Amid wave after wave of uproar, quite a few elders' expressions turned grim.
Qin Shaofeng and the others on the high platform saw all of this clearly.
Qin Shaofeng especially.
Seeing the fear in those elders' eyes, he almost wanted to plead for them.
The bigger today's matter became, the less he would be able to keep a low profile.
Yet he knew very well that no matter who spoke up today, this clearly could not be wrapped up hastily.
"Fifth!"
The previous generation's Great Elder shouted.
The elder who had just issued the order summoning the elders stepped forward, a booklet appearing in his hand.
"More than half a month ago, an accident occurred in the Stele Realm. After the Mountain Lord sent this old man his orders, this old man immediately began investigating alongside his old brothers."
"After more than half a month of investigation, every wrongful case in Shuiyue Mountain over the past thousand years has been thoroughly examined."
"The list is as follows!"
"Shuiyue Mountain's Great Elder Xian Shu: over the past thousand years, he violated sect rules seven times to shelter his descendants. The first time... the second time..."
The Fifth Elder reeled them off one after another like a rushing river.
Even Qin Shaofeng was startled by the abilities of this previous generation Fifth Elder.
Many of the matters he recited had originally been mere trifles, and no real harm had been done.
Why had even those matters been brought out?
All in all, during Great Elder Xian Shu's tenure, although he had done quite a few things with a negative impact, they were also mistakes that every high-ranking member of a faction might make.
Even if these matters were laid bare, they could not be considered overly serious.
"Given that Great Elder Xian