Thanks to Me, I Stopped the Fallen Immortal... (Fourth Update! Please Subscribe!)
A moment later, everyone finally came to their senses.
One of the clan elders said casually, "The Holy Son was far too brazen in this matter."
"Hmph!" another clan elder said with displeasure. "Su Lijing has acted unjustly and repeatedly suppressed our Li Clan. His wife deserved to be taken by the Holy Son as a cultivation cauldron!"
"Exactly!" The recent losses had left the clan elders aching, and now they chimed in one after another. "Besides, he already learned of Myriad Tribulation Deity Transformation from his wife, yet he stayed at Jiuyi Mountain instead of going there himself... Maybe he knew he was in the wrong and deliberately pretended not to know."
"Who would've thought the Sect Master had such a hobby..."
"These past few days, the harvest has been bountiful. Su Lijing pretending to be oblivious makes some sense..."
"Though our Sacred Sect values profit, we aren't entirely devoid of sentiment. Su Lijing is still a legitimate son of the Su Clan. Yet for spirit stones and resources, the Sacred Sect Master acted just like those gambling addicts in the mortal world, abandoning even his own wife..."
"How utterly disgraceful!"
"Heh, during the Anti-Pseudo War, the Su Clan and Si Hong Clan were responsible for collecting pills and talismans, and demon beasts and treasures, respectively. Only our Li Clan got no benefits at all, yet we had to lead our disciples through countless battles, risking our lives to fulfill the Sacred Sect's promise to the Tower of Reincarnation. If he could do something so shameless, why wouldn't he betray his Dao Companion?"
As they continued to complain, one clan elder said gravely, "None of that is the point. The point is, since the Holy Son was