Chapter 1406: Living in an Unjust World
Chapter 1406: Living in an Unjust World
The impact of Qi Xuansu’s remarks was significant. It sounded like a counterstrike.Regardless of right or wrong, one had to admire Qi Xuansu’s vision, boldness, and elevated perspective.
If these words had been spoken by the Grand Master, they could have already defined the next course of action. Unfortunately, Qi Xuansu was not yet in that position, so he could not settle the issue and could only shift the prevailing sentiment to some extent.
A brief silence fell over the entire hall.
Then, applause broke the silence.
It was Great Sage Jiang, the leading figure of the Grand Master lineage, who chose applause to express his stance.
An applause was generally used to express approval or delight.
Great Sage Jiang clapped and laughed. “What a fine line. ‘Just as all rivers flow to the sea, we’re all heading to the same destination, just using different paths.’ When the Holy Xuan allowed the Western Daoist Order to head west, he must have thought the same. If it wishes to go, let it go. It’s like rain falling, because in the end, it will return and flow back into the same sea.”
These words were not spoken lightly. Great Sage Jiang had clearly come prepared. This was aimed at the Imperial Preceptor, using the Holy Xuan’s words to silence him.
The Li family constantly claimed to be descendants of the Holy Xuan, but the Holy Xuan belonged to the entire Daoist Order, not just the Lis. If the Li family could wield the Holy Xuan’s authority, so could others, using their own weapon against them. This was difficult even for the Imperial Preceptor to counter.
It seemed like a confrontation between Sage Donghua and the Imperial Preceptor, but in truth, Great Sage Jiang had hidden the decisive move. In the end, the Imperial Preceptor was left without a chance to respond.
Following Great Sage Jiang’s stance, more applause rose within the hall.