In the middle of the banquet.
Everyone found an excuse to leave their seat.
Some went to the bathroom, others pretended to have drunk too much and needed to go out to vomit, and then they reported the situations of Duge and Heavenly Demon to the people of their own sects.
Afterward.
The feedback they received was mostly to stabilize Cheng Yu and watch what he would do next, while the rest of the matters would wait for investigation by their families…
Duge of course knew what they were doing and didn't stop them.
At this moment, he suddenly felt that it was quite good that the saying "No fighting, no acquaintance" didn't apply to them, as it could lead the situation to evolve very naturally.
As long as people from the cultivation sects became cautious of the candidates, unless there were special influential keywords that swayed people's hearts, it should be possible to block most candidates from advancing on the path of cultivating art techniques.
…
After the meal.