God-Favored
What followed went relatively smoothly.
They were all prodigies whose consciences had not yet been extinguished. Having witnessed such suffering firsthand, their hearts were pierced by those images of poverty, cruelty, and ugliness. They directly felt the misery of the human world. Mo Hua did not need to say anything; they knew for themselves what had to be done.
As prodigies, they had good Spirit Roots, great talent, sharp minds, and a sufficient understanding of the ways of Great Clans. Added to that were their lofty statuses, famous names, and united planning.
Thus, the effort to rescue the Barbarian Slaves received tremendous support.
By ordinary rules, this matter did indeed violate the Dao Court's principles.
The Dao Court itself did not permit the trafficking of cultivators or the keeping of Barbarian Slaves.
Moreover, these were merely "lowly" Barbarian Slaves, along with some elderly, weak, sick, and disabled people who were even worse off than the slaves. Their apparent value was indeed limited.
In the Great Wilderness war, territory, inheritances, and resources were all more important than these Barbarian Slaves.
The measures Mo Hua adopted were also quite "gentle."
He did not invoke the name of "liberating Barbarian Slaves." He merely acted in the name of the Dao Court's righteous path, citing that Heaven had the virtue of cherishing life and that the common people must not be harmed, then gathered these Barbarian Slaves together and placed them under protection.
The Barbarian Slaves were still there. They had not been stolen or snatched away; they had merely been "penned up."
It was as though this piece of meat had been temporarily "sealed away," not truly made unavailable to eat.
Thus, the vast majority of Great Clan Elders tacitly allowed matters to develop.
However, not everyone among the great clans was