Although they said nothing, Grand Elder Tian Heng clearly had no intention of letting the matter rest.
He swept his imposing gaze around and declared with domineering authority, "Since everyone is here today, let me make this clear. Matters concerning the Star Realm are of paramount importance. We great sects ought to unite and resist outside enemies together. Anyone who secretly fans the flames and provokes conflict is an enemy of our Righteous Path and of all living beings under heaven. I will show them no mercy!"
Several months earlier, a number of bloody clashes had broken out in Spellbreak City in the Star Realm, with disciples of the Righteous and Demonic Paths fighting and killing one another over ancient ruins.
Had these incidents merely arisen from ordinary disputes over interests, the city's enforcement teams could have handled them. There would have been no need for someone of Grand Elder Tian Heng's standing to intervene personally.
Yet after investigating thoroughly, Spirit Taming Sect members had discovered signs of covert activity by the Supreme Heaven and Heavenly Realms' Two Sects behind these incidents, and even deliberate provocation by the Demon Alliance's upper ranks!
This immediately made the situation far more serious.
The Spirit Taming Sect considered itself foremost among the great sects, and Grand Elder Tian Heng was a universally acknowledged leader. He had to make his position known, and he chose to use this gathering to warn the mighty figures he suspected to their faces.
At his words, the Demon Alliance's mighty figures looked even more displeased.
Wu Xun, the most hot-tempered of them all, wore a particularly dark expression. "Grand Elder Tian Heng, are you threatening us?"
Tian Heng replied, "I never threaten anyone. I am merely stating a fact."
A red gleam rose in Wu Xun's eyes. He