The voice of the elder resonated like the tolling of a bell throughout the great hall.
The other white-haired elders all pondered deeply.
One elder, with eyebrows like swords and starry eyes, his white hair reaching his waist, pondered for a while before he finally said, "The rise of the demonic path must not go unchecked, and the Sky Demon Sect is leading them. I believe we must eradicate it!"
"The Sword-Browed Elder speaks the truth!"
A rugged elder stood up, dressed in hemp clothes and with a large saber hanging at his waist, "If we don't eliminate the Sky Demon Sect, the Spirit Domain will sooner or later be plagued with bloodshed!"
"Following the words of Sword-Browed Elder and Wild Saber Elder, what do the other elders think?"
The white-haired black-robed elder narrowed his eyes, looking towards the surrounding elders.
"Hmph, to wipe out the demonic cults, we must start by destroying the Sky Demon Sect!" the Wild Saber Elder snorted coldly.
"Oh?"
The white-haired black-robed elder narrowed his eyes and looked towards the Sword-Browed Elder, "What about you, Sword-Browed Elder? What is your opinion?"
The Sword-Browed Elder held his head up slightly, "I agree, the Sky Demon Sect must be eradicated."
"What about you all?"
"We must eradicate the Sky Demon Sect!"
"I also concur, to eliminate the demonic cults, we must start with their head; the Sky Demon Sect must be eliminated!"
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Hearing this, the white-haired black-robed elder nodded, "While you all were in seclusion, I've already collaborated with the Void Divine Palace. In six months, we will campaign against the Sky Demon Sect!"
"The Void Divine Palace?"
"Could it be the Void Divine Palace from the Sky Vault Domain? Their palace lord is a genuine God Emperor powerhouse!"
The elders were somewhat surprised.
The Sword-Browed Elder frowned slightly, "Alliance leader, isn't there an unspoken rule between the spirit domains not to interfere with each other's affairs?"
"What of it?"
The white-haired black-robed elder smiled indifferently, his bearing righteous and justified.
"For the sake of all living beings, to cross boundaries and eliminate a demon."
"I believe that is not an undue action, right?"
"This world should be grateful to us!"
Hearing this, the group of elders nodded in agreement, feeling that his words were justified; their actions were in the interest of the living beings, for the sake of this world!
"The elders are unaware, but there is quite a stir within the Sky Demon Sect today," said the white-haired black-robed elder with a smile.
"Oh?"
The elders were taken aback, showing some interest.
"Today is the wedding day of Luo Wuqing!"
The white-haired black-robed elder narrowed his eyes slightly and spoke softly.
"What!"
"Luo Wuqing's… wedding day?!"
The elders of the Righteous Alliance looked at each other, each seeing a trace of astonishment in the other's eyes.
The Empress of the Sky Demon Sect, Luo Wuqing, was known to reject the company of men, a fact well known in the Spirit Domain.
Yet, such a woman who shunned men, they now heard of her wedding!
How could this not shock them?
The Sword-Browed Elder swallowed hard, suppressing his inner astonishment, and asked the white-haired black-robed elder, "Is the person marrying the Empress a prince of a major nation?"
"Not at all, do you think a prince of a major nation is worthy?" the white-haired black-robed elder retorted.
"…"
The Sword-Browed Elder fell silent; a major nation's prince was not worthy!
"Then… is it a Holy Son from a holy land?"
"No."
"A Divine Son from a divine palace?"
"No."
"A Saint of Heaven's Mandate?"
"Also no."
"A Primordial Divine Body?"
"No."
"…"
By this point, the Sword-Browed Elder and the surrounding elders fell completely silent. Who in the world was marrying the Empress?
Could it be that the person had transcended the Emperor realm, reaching the level of a deity?
Sss…!
But if that were the case, how could their campaign in six months be successful? Why would the leader still look so happy?
Finally, under the questioning gazes of the curious elders, the white-haired black-robed elder slowly said, "It's a disciple from within the Sky Demon Sect."
"Sky… a disciple from within the Sky Demon Sect?"
The elders looked puzzled; they hadn't heard of any outstanding geniuses emerging recently from within the Sky Demon Sect.
"That person's name is Ning Tian, a lowly servant disciple of the Sky Demon Sect, stuck at the first level of martial proficiency for three years."
"Stuck at the first level of martial proficiency for three years?"
"Isn't that… just a trash?"
The Sword-Browed Elder and the others were all shaken, with tumultuous waves surging in their hearts.
Marrying a nobody?
Was this the Empress's choice?
When had the Empress fallen so low?
Marrying a mere nobody, wasn't this degrading herself?
At this moment, the elders realized the truth!
No wonder the leader was so happy; the Empress marrying a nobody must mean she's lost her senses!
Just as the elders were sighing amongst themselves, a jade stone at the waist of the white-haired black-robed elder flickered with light.
It was a spiritual tool, the Communing Jade Stone.
He took off the jade stone, held it in his hand, and a rugged man appeared in the light screen, the leader of the Wild Beast Sect!
"Wild Beast, have you taken care of what I tasked you with?" he asked indifferently.
The leader of the Wild Beast Sect nodded, his expression somewhat bitter, "Leader, I've taken care of it. Lin Xiaohai truly was impulsive, but…"
"But what?"
The white-haired black-robed elder frowned, seemingly displeased.
Biting his teeth, though afraid, the Wild Beast Sect leader still mustered courage, because the matter was too important!
"Leader, that Ning Tian is no trash!"
"With one palm strike, he defeated Lin Xiaohai, regarded as a prodigy by the Eastern Prosperity Kingdom!"
"In just one day, he also mastered the Sky Demon Sect's extremely difficult technique, 'Sky Demon Palm'!"
"And, he even shattered the conviction of dozens of Holy Sons and Divine Sons present, many of whom were angered into unconsciousness and left!"
The expression of the Wild Beast Sect leader was extremely bizarre, even he hadn't expected such an outcome!
"…"
His words fell.
But.
The great hall was plunged into dead silence.
One palm strike to defeat Lin Xiaohai!
Mastering 'Sky Demon Palm' in a day!
Shattering the conviction of Holy Sons and Divine Sons!
The first two were already terrifying enough, but what shocked them was the shattering of convictions!
What is conviction?
It's what sustains a cultivator's core beliefs in their path!
The convictions of those Holy Sons and Divine Sons had already been influenced and fortified by countless powerful figures, supposedly unbreakable.
But now!
They were shattered by a single phrase!
At this moment, the white-haired black-robed elder felt as if he had been harshly slapped in the face, searing pain on his cheek!
He had just called Ning Tian trash!
But now, he was harshly slapped by reality!
"Damnable!"
He gritted his teeth so hard they creaked, rage burning in his eyes, "Find out everything! We must uncover this Ning Tian's background!"
"Yes…"
The Communing Jade Stone's illusion dissipated.
But the white-haired black-robed elder couldn't calm down, and the other elders didn't dare to utter a word.
They had thought the Empress was being foolish.
But in the end, it was they who were foolish!
…
At this time, the wedding in the great hall had naturally ended.
Ning Tian was unaware that he had become a target, currently engrossed in his wedding night with Luo Wuqing!
(End of Chapter)