The Seven Stars Sword Sect today is vastly different from what it was three years ago. Although still within the boundaries of the Heavenly Sword Dynasty, after Gu Changsheng's domineering annihilation of the other three quasi-Emperor forces' Saints, the Heavenly Sword Dynasty recognized the Seven Stars Sword Sect's future potential.
In these three years, they have not only cooperated with the Seven Stars Sword Sect, helping them expand the pure essence crystal market to the entire Northern Chen Star, but also demarcated a territory of 100,000 miles around the Seven Stars Sword Sect.
Although the Seven Stars Sword Sect's strength is not as strong as other major forces on the surface, it is still a major force that countless cultivators on the Northern Chen Star are breaking their heads to join.
The current location of the Seven Stars Sword Sect has not changed, but the scale of the sect has expanded nearly tenfold compared to when Li Beifei left three years ago.
As the Vice Sect Master, Duan Fei's status has also risen. Even though he is only at the peak of the Shattering Void Realm, the Emperor of the Heavenly Sword Dynasty still gives him some respect when they meet.
In recent years, the Seven Stars Sword Sect has also recruited many talented disciples, but the most outstanding disciple is not one who joined later, but Yang Fan, who initially only had the Strength realm.
When faced with the Blood Cloud Tower's threat, he, who was only at the initial stage of the Strength realm, had the heart to stand with the sect.
In these three years, the initial group who received Gu Changsheng's lectures experienced rapid advancement in their cultivation, with the strongest even surpassing Duan Fei, the Vice Sect Master.
Yang Fan obtained a legacy from Gu Changsheng when he ventured into the Demon Suppression Tower. With this legacy, Yang Fan stood out and became the strongest disciple of the Seven Stars Sword Sect.
His cultivation has already reached the third level of the Life and Death Realm, stronger than Duan Fei, the Vice Sect Master.
However, everyone in the Seven Stars Sword Sect knows that Vice Sect Master Duan Fei's greatest strength is not cultivation, but formation deployment. Given time to deploy a formation, he can trap even a Transcendent Realm cultivator.
Even Elder Skywolf in the sect dares not challenge the Vice Sect Master to a duel.
You must know that Elder Skywolf broke through to the Entering Sage Realm a year ago. He finds the Vice Sect Master's formations daunting, so naturally others dare not underestimate Duan Fei, who is only at the peak of the Shattering Void Realm.
At this moment, our Vice Sect Master is having a headache.
Standing before him is Chen Fan.
"Elder Chen, how many people have impersonated our Seven Stars Sword Sect recently?" Duan Fei asked.
"Three thousand three hundred and thirty-eight!" Chen Fan replied with a wry smile.
Ever since Gu Changsheng issued a warning to the three quasi-Emperor forces, people have been impersonating members of the Seven Stars Sword Sect. All of these people have offended the three forces.
The three forces are helpless. Although they know that these people are impersonating members of the Seven Stars Sword Sect, they dare not attack them, in case even one of them is real.
Recalling Gu Changsheng's warning, the three forces felt a chill down their spines. They cannot attack the Seven Stars Sword Sect, but they can only endure when the Seven Stars Sword Sect attacks them.
As a result, more and more people are using the banner of the Seven Stars Sword Sect. The Seven Stars Sword Sect has tried to stop this, but with little effect. The Northern Chen Star is so large that they cannot manage it all.
More and more people are impersonating members of the Seven Stars Sword Sect, causing countless cultivators on the Northern Chen Star to be deceived or killed, which has brought a lot of infamy to the Seven Stars Sword Sect.
Duan Fei is having a headache over this matter.
"If this continues, our sect's reputation will be ruined," Duan Fei felt a headache. If he had his teacher's invincible strength, he would have slapped those impersonating members of the Seven Stars Sword Sect to death, but unfortunately, the current Seven Stars Sword Sect, with Skywolf as its strongest member, cannot do such a domineering thing.
"Reputation?" Chen Fan smiled wryly. "The pure essence crystal business outside the Heavenly Sword Dynasty has already been affected. Even the local small and medium-sized forces have jointly boycotted our Pure Essence Tower."
"The three major forces aren't behind this, are they?" Duan Fei asked.
Chen Fan shook his head and said, "They don't even need to take action."
Duan Fei thought that was true. Those impersonating members of the Seven Stars Sword Sect are deceiving and even killing people because the three major forces dare not provoke the Seven Stars Sword Sect. The three major forces do not provoke but can actively avoid them, but the small and medium-sized forces are different. They are the ones who are deceived and suffer the most. They cannot distinguish who are the real disciples of the Seven Stars Sword Sect and who are the fake ones, so naturally they will point the finger at the Seven Stars Sword Sect's industries.
What can the Seven Stars Sword Sect do? Eradicate all the forces? Not to mention that they don't have the strength now, even if they did, they couldn't do that.
It can be said that although the Seven Stars Sword Sect is developing rapidly, it is also facing a crisis. If this matter is not handled well, there will be no place for the Seven Stars Sword Sect to stand on the Northern Chen Star in the future.
"Troublesome!" Duan Fei had a headache.
"What's troublesome?"
At this moment, Gu Changsheng and Li Beifei walked in. The one who asked the question was naturally Li Beifei.
"Teacher, Boss!" Duan Fei was first stunned, and then jumped up from the grand master's chair excitedly.
"Greetings, Sect Master, Greetings, Supreme Ancestor!" Chen Fan also quickly bowed to the two.
"What were you saying was troublesome just now?" Li Beifei asked.
"It's like this..." Duan Fei quickly explained the problems the sect is currently facing. After listening, Li Beifei looked at Gu Changsheng with a strange expression.
"Master, did you foresee this situation?" Li Beifei asked.
Gu Changsheng shrugged and said, "Everything has its advantages and disadvantages. When I supported you, it certainly brought great convenience to the sect's development, but it would also be used by some people with ulterior motives. How could you possibly have all the good things?"
"That makes sense, but the current situation is too troublesome," Li Beifei also used Duan Fei's words.
"What's troublesome? Just suppress all the impersonators," Gu Changsheng said indifferently.
"Cough cough, Teacher, the problem is, our sect doesn't have that strength. Are you saying that you want to take action personally?" Duan Fei looked at Gu Changsheng expectantly. Chen Fan was also excited. He still vividly remembered Gu Changsheng's powerful destruction of the Blood Cloud Tower and then his powerful deterrence of the three major forces.
Could it be that they will see the power of the Supreme Ancestor again?
"Think of a way. I'm old and lack energy!" Gu Changsheng yawned and left.
Lack of energy? Li Beifei's mouth twitched. Could you find a better reason?
"Boss, what do we do now?" Duan Fei asked.
"Recruit people to help!" Li Beifei said decisively.
"Who are we looking for?" Duan Fei asked.
"Nonsense, of course it's the Heavenly Sword Dynasty. Did you want to look for the other three major forces?" Li Beifei glared at him.
"Uh..."
The other three major forces can't wait for their Seven Stars Sword Sect to die, how could they possibly help them.
As for the Heavenly Sword Dynasty, Duan Fei had also thought about asking them for help, but that would be a great favor.
"Just owe them the favor," Li Beifei replied. Then, that day, Li Beifei and Duan Fei, led by Skywolf, went to the Heavenly Sword Dynasty's palace.
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