As soon as He Daoxuan's voice fell, Chen Xu shot up from his seat with a bang, his face twisted in fury as he said resentfully:
"Great Elder! The Sacred Hall must act and punish the Zuo Family severely! This is no mere provocation anymore—they are practically shitting on the Sacred Hall's neck!"
"The Zuo Family openly tried to kill our Hall Master and Heavenly Saint Disciple, kidnapped people, tortured them, and used Evil Techniques! Do they still have the Sacred Hall in their eyes? Do they have even the slightest respect for the rules?! If we do not beat them until they hurt, until they fear, to make an example of them and kill the monkey before the mountain, where will the Sacred Hall's prestige be? What will the outside world think? Anyone and everyone will dare to step on us! And what will the Sacred Hall disciples think? Will they spend every day trembling in fear, worrying that the next person to be kidnapped and have their cultivation crippled might be one of their own?!"
Before he had even finished, Qi Jun also rose abruptly and cut in. "Elder Chen is absolutely right! The vile nature of this matter and its far-reaching impact are unprecedented! Even our Elder Council has produced scum like Wang Kuo, who colluded with outsiders and harmed his fellow disciples! If the Sacred Hall treats such conduct lightly, fails to wield thunderous force, and does not demand from the Zuo Family an explanation sufficient to awe all directions, the world will only think our Sacred Hall weak and easy to bully—a soft persimmon for anyone to knead! Once people's hearts scatter, how can the ranks still be led?"
Huo An followed close behind, rising to his feet as well. "Punishing the Zuo Family is