The Gold Clan elder said, "On the Heavenly Dao Journey, heaven's chosen contend. When one encounters an interception on the road, it is only natural to rise up and strike back. Such a counterattack is justified, so we seven clans will never pursue the Jade Pool Saintess for killing our clans' heaven's chosen in return. What we seek to hold accountable is only this boy's crime of launching a sudden sneak attack atop Heavenly Dao Peak!"
"Exactly!" said the Wing Clan elder. "We are blocking the road today, but not the Jade Pool Saintess's road. Your Jade Pool may stand on the shore and watch the show!"
The two elders echoed each other, instantly laying out the situation with perfect clarity.
There were indeed rules upon the Cultivation Way: if someone blocked the road to kill you, you could strike back and kill them!
We acknowledged that rule!
Therefore, we would let the deaths of our people at the Jade Pool Saintess's hands pass without mention.
What we sought to pursue was Lin Su's crime of suddenly rising up to kill atop Heavenly Dao Peak!
Heavenly Dao Peak was not a place for duels, and our clan's holy sons had absolutely not made a move against Lin Su. Lin Su had launched a sneak attack while they were climbing to the summit. No matter where in the world this was placed, it violated the rules.
This way, Jade Pool had no reason to interfere.
They had forcibly separated Lin Su from Jade Pool, and their reasoning was more than sufficient.
For a moment, Yu Xiaoyao found it somewhat difficult to argue. In truth, when Lin Su had suddenly erupted into violence atop Heavenly Dao Peak, she too had felt that he had gone a little too far...
Lin Su stepped