Hearing this, Qing Chen immediately bowed as low as he could, his eyes filled with nothing but burning sincerity, and declared with ringing conviction:
"Sect Master, your words are gold and jade, every word a pearl, every sentence an ultimate truth! Your subordinate is convinced heart and soul, prostrate in admiration!"
"The greatest danger in this world lies not in mountains of blades and seas of fire, but in those with wolves' hearts and dogs' lungs!"
"The deadliest poison lies not in exotic Golden Core toxins, but in those whose hearts waver and whose loyalties are divided!"
With that, Qing Chen abruptly clenched both fists, his gaze resolute. "The sect nurtured us not to scheme against one another, collude with outside enemies, or conduct secret dealings with them!
"If such scum should emerge within the sect, how could we elders stand idly by? We could neither escape responsibility nor absolve ourselves of blame!"
His tone then shifted, chilling and steeped in bitter killing intent. "Your subordinate dares boast of nothing else, but I dare swear this oath!
"Should I encounter any more villains who betray the sect, no matter who stands behind them or what status they hold, I, Qing Chen, shall kill every one I see! My blade shall rise and fall until they are exterminated, without the slightest mercy!
"Evil and I cannot live beneath the same sky! Whoever dares wag their tongue about today's events will have me to answer to first!"
Silence fell over the gathering when he finished. Even Xuanji True Lord's face showed a trace of surprise and bewilderment.
Elder Tianhuo's brows twitched. Though he looked down on Qing Chen's jumping about like this and disapproved of his ostentatious display, he could only nod in agreement:
"Hall... Hall Lord Qing speaks truly. With the