Chu Xun's words cast a pall of silence over the entire hall.

And Chu Xun looked as if he hadn't realized he said anything amiss.

But the silence was not one of serenity, at least for everyone else but him, for within the hearts of everyone present, they were all scowling at him with expletives and curses.

For all the piffle this stranger had sprouted, in the end, he unveiled his true motive: the Soul-nourishing Lotus. What was more, he asked for not ...