The moment Deng Ao, the Demon-Slaying Immortal, appeared, Elder Tianxing knew he no longer had the power to stop this, yet he still argued on reasonable grounds.
"Uncle-Master Deng Ao, I am now the sect's Elder Tianxing. Naturally, I cannot allow such infighting to occur. Moreover, they were originally merely wandering cultivators from beyond the domain, not even true disciples of the sect. How can they humiliate the sect's other true disciples like this?"
"Other true disciples? You mean Fang Han, the one who killed my disciple? Tiandu told me that this boy obtained the Yellow Springs Diagram left behind by the Yellow Springs Emperor three thousand years ago. He is plainly a devil-path scoundrel. How could he have entered our Eclosion Sect? Our Eclosion Sect is an orthodox immortal-path sect. Why would we covet some devil-path artifact? Is this how Feng Baiyu manages the sect?"
"On the other hand, Tiandu has done exceptionally well. First, he joined forces with the Great Unity Sect and established friendly relations with them. Then, he formed a marriage alliance with Yan Shuiyi, the number one true disciple and now Vice Sect Master Yan Shuitian. Through the Great Unity Sect's strength, he recruited and subdued wandering cultivation experts. Most importantly, Tiandu alone bears the cost of the pills and magic treasures these disciples require, placing no burden whatsoever on the sect. Where else could one find such a good thing?"
Deng Ao, the Demon-Slaying Immortal, spoke with conviction and logic as he rebuked Elder Tianxing.
Seeing this, Yi Jianqiu immediately chimed in.
"That's right. The Eclosion Sect never recruited these wandering cultivation experts before because we did not want too heavy a burden. Now Hua Tiandu is personally providing their pills and magic treasures. Where else could we find a disciple so dedicated to