No one in this room was stupid, they knew what the Elders and Head Deacon’s intentions were, so they placed getting Li Shen in trouble to get more resources aside for now.
Well, everyone except Lin Dong. He was seeing this differently.
If this turns out to be the best-case scenario. The Elders would punish Li Shen for using coercion methods to trick disciples into becoming loyal to him, this could be considered a form of brainwashing.
Lin Dong would get what he wanted as he would argue since his cultivation can’t be abolished he should be stripped of his title as Faction Leader, have his Faction disband, and then be kicked out of the Academy.
However, if the worst possible outcome occurred, the Elders might even put Li Shen on a pedestal for being able resorting disciples' talents. Completely ignoring if he’s guilty of coercion disciples or not.
‘How could they do that? Wouldn’t that be swapping out the lion to let the fox in?’