Mount Tai Holy City, Human Race Council Hall.
Suiren Clan sat at the head of the table.
Both sides of the long table before him were packed with people.
Ziyi Clan, Youchao Clan, the Clan Leaders of the Human Race's major cities, the captains of the Demon Hunting Squads, and representatives of the Human Disciples of Farm Teachings crowded the entire room to bursting.
Maps, battle reports, and lists of Karmic Debt lay spread across the table. The tea in their cups had long gone cold, but no one had paid it any mind.
The argument had already gone on for an entire day.
"I disagree!"
A brawny strong man slammed his palm on the table and rose to his feet. His face was covered in a thick beard, and his eyes were as wide as brass bells.
"Those demons were still being chased all over the mountains by us yesterday, but today, after entering Farm Teachings, they've become Good People?
Why?
When they killed our clan members, why didn't they think about the consequences?"
A middle-aged woman seated opposite him shook her head.
"Not every member of the Demon Clan has killed humans.
Have you forgotten? The Sect Master said that Karmic Debt rested with the individual, not the race.
Those who passed the Heart Questioning Array could not have poor character.
If we kill even them, how would we be any different from those Demon Clan members who slaughtered innocents?"**
"The difference is huge!"
The strong man's voice rose another notch. The bulging veins on his arms stretched his animal hide bracers taut, and every word seemed to be squeezed out through clenched teeth.
"We are taking revenge! They are committing evil!"
"Does taking revenge give you the right to slaughter indiscriminately?"
"That isn't indiscriminate slaughter! That is—"