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The matter of Huanxi Temple was an exceedingly thorny one for the Esoteric Sect. They understood Su Xin's temperament very well, and they understood his strength just as well.
Now that this had happened, whether they should intervene in Huanxi Temple's affairs left Mahasthamaprapta Master and the others deeply conflicted.
A Yang Spirit Realm martial artist from the True Word Sect frowned and said, "Had we known this would happen, we should never have helped Huanxi Temple in the first place. Look at the mess they've stirred up now! They provoke those they should provoke, and even those they shouldn't. If you'd followed my advice back then and expelled Huanxi Temple from the Esoteric Sect outright, how could things have come to this?"
When Huanxi Temple had caused such a tremendous scandal, and they learned that Ye Jianan had actually cultivated the Blood Demon Sect's techniques and had even desecrated the corpses of their Buddha Sect forebears, Mahasthamaprapta Master and the others had nearly all agreed to expel Huanxi Temple from the Esoteric Sect. They had even intended to punish it severely and wipe out the entire Huanxi Temple lineage.
But later, they learned that Ye Jianan was already dead, while Venerable Longzang had pinned everything on those four men, including Ye Jianan. He had also offered an exceedingly sincere repentance, making it difficult for Mahasthamaprapta Master and the others to act.
They had not refrained from expelling Huanxi Temple because the other sects of the Esoteric Sect had particularly close ties with it. Rather, the Esoteric Sect had originally been an alliance of several sects. Although Vajra Temple was the strongest and one of the Three Buddhist Temples, it still could not