Clearly, as Ancient Martial Artists possessing extraordinary martial power, they were an extremely special group in the eyes of the state. Therefore, an agreement was established over a hundred years ago: the state would not provoke the Circle of Ancient Martial Arts, and in return, its members must not casually interfere in the normal lives of ordinary people.
If someone dared to challenge the prestige of a sect within the Circle of Ancient Martial Arts, going so far as to commit murder, that sect could ignore the agreement and kill the provocateur without mercy. The state would not intervene.
Of course, if an individual or sect from the Circle of Ancient Martial Arts overestimated their own strength and sought their own demise by challenging the state's authority or harming national interests, they would be ruthlessly crushed with thunderclap-like force. The state would show no mercy.
