Is the Ming Sect Backed by the Imperial Court?

Abbotess Miejue's martial arts were indeed not weak.
Initially, the three sects of Kongdong, Kunlun, and Huashan were only fighting to a draw with the Ming Sect.
But after Emei joined the battle, Abbotess Miejue slew the banner chief of the Ruijin Banner of the Ming Sect, causing the Ming Sect to immediately decide to retreat.

"Banner Chief Zhuang has sacrificed himself for the sect and ascended to heaven! The Ruijin and Liehuo Banners shall retreat, while the Hongshui Banner covers the rear!"
But very quickly, a shout came from the ranks of the Ruijin Banner.
"We request the Hongshui Banner to retreat quickly and avenge us in the future! Brothers of the Ruijin Banner are willing to live and die together with Banner Chief Zhuang!"

Immediately after, a voice like thunder echoed from the Hongshui Banner: "Brothers of the Ruijin Banner, the Hongshui Banner and Liehuo Banner will surely avenge you!"
A black banner was raised high, and three to five hundred Ming Sect disciples immediately held golden bronze tubes in their hands, steadily retreating toward the west.
Only about seventy people remained, fighting even more fiercely, exchanging life for life, showing a posture of viewing death as a return home! This scene truly shocked everyone present and the viewers in the livestream room.

"Why are these Ming Sect people so loyal and righteous?"
"What the hell is this fighting to cover the rear? Are they not afraid of death?"
"Sacrificing themselves for others, not sparing their own lives. This is something even those orthodox sects might not be able to do!"
"The Green-winged Bat King who sucked human blood earlier was indeed evil, but looking at these disciples, they don't look like a demonic sect at all!"

The masses had eyes as sharp as torches!
In the livestream room, countless viewers also began to find it puzzling.
If they bore the name of a demonic sect, the people within should mostly be selfish.
But this Ming Sect, up until now, aside from the Green-winged Bat King sucking blood which looked evil, showed no other signs of being a demonic sect.
Especially at this moment, these Ming Sect disciples, each and every one of them unafraid of death, were willing to live and die together. They truly did not seem like the heinous people Abbotess Miejue described!

"Indeed, these Ming Sect people don't look very evil no matter how you look at them!"
Sister Zhou, who had told herself not to speak carelessly, couldn't help but speak up at this moment.

"These are the Liehuo, Ruijin, and Hongshui Banners of the Ming Sect. Not only is each individual highly skilled in martial arts, but because they fight the Mongol-Yuan army at the border year-round, they share a deep camaraderie and have trained in military tactics."
As if in response to Sister Zhou, Zhu'er suddenly spoke up to introduce. Camaraderie? Fighting the Mongol-Yuan army?

Xiao Tuantuan reacted the fastest: "You mean, the Five Element Banners of the Ming Sect are actually an army?"
Zhu'er nodded: "On the northern plains, the Mongol-Yuan Empire's power is at its peak. Their grand army is attacking the Great Song, and to restrain the Great Ming from assisting the Great Song, a portion of their forces constantly invades the Great Ming's border."
"Although the Ming Sect is called a demonic sect, in reality, many of them are patriotic scholars who take resisting the Mongol-Yuan as their duty. The one hundred thousand men of the Five Element Banners are stationed at the border year-round."
"This gathering of major sects at the Bright Summit is probably sudden. If they recalled the Five Element Banners disciples from the border, this siege of the Bright Summit would be nothing but a joke."

Excellent!
So this Ming Sect was actually a patriotic sect?
Not to mention Xiao Tuantuan and the others, even the viewers in the livestream room were dazed. If this girl Zhu'er was telling the truth, then one could only say Abbotess Miejue was truly courageous! This Ming Sect was no mere martial world force.
This was clearly a massive warlord!
Yet Abbotess Miejue dared to summon the major sects to besiege them? If they truly angered them and the grand army was recalled, wouldn't they sweep everything away? However, some viewers still noticed the issue.

"An army of one hundred thousand, and all of them know martial arts. Their combat strength must be extremely high. The emperor should be losing sleep over this. How could he let them act so freely?"
"Makes sense. If they hadn't been stationed at the border resisting the Mongol-Yuan, they would have been annihilated by the imperial court long ago."

But at this moment, someone posted a dissenting comment.
"I am a history professor at a university, specializing in the character of great emperors in history. Generally speaking, even if the Ming Sect helps the court resist the Mongol-Yuan, such a massive and uncontrollable force would never be easily tolerated by any emperor with a normal brain."
"We can now guess that the previous speculation about the Mongol-Yuan being behind the Ming Sect is definitely wrong. So can we change direction? Could the imperial court actually be the force backing the Ming Sect?"

As soon as these words were said, many people's eyes lit up.
A sudden realization!
If the Ming Sect was actually backed by the imperial court, all problems seemed easily resolved.

"Exactly, this is the Great Ming Dynasty. How would an ordinary martial world sect dare to call itself the Ming Sect?"
"Only with this explanation can the Ming Sect's Five Element Banners station at the border to fight the Mongol-Yuan year-round!"
"Terrifying to think about! It was said earlier that the Sun Moon Holy Cult split from the Ming Sect. Doesn't 'Sun' and 'Moon' combine to form the character 'Ming'? Is this the emperor's balancing act?"
"But if they are backed by the court, why are they called a demonic sect?"
"Isn't that simple? A force secretly backed by the court is definitely meant to handle things that are inconvenient to do publicly. How could their reputation be good?"
"So the Demonic Master from before was actually a person of the Mongol-Yuan?"
"Exactly! Excellent, Abbotess Miejue knew the Ming Sect was strong but still wanted to besiege the Bright Summit. Could she be a Mongol-Yuan spy?"
"Case closed!"

The viewers instantly grew excited, each using their wisdom to fill in the blanks.
If the Ming Sect was indeed backed by the Great Ming court, all problems seemed to be resolved in an instant.

"There are indeed many smart people among the netizens."
Gu Lin looked at the dense comments on the livestream screen, nodding slightly, but then shook his head. In the Great Martial World, the court and the martial world were naturally inseparable.
In the Great Martial World, to make it logical, the setting of the Ming Sect and the Sun Moon Holy Cult was indeed backed by the Great Ming court. An ordinary martial world force in the Great Ming nation would not have the courage to directly use the characters "Ming" and "Sun Moon" as their titles.
But the netizens' speculation about Abbotess Miejue was a bit ridiculous.