Ouyang Yi remained expressionless as he said coldly, "No matter how deep the grudges between the Disciplinary Hall and Xi Longxuan run, they are private grievances! He bears inescapable blame for stirring conflict between the sect's two factions and causing countless sect cultivators to die miserably! But... not now, and certainly not at the hands of sect traitors like you."
"What an Ouyang Yi. I truly underestimated you. Unfortunately, you are merely an elder of the Weapon Forging Platform who refines artifacts. With your strength... you think you can stop me?"
Seeing that persuasion had failed, the Pei cultivator's gaze grew increasingly cold.
"And me!"
"The sect's life and death are at stake. How can we allow traitors like you to run wild!"
"If you want to fight, this old man would like to see just how capable you are!"
The next moment, dozens of figures rose into the air and appeared beside Ouyang Yi.
Although the Great Zhao Dynasty had won over quite a few Phantom Star Sect cultivators, the Phantom Star Sect had once been the foremost of the five great forces. Its foundations still remained, and those who chose to submit to the Great Zhao Dynasty were ultimately only a portion of its members.
At this moment, quite a number of Golden Core stage cultivators stepped forward, accounting for nearly half of the Golden Core stage cultivators present.
The Disciplinary Hall faction had the greatest number among them. There were also a small number from the sect master's faction who had close ties with Xi Longxuan, or who still retained some loyalty to the sect.
Among the Disciplinary Hall cultivators, there were even Golden Core stage experts whose cultivation and strength surpassed that of the Pei cultivator.
They had not acted earlier because they harbored grievances