The three Hyeon-gyeong masters decided to stay with the Kunlun Sect to monitor the situation in Tibet. With the defeat of their top warrior and the exposure of their ties with the Blood Cult, Tibet might not be as bold for some time, though it was hard to predict. Even Cheong knew all too well how shameless people could be. The masters, seasoned veterans of the martial world, had encountered countless cases of people brazenly twisting stories to suit their needs.

They could, for instance, claim that the Central Plains wrongfully accused and brutalized the Tibetan leader, turning him into …