"Fourth, calm down!"
Third Elder frowned. "Matters concerning the Immortal Alliance must never be decided by emotion. Everything has to be done in the Immortal Alliance's interest."
"I can't calm down!"
Fourth Elder continued ranting furiously. "If you're incompetent, just admit it! Stop using the Immortal Alliance's interests as an excuse. If you were really capable, why would you need to sacrifice my disciple's interests?!"
"Fourth!"
Second Elder continued trying to talk him down. "This isn't about whose interests are being sacrificed. Everything is being done for the greater good. Don't let your imagination run wild!"
"The greater good?!" ??
Fourth Elder was completely out of control. He let out a cold laugh. "Stop feeding me this crap! I know you people sitting in high positions do nothing but bully your own. Whenever trouble comes, you tell your own people to put the greater good first, while you line your own pockets with your authority. If you're so capable, go tell Long Aotian about the greater good!"
"Line our own pockets with our authority?!"
Third Elder immediately looked at Fifth Elder without the slightest hesitation.
"Third, what do you mean by that?!"
Fifth Elder immediately sprang to his feet, convinced the other man was misleading everyone.
It was true that his Dan Treasure Pavilion monopolized the entire Eastern Region's pill market, and that the aristocratic families, sects, and imperial dynasties under the Immortal Alliance all used his pills. But he had built that business through his own ability; it had absolutely nothing to do with his position as the Immortal Alliance's Fifth Elder.
"All right, quiet down!"
Whether Great Elder had simply grown tired of the arguing or was worried Fourth Elder might reveal some explosive secret, he suddenly spoke up. "From a moral standpoint, we have no right to