True Venerable Bucai felt somewhat gleeful at others' misfortune; after all, he had ultimately cleared himself of suspicion.
But what he said was not wrong. After True Venerable Qu was attacked, undercurrents had indeed surged through Houde, yet not many people had made their positions clear.
Though when most people spoke of it, they were somewhat indignant, saying the Baiyou Merchant Alliance had acted far too overbearingly, did not respect the cultivators of this realm, and so on.
But there truly had not been many who actually stepped forward and responded actively—not even Wen Xian had come out.
Wen Xian believed in True Venerable Qu's strength and figured he probably would not be needed. In any case, if there was a need, the other party would contact him on his own.
As for the other True Venerables... how should one put it? They had long passed the age of hot-bloodedness.
Every True Venerable was solitary, accustomed to bearing karma on their own. If nothing was wrong, they would not ask others for help, nor would they take the initiative to help others.
There were even many True Venerables who, deep down, might not necessarily acknowledge True Venerable Qu as a true Houde Cultivator—he had come up from the Lower Realm.
Moreover, True Venerable Buduo's momentum was too overwhelming, his conduct was also aggressive, and he had reaped a vast amount of wealth in another world...
Qu Jianlei did have True Venerables he was on good terms with, but most of them were still striking gold in the other world.
All of this led to many people merely watching coldly from the sidelines. He had a slight advantage in public opinion, but that was all.
Perhaps there were even many people hoping True Venerable Qu would stumble a few times, and