"Vice-leader, W- what happened? We were already prepared for the attack on the Martial Soul Mountain. We were just waiting to set off, so why did we cancel just like that …"
"Yeah. Vice-leader, why didn't you go to the Martial Soul Mountain after entering the Tower of Radiance …"
"Vice-leader, may I ask what happened in the Tower of Radiance? And h- leader, h- what happened to him …"
.....
As soon as Xuan Zhan finished speaking, the hall fell into a hubbub. The two outsiders, Xu Zhiping and Huangfu Guiyi, had been present before, so the elders did not dare to ask any questions. Now that the two of them had left, the elders could not hold themselves back anymore. They all asked questions.
Xuan Zhan did not reply to their questions. Even Donglin, Yan Xue, Han Xin, and Bai Yu were stopped by Xuan Zhan secretly when they wanted to explain themselves.
Apart from the six protectors, no one else knew what had happened in the Tower of Radiance.
Very soon, all the elders gathered in the hall, as well as the few vice-hall masters apart from Xuan Zhan left reluctantly under Xuan Zhan's orders. They were filled with doubt and reluctance, and they disbanded all the forces they had prepared.
The operation that gathered the power of the entire Radiant Saint Hall to attack the Martial Soul Mountain came to an end just like that.
The entire Radiant Saint Hall was shaken up. They discussed the matter, but without any exception, none of them, including the vice-leaders and the regular disciples, knew what had happened.
The only people who knew what had happened, the five protectors and Gongsun Zhi, remained where they were. They did not leave.
However, Gongsun Zhi, who was experiencing great ups and downs, did not seem to be in the mood to think about anything else. At this moment, he continued to kneel before the Tower of Radiance. His face was pale, and his eyes were hollow. They were filled with despair.
"Vice-leader, why didn't you announce the secrets that sir Artifact Spirit told us to everyone?" Bai Yu looked at Xuan Zhan and said with some dissatisfaction.
Xuan Zhan sighed deeply when he heard that. He said powerlessly, "Basically all the members of the upper echelon of the Radiant Saint Hall hate the Martial Soul lineage to the core. If the secret of the Martial Soul lineage being a part of the imperial family is made known under these circumstances, no one will be able to accept it. They won't accept the identity of the Martial Soul lineage that they've been enemies with for so many years. It'll only lead to the collapse of the Radiant Saint Hall. "
Xuan Zhan glanced past Han Xin, Bai Yu, Donglin, Yan Xue, and Xuan Ming sternly. He said with an extremely stern voice, "For the stability of the Radiant Saint Hall, all of us need to keep the secret of the Martial Soul lineage a secret."
"The vice-leader is right. We really can't announce the secret of the Martial Soul lineage right now." Han Xin spoke up as well. Although he had not condensed a soultree and become an elder of the Radiant Saint Hall, as the lord of a peak, he was also an old member of the Radiant Saint Hall. He understood the grievances between the Martial Soul lineage and the Radiant Saint Hall rather well.
"B- but second senior brother is clearly a member of the imperial family. If we don't tell them the true identity of the Martial Soul lineage, are we just going to let so many people of the Radiant Saint Hall continue to hate second senior brother?" Bai Yu stomped her foot hatefully. She was extremely unwilling to accept this. However, she clearly understood that dealing with the relationship between the Radiant Saint Hall and the Martial Soul lineage might not be as simple as she had imagined it to be. As a result, she could only vent her anger on Gongsun Zhi. "Gongsun Zhi, you no longer have Godslayer's sword. Do you think you still have the right to remain as the leader with your identity as the Divine King of Radiance?"
Her words seemed to strike a sore spot in Gongsun Zhi. He immediately flew into a rage, "Piss off! Piss off! All of you, piss off! All of you, piss off! Piss off!"
.....
Outside the Radiant Saint Hall, Gongsun Zhi, who still wore the robes of the leader, made his way through the desolate plains dejectedly. His eyes were empty, and he was listless. He seemed like a walking corpse.
He did not have any followers. Although he was still the leader of the Radiant Saint Hall in name, very few people paid any attention to him.
Even though he possessed a sliver of the Grand Exalt's bloodline, it was unable to change him at all.
This was because he no longer had Godslayer's sword.
Without a doubt, in the eyes of the upper echelon of the Radiant Saint Hall, protector swords were far more precious than the so-called Grand Exalt's bloodline.
At this moment, an old man appeared before Gongsun Zhi silently. He said indifferently, "Leader, our ancestor wants to see you."
"Who's your ancestor?" Gongsun Zhi raised his head blankly.
The old man smiled mysteriously and said, "You'll know who the ancestor is once you get there."
Afterwards, the old man did not care about whether Gongsun Zhi agreed or not. With a wave of his hand, he forcefully took Gongsun Zhi away.
Soon after the old man left, there was a flash, and the vice-leader of the Radiant Saint Hall, Xuan Zhan, suddenly appeared. Xuan Ming was beside him as well.
"Father, should we stop them? Gongsun Zhi is a member of the Radiant Saint Hall after all," Xuan Ming looked at Xuan Zhan.
Xuan Zhan's gaze was deep. He said indifferently, "This is the result of Gongsun Zhi's own actions. He should bear all the consequences himself. Let's go back …"
.....
In the Zhongtian clan, Huangfu Guiyi, who possessed supreme status in the clan, currently sat in a majestic hall with a sunken face. Aside from him, the Grand Prime of the Xu family, Xu Zhiping, was present as well. His face was similarly sunken and terrifying.
Apart from the two of them, there was no one else in the large hall.
At this moment, an old man walked in from outside. Before the old man could bow, Huangfu Guiyi's cold voice rang out first, "Have you brought him here?"
"Ancestor, I've already followed your orders and brought Gongsun Zhi here unharmed," the old man said politely. With a respectful expression, the old man waved his hand and released Gongsun Zhi, who had been imprisoned in his portable divine palace.
"There's nothing for you to do here. You are dismissed." Huangfu Guiyi waved his hand at the old man.
The old man bowed towards Huangfu Guiyi and Xu Zhiping politely. Without saying anything else, he left obediently.
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