"What do you elders think we should do about this?" Song Wen's gaze swept across everyone present.
The hall fell silent for a moment. No one answered.
After a while, Spirit-Stripping Venerable was the first to speak.
"Sect Master, Pagoda Temple's actions clearly aim to shake the very foundations of our Divine Blood Sect. Their intentions deserve condemnation. In this subordinate's view, we should gather the sect's elite and march to Candle Dragon Province to punish them. Otherwise, the world will surely see our Divine Blood Sect as weak and easily bullied. Should other forces follow suit, we will find ourselves surrounded by wolves, with no peaceful days left for our Divine Blood Sect."
The moment he finished speaking, Baleful Devourer, who had previously dealt with Song Wen, took up the conversation.
"Elder Spirit Stripper's words do make some sense, but I see things differently. Gathering a great army and journeying all the way to Candle Dragon Province to attack Pagoda Temple would not only cause an enormous commotion, but it would also be difficult to wipe them out in one stroke. After all, Pagoda Temple has Patriarch Fakong, a Tribulation Transcendence cultivator, holding the fort. Although the Sect Master's cultivation and strength surpass Patriarch Fakong's, so long as Patriarch Fakong remains within Pagoda Temple and relies on the advantages of its grand sect-protecting formation, I fear the Sect Master would have no way to deal with him."
At this point, Baleful Devourer paused slightly before continuing.
"Moreover, launching such a grand expedition into Candle Dragon Province would inevitably leave the sect hollowed out. If someone took advantage of that opening, the consequences would be unthinkable."
"Elder Baleful Devourer!" Spirit-Stripping Venerable's face filled with rage. "By your reasoning, are we supposed to stand by and watch Pagoda Temple's bald donkeys