The Military Venerable slowly raised his gaze. "Do the sages have any objections?"
There were no objections.
At the very least, there were no objections that could be laid openly on the table.
For these three questions concerned the Sacred Path, the Holy Hall, and the world at large. Before a Palace Master who was about to wield power over the Holy Hall, before the true helmsman of the world's Literary Way, they were not merely questions that could be asked—they were questions that had to be asked.
This was the Sacred Path Righteous Path!
The people of the Sacred Hall, the sages upon the Third Heaven—however far astray their actions might have gone, once matters were brought into the open, their mouths had to be full of Benevolence, Righteousness, Rites, Wisdom, and Trust. Otherwise, they had failed in their duty as sages.
The Military Venerable's move was to seize the banner of righteousness!
Though the sages each harbored their own thoughts, though they were all deeply repulsed by this move, if their reasons could not be laid on the table, then whoever stepped forward would lose.
Whoever dared oppose it had a guilty conscience.
If this had been a private conversation among sages in the Third Heaven, it would have been one thing. But today was not private—it was a public occasion, before nearly all the Sacred Hall High Echelons. The sages had to watch their words. One careless misstep, and their Saintly Name would be stained...
Thus, all the sages fell silent...
Faced with the Military Venerable's second question, everyone remained silent...
Cold sweat streamed down Cao Xiangdao's back...
This was his first time truly facing the Military Venerable's oppression. It truly felt like standing before an army of a thousand troops and ten thousand horses.
The Military