Just as Lü Yang had thought before entering Meditation, the Great Truemen from the major powers—the Pure Land, the Dao Court, and the Sword Pavilion—who were responsible for observing the battle were indeed filled with regret.
'If we had known it would come to this, we never should have let him go on such a killing spree!'
'This Jiangbei Demon, that Spiritual Treasure of his that captures souls and refines them into puppets, and that Tingyou... they're all too difficult to handle. It would have been better to just let Suo Huan do the killing!'
'What do we do now?'
'If we intervene, we'll be breaking the rules. The Demon Sect might not pursue the matter, but since we'd be taking an advantage, we'll have to concede something to Suo Huan's side...'
