After returning, Treasure Turtle Daoist immediately convened a meeting that very night. All the elders and grand elders were in attendance, and the atmosphere was exceptionally grave and tense.
At the meeting, Treasure Turtle Daoist detailed the situation and voiced his own concerns.
"Hmph. If that Li fellow is unwilling, all the better," Elder Lin, who had long wanted to take Li Qiye down, sneered. "Since he refuses to cooperate, then he can't blame our Qianli River for not giving him a chance. Let's capture him and interrogate him harshly. I'd like to see him refuse to talk then!"
"Sect Leader, a mere junior dares to spout such shameless nonsense within our Qianli River. He clearly has no respect for us at all! If we don't show him what we're made of, he'll really think the Qianli River is all bark and no bite," another elder added with a nod.
