As Lu Qingshan stepped onto the deck, every Azure Cloud Sect disciple instantly turned to stare at him. Their eyes were filled with resentment, anger, and a trace of the humiliation of being betrayed.
Lu Qingshan swept his gaze around, taking in every disciple's expression.
"Ahem!"
He cleared his throat and said gravely, "Everyone, I know what you're thinking."
"I was framed by villains! I was falsely accused!"
"But have you ever considered why they chose to frame me, of all people, and our Azure Cloud Sect?"
His voice suddenly rose as he demanded sharply.
"It's because we're still not strong enough! In this Cultivation World, where the weak are meat for the strong, weakness itself is the original sin!"
"I'm not saying all this today to complain!"
"I'm saying it to teach you a truth!"
"If you don't want to be bullied, squeezed like a soft persimmon, or have dirty water splashed on your name at someone's whim, there is only one way: become stronger!"
"Use your fists and your flying swords to carve out a place beneath the heavens! Make everyone shut their mouths..."
His impassioned speech, which skirted the important issues and dwelled on the trivial ones, went on for a full seven or eight minutes, spittle flying from his mouth.
Fortunately, his words weren't wasted. They directly ignited the resentment and hot blood in every disciple's heart.
That was right!
Ultimately, it was because they weren't strong enough that others could bully them at will and falsely accuse Elder Lu.
In an instant, the gloomy, oppressive atmosphere aboard the Flying Boat was swept away, replaced by a fighting spirit that soared into the sky!
And Lu Qingshan went from being "a sinner who betrayed the sect" back to the respected Elder Lu, a man devoted to