The news spread like wildfire as it often did in the cultivation world. Some forces tried to contain it, wanting to keep it away from lone cultivators or other lower parties, but there was just no hiding it.
After all, anyone could head to the Mercenary Guild's branch and see the truth for themselves. It was a known location and public service that countless cultivators and forces made use of.
The building was in ruins, stinking of death, the grass around it having wilted and died. Its surfaces had also turned black, and there were rumors of poison involved.
Someone had actually dared to attack the Mercenary Guild and destroy its branch, and, if the rumor had to be believed, that someone was a single rooting expert, the one Lady Jessica allegedly had a grudge against.
