The entire group of Grand Elders was startled. They had only been upset because I had overbearingly annihilated an Elder just because I could, furious at my arrogance and tyranny. Who would have thought I would drag them straight into a power struggle between the sect's Lineage forces? Regardless of whether some of them had colluded with prominent clans, this was something Li Tianjing could never accept.
Li Tianjing had forcefully unified the many sects of the Southern Heaven and integrated all those chaotic factions. He had always been most wary of a backlash from such Lineage forces, so whether at the top or the bottom, he had consistently implemented a sect-based structure. This was tantamount to challenging the Lineage forces throughout the entire sect.
Having experienced the Ma clan's clan-based academy affair, I had long since figured out the pulse of the Heaven's Realm Sect. These Grand Elders were still too green to fight me. I had guided them step by step toward the riverbank, and they still had no idea what was happening. Naturally, I did not mind pushing them into the water one by one.
After Li Tianjing's question, everyone hurried to distance themselves from Elder He. And Elder He had dared to act recklessly in this righteous place because he really did have a powerful House behind him. Unfortunately, he had been unlucky enough to run into me today, and was naturally doomed to die without a burial place. These Grand Elders either offered explanations or simply turned their backs on their former conduct. In any case, not one of them dared cling stubbornly to their position after seeing Li Tianjing's expression.
Li Tianjing's prestige within the sect went without saying. These Grand Elders were also consummate experts at reading the room. They all turned toward