Everyone fell silent. It was rare indeed to see a Great Scholar berated like a wayward grandson.
A Half-Sage would hardly stoop to hurling insults, and a fellow Great Scholar could not properly do so either. Only Fang Yun, with his particular status, could berate him without any issue.
And Fang Yun's reasons were sound, leaving Weng Shi no choice but to take it.
"Mind your wording in the Assembly Hall. Let the deliberations continue," Yan Ningshan said.
Next, proposals concerning the Bloodmang Realm were presented one after another. Important ones sparked discussion or even arguments, while less important ones were put to an immediate vote and either passed or rejected.
With the Sages having vetoed the proposal twice, many people were somewhat distracted. Proposals that could reasonably have gone either way were all approved.
Before anyone knew it, many proposals beneficial to the Bloodmang People had passed.
After the midday break, everyone returned to the Assembly Hall to continue.
Toward evening, after a vote, Weng Shi obtained Yan Ningshan's permission and began to speak.
"Void Sage Fang, there is something this old man does not understand. I hear that the Ning'an Chamber of Commerce you established will control all trade between the two worlds?"
"That is a rumor," Fang Yun said. "Trade between the Sacred Academy and the Bloodmang Realm will be negotiated by the Sacred Academy and Bloodmang Hall. The Ning'an Chamber of Commerce will not interfere in the slightest. Certain extremely precious divine treasures have a bearing on the stability of the Human Race. They should naturally all be handed over to the Sacred Academy for distribution. How could the Ning'an Chamber of Commerce interfere?"
"Then does that mean all trade between the two worlds outside the Sacred Academy will be decided by the Ning'an Chamber of