This great battle had inflicted considerable losses on the Emei Sect, but their strategic objective had been achieved.
As Deng Yin was severely injured in Primordial Qi, he had to return to West Kunlun to cultivate, and he would not be able to cause chaos in the world for a while. This also removed the threat posed by Master Xiao Yue to the Emei Sect.
Qi Shuming convened a meeting to discuss how to deal with the Emei Sect's issues outside.
It was certain that Master Xiao Yue and his two disciples, Zhu Hong and Lu Qing, had to be expelled without question, but the problem lay in what to do with the remaining common Jianghu swordsmen.
Many of these people had ascended the mountain seeking the path of the Sword Immortal and considered themselves part of the Emei Sect.
Now they had to tell these people that their previous masters were impostors—mere swindlers—and that the true Emei Sect would not accept them, urging them to return whence they came.
