The younger generation of the Gu Clan welcomed the Flower Sect's arrival, but their attitude toward Starfall Pavilion's arrival was rather complicated.
More accurately, their attitudes and opinions were sharply divided.
Those who refused to accept it did so because Gu Xun'er, the goddess of the younger generation, favored Lu Yuan. Even though Lu Yuan was a Three-Star Dou Saint under twenty, and his achievements and strength truly surpassed theirs, they were descendants of a Dou Emperor. Naturally, they had the pride of Dou Emperor descendants and would not acknowledge Lu Yuan's talent and status simply because he had surpassed them for the moment.
What was more, Gu Xun'er had often mobilized the clan's resources for Lu Yuan. Although she had earned those resources herself—for example, the deployment of the Black Submerging Army and the friction between the Gu Clan's Dou Saints and the Soul Clan's Dou Saints—they were still Gu Clan resources. Gu Xun'er had used the Gu Clan's resources to help an outsider. They truly could not convince themselves to accept such behavior.
To put it more bluntly, they could accept Gu Xun'er mobilizing resources for herself. After all, her talent among the younger generation was indeed exceptional. Moreover, if Gu Yuan had not confined her over the Marriage Contract, the followers she gradually won over would only have grown in number. They could also accept Gu Xun'er mobilizing resources for the Gu Clan's development. To go further, even if Gu Xun'er botched the matter, they could accept that outcome. At most, they would complain about her a little. They would not have held such strong objections. The Gu Clan was not short on money; it would be like spending money to buy Gu Xun'er experience. In short, if those resources were spent on the Gu Clan itself,