Lu Bai saw the excitement in the crowd die down a little, then raised his hand and released dozens of jade slips.
With a beaming smile, he said, "These jade slips record the laws I've drafted and what I expect of everyone. Be sure to commit them to memory."
Since this concerned them and the future development of their sects, they naturally wanted to know what sort of rules Lu Bai had in mind.
The utterly loyal Golden Scale Holy Lord and the Grand Elder of Taishi Sect immediately channeled their mana and respectfully drew two of the jade slips into their hands.
The others were taken by people as well, with no one letting them fall to the ground.
Those who had been too slow and missed out on a jade slip could only wait eagerly to one side, hoping the fortunate ones would read theirs quickly.
Fortunately, everyone had a high level of cultivation. A sweep of their spiritual senses let them read ten lines at a glance with ease.
Soon, one of the sect leaders finished reading the jade slip and passed it on with an inscrutable expression.
As more and more sect leaders finished reading, the plaza fell silent once again.
That did not mean they had accepted all this. They had merely replaced their open discussion with private voice transmissions.
The spokespeople of the various sects chattered among themselves like street vendors, asking one another what they thought, yet unable to figure out what Lu Bai had in mind.
In the end, the Grand Elder of Taishi Sect, banking on his dwindling lifespan, forced a smile and asked Lu Bai,
"May I ask, Senior Lu, what does Article 232 of the Criminal Code, concerning murder, mean?"
"Anyone who commits intentional murder shall be sentenced to