In the great hall.
The moment the white-haired elder spoke, the scene instantly fell into a deathly silence.
Everyone's expressions shifted uncertainly.
After a long while.
Someone said coldly, "Yu Taishang, according to you, we're just going to let Lu Chuan go? Ten Elders of the holy land, thousands of Deacons and disciples—all died for nothing?"
"That's right. No matter what the reason was before, Lu Chuan killed so many people of our holy land. That is an indisputable fact."
"If we don't deal with this now, where will Kunlun's dignity be?"
"The holy land's dignity isn't built on simple slaughter. Before, you wanted to borrow the Worship God Cult's hand to cleanse the various Great Factions. That in itself damaged the holy land's dignity."
"Lu Chuan had no grudges with us at the very beginning. It was you who insisted on having your own way, wanting to make an example of him—even going so far as to use his Sister as bait. Did that not damage the holy land's dignity?"
"If someone truly bears responsibility, then certain people who proposed this plan before probably bear an even greater responsibility!"
After someone spoke up.
Immediately, even more people took the initiative to step forward.
One after another, they questioned the white-haired elder.
But likewise, quite a few people were helping the white-haired elder as well.
For a time.
Within the great hall, everyone gradually split into three factions.
One faction stood on the middle-aged man's side, while another was headed by the white-haired elder.
The two factions attacked each other, and for a while, neither would submit to the other.
And between the two factions, there was another group of people who remained neutral.
They helped neither side.
They allowed the two factions to attack each other, simply treating