The Moment to Make Their Move

"No, I'm not defending him!" Elder Guo shook his head, anxiety rising. He could not let the elders misunderstand Chen Mo. "Third Elder, hear me out."

"You don't need to explain! The facts are right in front of us. What good would an explanation do?"

"You've been grossly negligent this time. I propose removing you from your position as a senior councilor."

"Exactly!" the Fourth Elder chimed in. "You may not know this, but we were attacked in the Outer Realm. Even the Cangyun Martial God was gravely wounded, and Chen Mo caused all of it."

"He's the source of every one of these disasters, yet you're still protecting him! Do you want to become sinners against the Great Xia Nation?"

"That's right! If it weren't for him, we wouldn't have been ambushed or come running back with our tails between our legs."

"More than half the outposts we built in the Outer Realm were destroyed. Our losses were devastating."

"Chen Mo caused all of this. Now that we're back, we can't let him do as he pleases."

"Exactly! He should be stripped of his title as King of the Nation, too. He doesn't deserve it!"

The other elders joined in, each belittling Chen Mo and dismissing his contributions.

Elder Guo and the others flushed at those words and immediately fired back:

"How can you say such things? How can you deny what Chen Mo has contributed?"

"He refined the pills you took. He helped us produce thousands of Martial Saints, hundreds of Martial Venerables, and two Martial Gods."

"Which of you could make a contribution like that? You can't simply deny it because you feel like it!"

"First Elder, please say something fair."

First Elder Li Changtian had intended to seize the chance to make his move, but after