Chapter 1073
The moment the words left his mouth, the Grand Minister of Works felt his heart thud when he saw Wu Rong's expression.
He had indeed made a decision that would offend people, and set a precedent.
Yet without setting this precedent, there was no way to ensure Niu Hong's safety.
Nor could the hope of swiftly extricating himself be realized.
He could only hope those mighty fellow cultivators would not blame him.
Niu Hong was overjoyed. Being able to return safely meant that his mere physical body could be fully restored.
Even he had not expected the Grand Minister of Works to agree to such terms.
In the past, even if mighty cultivators were captured or defeated, they rarely died.
Unless the gap in cultivation was enormous.
For instance, when the Jade family's Grand Patriarch suppressed and killed Ouyang Qiuxian.
Even then, there had been mighty cultivators asking the Jade family's Grand Patriarch why he was not worried that Ouyang Qiuxian's soul would escape and live again.
The Jade family's Grand Patriarch had replied that he was already dead.
Perhaps he had seen something.
The Soul Banner had likewise played a crucial role in it.
Before, it had not mattered if conflicts between factions involved mighty cultivators. Even if one was unfortunately captured, they remained quite safe.
Now things were different. The Soul Banner restrained souls. Once someone died, they would likely be unable to reincarnate for all eternity. Under such circumstances, the rules of the cultivation world had changed as well.
By setting this precedent, the Grand Minister of Works would offend many people and many forces, especially the great powers to whom the Dao Lord souls in their hands belonged.
Things had come to this, so he could only do it.
Everyone was delighted.
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