Chapter 267 Bad

Elders had no good words to say; after all, no rules were being violated— simply exploiting a loophole here.

What loophole? Before entering, the Divine Fire Covenant issued by Qi Yun Valley clearly laid out the rules on the sect's grand event of Artifact Refining—once inside the Divine Fire Domain, everyone was to compete fairly based on their own abilities without resorting to wicked or arrogant behavior.

It wasn't the first time these rules were written down; it was a routine for every session. They couldn't outright say that upon entering the Divine Fire Domain, it turns into a battle-royale for survival and conquest.

Although that was the reality, it couldn't be openly expressed. On the surface, they still had to maintain a semblance of solemnity with nice-sounding words.

The ones who wrote these knew it was fake, and so did the readers. Both, behind closed doors, would scoff at it, but it had to be written nonetheless.