Inside the Golden Cauldron Hall, Qū Dōng Liú and Yuè Bì Yún completed their wedding ceremony under the witness of the sect disciples. Duàn Yì and the other disciples then took their seats at the banquet tables outside the hall, eating until their mouths gleamed with grease and laughing merrily. By now, it was already past noon.
Meanwhile, the Golden Cauldron Sect's upper echelon remained inside the main hall, seemingly embroiled in an argument over something.
Qū Dōng Liú, dressed in scarlet wedding robes, sat in the seat of honor with both hands pressed against the armrests. His expression did not change, but rage churned within his heart.
Of the eight junior brothers below him, three were challenging him: Liu Zhiwei, Gu Ming, and Xue Tao.
One deputy sect master and two elders had simultaneously proposed that he step down and yield his position to someone more worthy, each with their own reasons.
Liu Zhiwei believed that every Golden Cauldron Sect Master had remained a virgin, becoming renowned throughout the martial world through the Pure Yang Divine Skill. Now that Qū Dōng Liú had married and the Pure Yang Divine Skill had been broken, he was no longer qualified to inherit the sect master's position. Choosing another worthy candidate was only natural.
In contrast, Gu Ming and Xue Tao's words were even sharper. They directly pointed out that his martial arts were no longer sufficient and that he could no longer lead the vast Golden Cauldron Sect. Otherwise, he would be unable to keep everyone in check, causing the sect to splinter apart. He would become the sinner of the Golden Cauldron Sect.
The other brothers also had their own arguments, with some supporting Qū Dōng Liú.
For instance, Deputy Sect Master Shi Jian believed that during Qū Dōng Liú's