At this thought...
A flicker of resolve passed through Cheng Buzheng's eyes.
"No!"
"This precedent must never be set again!"
The Spirit Treasure team had started it. If other teams followed suit when facing sects with large Spirit Veins—sects likewise possibly guarded by "abandoned pawns" who activated the Sect Protection Formation and defended to the death...
In order to save time, earn battle merit, and reduce their own risks, they would very likely choose to "settle it with a single talisman" as well.
The consequences would be unimaginable!
The large Spirit Veins within human territory could not withstand several such instances of "friendly fire"!
Better mend the fold after the sheep are lost than do nothing at all!
Cheng Buzheng understood that principle better than anyone.
Before the other teams caused similarly irreparable losses, restrictions had to be imposed immediately.
Without the slightest hesitation, Cheng Buzheng, seated upon his throne, moved his lips, yet no sound emerged...
But a spiritual-sense transmission condensed to the utmost extreme, carrying his clear will and Magic Power, had already taken shape and instantly entered the Jade Talisman in his palm.
This order would be relayed at the fastest possible speed to every Half Venerable leader carrying out the external purge missions.
Having done all this, Cheng Buzheng rose to his full height.
He no longer looked at the battle report Jade Talisman on the jade table, which still made fury surge in his chest. He stepped down from the jade dais and headed for the tightly shut palace doors.
The heavy doors silently opened inward...
The clamor and vitality of the world outside, along with bright daylight, instantly poured into this silent, solemn space.
Cheng Buzheng stepped out of the hall.
In that instant—
"It's the President!"
"The President has emerged from seclusion!"
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