The Immortal Venerable Dahan said in a deep voice, "We cannot ascertain the specifics for the time being, but one can imagine that if the Palace of Immortals fails to find the true culprit, they will inevitably conclude that this old man is responsible. I need to leave first to lie low and avoid the storm."
After a brief pause, he continued, "Matters within the cult are temporarily put on hold. Do not repeat the mistake of Song Zhiwei; he was too eager for results and far too aggressive, which led to today's predicament."
Xu Changshi, who had remained silent all this time, suddenly spoke up, "Lie low? Immortal Venerable Dahan, how can our Lingshen Cult possibly fear a mere Palace of Immortals? If they intend to retaliate because of this matter, we should fight back!"
Chapter 498