"Which means that everything we thought we knew about the current balance of power in the martial world is about to become irrelevant. The alliance has been preparing for this war while we've been assuming that peace was the natural state of affairs."
Palace Master Danhye Yeoryeong's words hung in the air like smoke from a funeral pyre, and Jinmu found himself nodding in agreement despite the grim implications of what she had said. The scope of the crisis they now faced was staggering, but something else was beginning to crystallize in his mind as he considered their current situation.
Three of the Five Great Sects' heirs are still here at Mount Mugang. Juhwa Gyeongcheol from Hwagyeong Sword Sect, Seoryeon Baekho from Baekrin White Tiger Hall, and Eunwon Jinseong from Azure Thunder Hall. All of them represent martial traditions that I've never had the opportunity to study directly.
