The tables and chairs shattered into pieces. The Second Elder let out a wail and spat bright red blood from his mouth.
His entire spirit immediately wilted.
As a Spirit Severing stage cultivator, his cultivation was naturally not lacking. Yet before Tang Zhuying, a Body Integration Realm powerhouse, he... still fell far too short.
Before a Tribulation Crossing stage magnate, he was as tiny as an ant, utterly unable to fight back. Before Tang Zhuying, it was in truth much the same.
"Sect Master, you..."
"Second Elder, I understand your thoughts. But I do not wish to hear such thoughts of abandoning a companion from you or anyone else again.
"It is not merely because little Feng Fei is my disciple. Even if the one to be sacrificed today were an outer sect disciple of the Xuanji Sect, I would absolutely not permit it.
"The foundation upon which the Xuanji Sect was established is unity from top to bottom, mutual help and support."
Tang Zhuying's voice rang out. She did not speak quickly, but her expression was exceptionally solemn as she spoke.
"But because of one person, the final outcome may be the sacrifice of the entire Xuanji Sect. Is that result truly good?"
The Second Elder steadied his aura, still somewhat unwilling to accept this.
As for opposing Tang Zhuying, he did not possess that strength or capability at the time.
Yet the problem facing the Xuanji Sect now did not represent him alone, but a group of sect members who did not wish to be dragged into this.
Preserving the vast majority of the Xuanji Sect's members at the smallest cost—no matter how one looked at it... it was not entirely beyond consideration.
"If those people outside now wanted the life of you, Second Elder, or the lives