The few hundred big and small sword sects in Swallow Mountain had a few hundred thousand swordsmen in total. However, those who were officially recorded were only about thirty to forty percent of the actual numbers. 

The majority of those rogue cultivators who did not have a place to settle down would come and go like the wind. An example was Zhang Xiashan. 

Without any background or anyone to rely upon, what was the point even if there was a large number of them? Rogue cultivators were a bad mix. In order to continue living in Swallow Mountain, they had to listen to the orders of the great sword sects. 

The internal conflicts and scheming between sects of Swallow Mountain was not any lesser than outside of it. 

People did not like to do hard work and they may also commit dirty acts that they did not want to reveal, but these had to be done. It was also why a large number of rogue cultivators could continue to remain in Swallow Mountain. 

Rogue cultivators attached themselves to sword sects and obtained space to breathe. Meanwhile sword sects used rogue cultivators to do their dirty work. Both parties needed each other. 

Otherwise, did people really think they could randomly find a mountain cave to live in and become a rogue cultivator? That would be too naive! 

However, there were some rogue cultivators who were truly rogue on Sword Mountain....