Gongsun Zhi snorted coldly. He glared at Bai Yu and Donglin Yan Xue, "This legacy was left behind by my ancestor. Even if it's passed down, it should be passed down to the descendant. Jianchen is an outsider, and he's a member of the Martial Soul lineage. How can he obtain my ancestor's legacy?"
"Moreover, my ancestor's legacy had already chosen me back in the Tower of Radiance. It was Jianchen who forcefully stole it, taking away the Method of the Exalted Saint. Otherwise, the Method of the Exalted Saint would have ended up in my hands long ago."
Gongsun Zhi looked at the several dozen elders gathered there and said, "Tell me, is Jianchen a thief or not?"
"Is there even a need to ask? The facts are right before our eyes. Jianchen is obviously a thief," an elder said as soon as Gongsun Zhi finished speaking.
"Most importantly, Jianchen is a member of the Martial Soul lineage. The supreme cultivation method of our Radiant Saint Hall can't end up in the hands of the Martial Soul lineage …"
"We have to retrieve the Grand Exalt's legacy …"
A few elders below all spoke out. At least half of the several dozen elders present spoke out, condemning Jian Chen.
Gongsun Zhi could not help but smile complacently when he saw so many people stand on his side.
Ever since he gained a protector sword and learnt that he was a Grand Exalt, his ambition began to swell. In the past few years, Han Xin and Bai Yu cultivated in seclusion on the Soaring Clouds Peak, while he moved around the sacred hall, secretly developing his organisation with his special identity as a protector. Basically half of all the elders of the Radiant Saint Hall stood on his side now.
As a result, the elders immediately supported him as soon as he expressed his stance.
Bai Yu and Donglin Yan Xue paled in anger when they saw so many elders stand out to condemn Jianchen, but there was nothing they could do.
After all, these elders were all their seniors. They were respected and revered in the Radiant Saint Hall, so they felt powerless before so many elders.
The leader of the Radiant Saint Hall, Yu Chen, sat on the throne as he watched this scene calmly. He said nothing, nor did he express any opinion.
"Cough cough!"
A soft cough sounded, and the noisy hall immediately quieted down.
A vice-leader at the head of the table stood up and said, "Since we know where Jianchen is, I believe we must take back the Method of the Exalted Saint." After saying that, the vice palace master cupped his hands towards Yu Chen, who was sitting on the throne, and said, "What does your highness think?"
Immediately, everyone in the hall looked at the leader of the Radiant Saint Hall. Whether the Radiant Saint Hall would deal with Jianchen and take back the Method of the Exalted Saint would all depend on the leader.
After all, the leader was the person with the greatest authority in the Radiant Saint Hall. He was the one who made the decisions. Even the protectors with protector swords could not compare to him in this aspect.
The leader of the Radiant Saint Hall, Yu Chen, remained calm. He glanced at Gongsun Zhi deeply before glancing past Bai Yu, Donglin Yan Xue, Han Xin, Xuan Ming, and Xuan Zhan. He said, "What do you think? Why don't you tell me what you think? After all, you're all protectors of the Radiant Saint Hall. "
Donglin Yan Xue and Bai Yu immediately objected when they heard the leader's question.
"It doesn't matter if he's Yang Yutian or Jianchen. He was my disciple in the past after all, the disciple I was most proud of. If you want to target him, I, Han Xin, will not agree," Han Xin also expressed his opinion.
Three of the six protectors had already expressed their opinions. They all objected to targeting Jianchen.
Gongsun Zhi snorted coldly. He glanced at Han Xin, Bai Yu, and Donglin Yanxue coldly before turning around with his arms crossed. He was not surprised by this outcome. He hated Han Xin, Bai Yu, and Donglin Yanxue to the core.
The vice-leaders and elders of the Radiant Saint Hall all looked at Xuan Zhan and Xuan Ming.
Without a doubt, Gongsun Zhi wanted the Method of the Exalted Saint back the most. Out of the six protectors, only Xuan Zhan and Xuan Ming had not expressed their opinion.
When Xuan Ming sensed the gazes of the crowd, he pondered for a moment before saying, "I will listen to my father. My father's opinion is my opinion." After saying that, Xuan Ming shut his mouth and stood quietly to the side.
"Vice-leader Xuan Zhan, the Method of the Exalted Saint is the greatest legacy of our Radiant Saint Hall. We can't let it end up in the hands of the Martial Soul lineage, or it'll become a huge problem in the future. Our Radiant Saint Hall might even be destroyed because of it," said Gongsun Zhi. The opinions of the other wielders would influence the leader's final decision, so before Xuan Zhan could say anything, he spoke first in an attempt to convince Xuan Zhan to stand on his side.
Xuan Zhan fell silent. After a while of thought, he said, "Gongsun Zhi, may I ask how you've progressed with the secret techniques you obtained from the legacy?"
Gongsun Zhi frowned when he heard that. He felt disdain. He thought Xuan Zhan was threatening him, forcing him to tell him the method to practise the secret techniques. Otherwise, he would not speak up for him.
"All the ancient secret techniques and battle skills recorded in the legacy are extremely strange. To be honest, I haven't comprehended a single one of them ever since I obtained them. As a result, if you want to practise these ancient and powerful secret techniques, you need the Method of the Exalted Saint. Without the Method of the Exalted Saint, these secret techniques are useless." Gongsun Zhi stared straight at Xuan Zhan. Although Xuan Zhan was not only a wielder of a protector sword, but he was also the leader of the eight vice-leaders, he did not show any respect at all. Instead, he began to despise Xuan Zhan from the bottom of his heart because of what Xuan Zhan had said. "Of course, if vice-leader Xuan Zhan is interested in these secret techniques, or if you don't believe me, I'm willing to announce some of the secret techniques so that everyone here can verify their authenticity. “
"There's no need." Xuan Zhan waved his hand and said, "I'm not interested in the things in the legacy. I just want to confirm some of my guesses. Now, I've basically confirmed my guesses."
Xuan Zhan paused. He looked at the leader of the Radiant Saint Hall, Yu Chen, and said, "Leader, I don't think this matter is that simple. We still need some time to investigate properly. We have to get to the bottom of this."
"What's there to investigate? It's so simple, so what's there to investigate?" Gongsun Zhi was furious. He immediately bellowed out. Xuan Zhan's attitude meant that aside from him, all the other protectors stood on Jianchen's side.
While Gongsun Zhi was furious, he also felt extremely confused. It was understandable that Bai Yu, Donglin, Yan Xue, and Han Xin supported Jianchen. After all, they had some ties with Jianchen in the first place. What he truly could not understand was Xuan Zhan's decision.
"Alright, stop arguing," the leader of the Radiant Saint Hall said calmly. The leader of the Radiant Saint Hall said. He sat on the throne calmly and seemed dignified, "Jian Chen has actually obtained a portion of the legacy. This is strange. Let me communicate with the artifact spirit of the Tower of Radiance first. I'll make a decision after I understand the situation."
"The Artifact Spirit of the Tower of Radiance has already fallen into a slumber again. If it still refuses to wake up, just how long do we have to wait?" Gongsun Zhi called out. He was extremely unwilling to accept this as his face darkened.
"Perhaps it will wake up very soon," Yu Chen glanced at Gongsun Zhi deeply as he became even more dissatisfied with Gongsun Zhi.
"That's all for today's meeting. You can all disperse," Yu Chen dismissed the meeting and immediately stood up to leave.
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