The Defense Path Sect certainly couldn't just sit and wait for death. They secretly sent people out multiple times or used carrier pigeons to seek help, but all of these attempts resulted in no return.
Perhaps not having a reply was a good thing for them.
Because they didn't know that the entire martial world of Southern Xiangnan had already been occupied by the Corpse Manor. The few remaining sects were in a similar situation to the Defense Path Sect.
Once Southern Xiangnan was unified, they would move elsewhere, bringing the entire Da Song Martial World under the influence of the Corpse Manor.
In less than half a month, the power of the Corpse Manor had grown exponentially, with sect members numbering in the tens of thousands, each considered a master in the Jianghu.
One sect after another fell into the hands of the Corpse Manor. Their disciples switched to cultivating the skills of the Corpse Manor, becoming neither human nor ghost.