"The Battle Hall has indeed hacked through thorns and brambles over the years, earning outstanding merits."
Yuji True Person's Daoist robes billowed like those of an immortal. With a gentle sweep of his fly whisk, a Xuanji spirit pattern descended from the hall's ceiling.
The spirit pattern shimmered, firmly drawing together the shattered fragments of mystic ice strewn across the floor.
In the blink of an eye, the Mystic Ice Desk that Qing Chen had smashed to pieces in his fury appeared before everyone, whole once more.
It was smooth and even, without a single crack in sight, as though the fierce confrontation just now had never happened.
Yuji True Person continued, "However, hunting down traitors is no trifling matter. We must rely on solid evidence. We must never recklessly slaughter the innocent or treat human lives as grass.
"Our Condensed Jade Sect has long been established in the Azure Waves Sea Region, and our reputation has spread far and wide. We cannot ruin that reputation through a moment of recklessness.
"We cannot slaughter the Azure Wave Archipelago until nothing remains but heaps of white bones and chill everyone's hearts merely to catch a few traitors."
At these words, everyone in the hall wore an expression of reverence and awe, solemnly accepting Yuji True Person's admonition.
Qing Chen remained bowed, the veins in his neck throbbing. He could clearly sense Yuji True Person's chilling sword intent.
"Now, the entire Azure Waves Sea Region has become part of our Condensed Jade Sect's territory." Yuji True Person changed tack, gently sweeping his fly whisk again.
With that sweep, the previously dim sea chart on the ceiling suddenly blazed with light.
Within the sea chart, the stars representing nearly two hundred islands of the second tier or above within Condensed Jade territory were