"Well... Junior Brother Yan was indeed in the wrong, but if you kill him, Sect Master, aren't you afraid the Celestial River Sword Sect will hold you accountable?"
"On the surface, he was an elder of our Dark Puppet Sect. What's wrong with me, the sect master, killing a traitor?
As long as we don't bring everything into the open, what grounds do they have to blame us?"
The elders were stunned.
Had the sect master swallowed gunpowder? Why was he being so unyielding today?!
"Junior brothers, senior brothers, please sit."
Everyone sat down again, but remained wary, afraid Gongyang Zhi might blast them as well.
Without a magic treasure ready to defend them,
with their strength, they could not withstand even a single move.
"What we are discussing today concerns the very survival of our sect," Gongyang Zhi said gravely.
He explained what had happened at Xu Family Fort and the promise they had made.
Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard that the Xu Household could help set up a fourth-tier defensive grand formation.
"If the Xu Household keeps its promise, becoming their dependents isn't out of the question.
But Sect Master, how can you guarantee that?"
The Dark Puppet Sect's Grand Elder spoke.
"I will personally visit Xu Family Fort and discuss this with them in detail."
The Golden Core cultivators exchanged glances.
In truth, however, from the moment Gongyang Zhi killed that informant, their only choice had been to seek refuge with the Xu Household.
Otherwise, they would die.
The others could naturally work that out as well.
Gongyang Zhi was decisive and ruthless.
In one stroke, he had pushed them all to the edge of a cliff, forcing them to stand on the same battle line as him.
In the end, they could only choose