On second thought, Fang Yun realized that the Zong Family and the Lei Family wielded too much influence for him to let his guard down. If even one elder of the Ritual Hall objected, events could take an unpredictable turn.
As he walked, Fang Yun asked, "What did the other elders say?"
Wu Jiu said, "Brother Yun Luo believes that the Zong and Lei Families harbored malicious intentions first and were enemies of benevolence, so ramming them did not violate ritual propriety. Several other elders said little, only that this matter should be whittled from a major affair into a minor one, then from a minor affair into nothing."
"Master Yun Luo truly is a man of righteousness." Fang Yun knew of Yun Luo, whose Vast Righteous Qi was exceptionally powerful and whose prestige in the Cloud Kingdom was extremely high.
The Sacred Academy was hardly small. The group walked for a quarter of an hour before reaching the gates of the Ritual Hall.
Wu Jiu, an elder of the Ritual Hall, led Fang Yun through the gates, across the Ritual Hall's square, and into the main hall.
Fang Yun surveyed the Ritual Hall. Tall and spacious, it was built of massive stone blocks, with round pillars rising within it, ancient and imposing. Beneath its towering expanse, a person seemed as insignificant as an ant.
At the far end of the Ritual Hall sat five Great Scholars in purple robes, wearing tall crowns and broad sashes, their expressions solemn.
Before entering the Ritual Hall, Wu Jiu had also put on his ceremonial crown.
Three tiers of steps lay beneath the five Great Scholars' feet. Two men stood below the steps, while many members of the Ritual Hall stood along either side.
The two men standing below the steps were both