The Jade Ruins higher-ups discussed the matter for a full day before finally deciding to first learn through other channels exactly what had happened.
They could not find out what had happened inside Luohua Manor, but... there was still the matter of Azure Mountain, was there not?
It was not uncommon for Jade Ruins disciples to get into disputes when they went out—given how high and mighty they were, it would have been strange if there were few disputes.
The key was that many disciples would not report the full truth. If their side won, the other party deserved it; if their side lost, the other party was despicable, shameless, and morally corrupt.
Just as a saw could cut through wood and dripping water could wear through stone, Jade Ruins' arrogant and conceited atmosphere had been built up bit by bit.
That kind of thinking was also pervasive among the higher-ups, but as higher-ups, their cultivation and age had reached a certain level, and there were still some clear-eyed people among them.
After making inquiries, they heard quite a few voices unfavorable to Jade Ruins.
Were there people speaking up for Jade Ruins? Yes, but very few. They were basically the heroes who had gone along with them, claiming that Azure Mountain was petty and could not accept defeat, and that Luohua Manor was overbearing, tyrannical, and contemptuous of everyone else.
Mountains might not be close, but waters were; people might not be close, but the soil beneath their feet was. One could not take an outsider's side over one's own.
But the voices within the Daoist Order were different. Even fellow Daoists from Jade Sect, Jiaohuang Mountain, and other groups whose relationships with Azure Mountain were not particularly harmonious said that Jade Ruins had gone too far this time.