After hearing the Second Elder's words, even the Great Elder cursed him inwardly. Shameless!
The Second Elder had ultimately pushed all the responsibility back onto him. Still, at least he had accepted the outcome, so the Great Elder did not want to keep dwelling on the matter. He continued.
"There is one other matter, however. While Fellow Daoist Li was a prospective Qing'a King, he already began cultivating our clan's Qiongqi Purgatory Art.
"A-Ying followed our clan rules and taught him only the first three levels. Because the Devil Race invaded at the time, however, she could not get word back to the clan promptly.
"During the war against the Devil Race, Fellow Daoist Li was also trapped somewhere for nearly a hundred years. That delayed his visit until now. Do either of you elders have any objections to Fellow Daoist Li cultivating the Qiongqi Purgatory Art?"
The Great Elder looked at the two of them.
"Although Fellow Daoist Li did not undergo the Qing'a King assessment before forming his core, the help he gave our clan last time was more than enough to offset his past transgression. We need only have him take the assessment now."
The Third Elder waved her delicate hand and was the first to express her opinion.
"Hehehe, I have a different view on this matter. With Fellow Daoist Li's current abilities, what purpose would our clan's assessments serve? It would be more appropriate to assess him through a particular mission!"
The Second Elder glanced at the Third Elder, sneering repeatedly to himself. Her favoritism had truly reached the extreme.
With Li Yan's cultivation, unless the Great Elder personally tested him, the clan's assessments would be nothing more than empty formalities. If they actually proceeded that way, everything the Great Elder had said would have