After Daoist Shi finished speaking, he looked at Zhang Yu with a hint of expectation. Yet the latter gave him no response.
He could not help but feel disappointed. With a sigh, he said, "If people like us do not remain, how can Fellow Daoist alone uphold the Profound Law? United, we prosper; divided, we lose."
He solemnly said, "For the sake of Celestial Xia's many disciples of the Profound Law, and for the continuation of our great Dao of the Profound Law, I ask Fellow Daoist Zhang to consider this carefully once more. Venerable Zhang has only just arrived at the upper level today, and I imagine there are still many matters to attend to, so I will not disturb you further." After speaking, he cupped his hands in salute, and his figure suddenly dispersed.
Zhang Yu stood before the Profound Pillar alone, gazing at the rippling radiance upon it.
Before he had come to the upper level, Huo Heng had told him that those "Profound Law Venerables" might not necessarily stand with him. Those words had now come true.
He simply did not know whether what Shi Cheng had said to him just now was one man's view, or the view of all the "Profound Law Venerables."
In truth, if those people could eliminate the hidden dangers within themselves, it would not be an unacceptable solution.
But the issue was that Shi Cheng had avoided mentioning how they were to resolve the flaws upon themselves, speaking only of methods deduced from the top down.
Yet if they did not perfect themselves, how could they ensure that the methods they deduced would not contain flaws?
Were they to wait until they were exploited again?
If they themselves were unwilling to change, that would be one thing. But if they