“Kill them!” Battle cries and screams echoed continuously.

Two camps existed among the still-neutral spectators. One side supported Sacred Mountain while the other chose to follow the flow and joined Vajra in battle.

For the first side, though Sacred Mountain never directly bestowed anything for them, they still knew that the holy ground existed because of Sacred Mountain.

If one were to envision the holy ground to a tree, Sacred Mountain would be the roots. Their sects would be the branches and leaves.

Thus, there was an intimate...