Greed at Work, a Hidden Spirit Transformation (4k, Please Subscribe)

"Who is highly respected?"

Swordfire Palace's Grand Elder swept his cold gaze over the gathered cultivators and pressed further.

Under that piercing stare, most of the Nascent Soul elders who had just mocked Lou Mingyue lowered their heads, not daring to meet the Grand Elder's eyes. They dared bully Lou Mingyue for being young and newly in power, but they did not dare run wild atop the head of a truly "highly respected" Grand Elder.

Still, some Nascent Soul elders chose to meet Swordfire Palace's Grand Elder's gaze directly.

The atmosphere atop the combat platform instantly grew more tense.

"In my view, veteran members of the sect such as the Grand Elder and Fourth Elder may both be called highly respected. If the Grand Elder and Fourth Elder assist the Palace Master in steering the helm, the day of our sect's revival will be just around the corner." A mature-looking cultivator seated among the guest elders gave a light laugh and spoke.

At first hearing, these words seemed intended to muddy the waters and ease the present conflict between the Palace Master's faction and the Fourth Elder's faction. Yet upon hearing them, some clever people's eyes flickered. Their gazes toward the Grand Elder gained a touch of realization and amusement.

The Fourth Elder was merely at the Nascent Soul Late Stage. Even if he won this struggle for power and overshadowed Lou Mingyue in influence, how much could he truly gain when it came to dividing up Lion King Lou's inheritance?

On the contrary, the one who would gain the most was surely the Grand Elder, whose cultivation had long reached the threshold of quasi-Spirit Transformation.

Only the Grand Elder urgently needed the "Spirit Transformation opportunity" left behind by Lion King Lou to complete that leap to the heavens.

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