Xu Yi had gone so far as to reveal his hand in public just to establish his authority once and for all. He couldn't stay in Jin State forever. If he didn't establish enough deterrence in a short time, the Zhong family might be left with a grave calamity.
And nothing established deterrence more effectively in a short time than crushing powerful foes. In the blink of an eye, Ancestor Ku Shangren and the Six Fiends of the Demonic Cloud he had summoned were struck down on the spot. The entire hall fell deathly silent. Emperors, generals, power plays—all were nothing but jokes before power like that of an immortal or Buddha.
"Immortal, Immortal! Since you're my son's fellow disciple, you must know how difficult things are for me. The Duke of Lu State has always been my right-hand man. It was all that bastard Ancestor Ku, driven by greed, who insisted on using me to make things difficult for the Duke. I may be at fault, but I had no choice." Tao Jingming explained, heartbroken.
Xu Yi waved a hand. "Why tell me all this? You know what you should do. I can't be bothered to say more. Remember to inform the sect and have them send someone reliable to serve as National Preceptor. If someone like Ancestor Ku shows up again, I'll come back and kill him." With that, he strode away.
Xu Yi couldn't be bothered to care how close Ancestor Ku and Ye Shangong had been. He was now bathed in golden light; as long as he didn't betray the sect, it would support him. Besides, Ancestor Ku Shangren hadn't even been an official disciple of the sect. He could kill him without a second thought, and Ye Shangong wouldn't have anything to hold against him.