Hearing Ji Fengming's words and seeing that Hei Xiao did not refute them, Zhao Guanchao was overjoyed. He then waved his hand to set up a barrier in the room and said with relief, "Since the sect leader left, everyone in the sect has lost heart. The disciples of each peak have either left or scattered. We elders have no choice but to unanimously elect the Grand Elder to take charge of affairs."
After that, the other elders went into seclusion, and the disciples below also relied entirely on self-discipline.
Even so, there were still many trivial matters within the sect. The Grand Elder was too busy to take care of himself, so he asked me to share the burden with him.
A thousand years have passed, and the Grand Elder's thoughts must have changed somewhat.
Today, Sect Master, you suddenly returned. I noticed that you looked unwell. Moreover, just now, a disciple from my peak reported that Zhou Zhengqiao, the Grand Elder's closed-door disciple, suddenly went down the mountain. This is very strange.
"Sect Master, I think you need to be wary of the Grand Elder."
Ji Fengming raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, glancing with a smile at Zhao Guanchao's earnest face:
All those lengthy words were meant to highlight the question, "I'll share his burden."
The purpose was to tell Black Owl that if anything happened to the Cold Imperial Sect, everyone else would be too busy cultivating to deal with such trivial matters, including the Grand Elder who had been elected by everyone.
Although the First Elder has changed and is now greedy for the power in his hands, in reality, it is still the Fifth Elder who is doing the work.
"That old fox, he's really exposed your Grand Elder completely," Ji Fengming chuckled to Hei Xiao via telepathic transmission, saying, "But since he has this intention, what he said is probably true. Your Grand Elder sending people down the mountain isn't for anything good; we can't let our guard down."
Black Owl glanced at Ji Fengming, and instantly a possibility occurred to him, a chill flashing in his eyes:
In terms of seniority, Lingdu was his eldest uncle.
If Ling Du was only scheming against him and only wanted the position of sect leader, then so be it; after the matter with the demons is settled, the position can be given to him.
If he dares to scheme against Fengming, then don't blame him for disregarding blood ties!
In his past life, he suffered because he was too soft-hearted and failed to deal with Jun Luoying in time, which led to Yunxiao's tragic death.
He won't make the same mistake twice!
"What is Zhou Zhengqiao's cultivation level now?" Black Owl asked Zhao Guanchao casually, his left hand, resting on the tea table, fingers slightly curled.
"Late stage of Nascent Soul Formation, still one step away from reaching the Great Completion Realm." Zhao Guanchao knew there was hope and was overjoyed, so he quickly replied.
"Do you have any disciples whose cultivation is higher than his?" Black Owl asked again.
“Yes! My disciple Huizheng is not talented, but he advanced to the Great Completion Realm last year and is now stable in the early stage of the Great Completion Realm; my disciple Wang Ye’s cultivation is not inferior to Zhou Zhengqiao’s, and the two can probably fight to a draw.” Zhao Guanchao was already beaming with joy when he said this.
Hei Xiao remembered all the disciples Zhao Guanchao mentioned, especially Wang Ye.
Wang Ye was among the disciples who participated in the sect entrance examination when Yunxiao first came to Hanyu Sect.
At that time, Yunxiao's cultivation level was already quite high, while Wang Ye was still an ordinary person.
Wang Ye made Yunxiao his target for assessment, and gritted his teeth to keep up with Yunxiao. This made Yunxiao playful, and he deliberately waited for Wang Ye several times. Only when Wang Ye was about to catch up with him did he start climbing up again with great acting skills.
At that time, Black Owl felt that Wang Ye would definitely achieve great things in the future, but he never expected that he would have such cultivation in just over a thousand years.
Even more unexpectedly, he ended up working under Zhao Guanchao.
After a moment of thought, Black Owl nodded and said, "Then I'll trouble Fifth Elder to send Hui Zheng and Wang Ye to invite Zhou Zhengqiao back first."
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