Upon hearing this, the Sect Leader shivered uncontrollably: "Killing thousands, even tens of thousands of people..."
"That was once the final plan of the Immortal Demon Battle. Although the moment the Celestial Divine Sword appeared, it was invincible, until it faced the Demon Emperor in a head-to-head battle, none of us could guarantee that its power alone would be enough to overpower that great demon who destroyed the Myriad Realms. So, if things truly reached a desperate point, sacrificing some in exchange for victory was wiser than everyone perishing together. Fortunately, it never came to that. So, be grateful. After awakening, though he yearned to restore the glory of the Sword World, he never considered doing so at the expense of humans, not in the slightest... Otherwise, even targeting some of the most heinous wrongdoers would have accelerated the recovery process. However, that would mean, in his eyes, the inhabitants of this continent are not the humans worth protecting."
