disciples each to continue their search throughout the martial world.
They are not afraid of wasting manpower and resources, nor do they consider it a waste.
The Hengxun Sect likes to eradicate the root cause thoroughly and adheres to the principle of ’a lion fights a rabbit with all its strength.’
Because there are many examples in the martial world telling them that remnants are very dangerous.
If they don’t take them seriously and learn from these lessons, they might become the next ’example of annihilated sects’.
Hence, the eradication of remnants is something all major sects in the martial world are doing.
Or rather, if they don’t, they wouldn’t become major sects.
Even if remnants occasionally ambush their disciples when they travel out, this alone is something any sect cannot tolerate.
It’s like a large company in reality offering good benefits, but with a high chance of employees being stabbed to death on their way to work, affecting their entire family as well.
Over time, who would dare to apply, or dare to join large sects.
So ever since news of Zhang Feng emerged over a decade ago.
The Hengxun Sect has been on edge.
Not only have they reduced disciples traveling out, but also have elders specifically taking disciples out, intending to use them as ’bait’ to lure Zhang Feng out.
Unfortunately, over a decade, they have found nothing.
The Sect Leader couldn’t help but repeatedly think, like Elder Qi said, "Has Zhang Feng already died?"
Is that why they couldn’t find him?
"Is this person dead or alive?"
The Sect Leader couldn’t understand but had people go to Feng City over these years, rooting themselves near Feng City’s dungeon.
Where two overseers were imprisoned.
He thought if Zhang Feng wanted revenge for ’betraying his image and information’, there was a good chance he would go there. The rıghtful source is 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭·𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦·𝘯𝘦𝘵
Anything related to Zhang Feng, he had people ambush.
Including runaway miners found in some mines.
He also had people ambush near them.
It was still an ordinary day.
Early in the morning, the sound of martial training echoed within the Hengxun Sect.
In a large training ground opened on the mountainside.
The Sect Leader dispelled his gloomy demeanor from the previous day and instead looked at the disciples with a smile.
Nearly a thousand acquired disciples were practicing martial arts in the morning.
This is the foundation of their sect, and the reason why the court has not purged them.
Of course, it cannot be denied that they focus solely on martial clashes in the martial world, never interfering with the operations of the court.
Thus the court naturally wouldn’t provoke this group of martial experts, especially with a ’Innate expert’ like himself.
Although the Sect Leader also knew, the court could certainly destroy them, but saw no necessity.
If forced to become a ’Lone Wolf’, that would truly be the beginning.
Just daily running around from place to place, assassinating government offices, causing management chaos.
The court realized that innates were not to be trifled with.
Because the last dynasty gave the answer.
Back then, the martial world was purged by the government.
Sixteen innate experts in the martial world were enraged, reached a consensus to execute assassinations everywhere.
The eventual result was only three innates left in the martial world, but the innates within the court were all killed, and replaced by the next dynasty.
There is only one known innate within the court.
Including the Sect Leader, there are nine innates in the martial world.
And they have an agreement with the current emperor, that martial world matters are martial world matters, the court is the court, neither side interferes with the other.
As the Sect Leader watched the disciples happily.
In a mountain forest.
Zhang Feng surveyed the distant peak, clearly seeing the buildings and crowds on the training grounds from nearby.
With one glance, the disciples had Constitutions ranging from 50 to 150.
Standing at the forefront was the Sect Leader.
Zhang Feng judged him to be innate, with a Constitution of around 240, thirty points higher than Qingshan.
Additionally, on either side of the Sect Leader, there were four individuals with Constitutions ranging from 180 to 190.
These four should be elders.
Two fewer than the information from the cloth strip.
To this, Zhang Feng decided to kill first, considering that his Constitution had already been raised, even if not completely eradicated, he did not fear their inevitable vengeance.
However, precisely thinking of the remnant’s revenge.
Zhang Feng suddenly realized that the martial world and court (personal martial power and official authority) in the ancient world reached some balance.