The emotions in the hearts of Master Ma Zhi and others were quite strange, even they found it hard to describe.
Before the duel between Saint Master Jing Yan and Kunlong Mountain Master, deep in their subconscious, they seemed to want to see Jing Yan make a fool of himself as the Saint Master. They didn't want to acknowledge Jing Yan's status as the Saint Master, nor did they want to be led by him. But after Saint Master Jing Yan killed Kunlong Mountain Master, they didn't feel the imagined sense of loss or anger.
Perhaps, deep down, they didn't want the All Paths Spirit Mountain's branch to fall completely. The emergence of a strong Saint Master like Jing Yan might not be entirely a bad thing.
However, asking them to immediately change their previous intentions is impossible. The inertia is too great to change all at once, and it's not something that one or two people can decide to alter.
