Several months later, more than a dozen male and female cultivators sat in a great hall in the northwestern region of Demon Quelling Mountain.
These dozen or so cultivators appeared to include men and women, young and old, and their attire was a dazzling jumble of styles. Yet the auras emanating from them were incomparably powerful.
Without exception, they were all Nascent Soul Elders held in the highest regard within Demon Quelling Palace.
Even True Person Lu Yue, whose cultivation had already reached the Nascent Soul Late Stage, had voluntarily taken a lower seat. His gaze remained fixed on the middle-aged man seated at the head.
This middle-aged man was none other than He Yuliang, the Sect Master of Demon Quelling Palace. Like Lu Yue, he was also a Late Nascent Soul Great Cultivator.
The highest-ranking First Elder in Demon Quelling Palace, True Person Mingyue, was single-mindedly pursuing secluded cultivation in hopes of advancing to the Spirit Transformation Realm and no longer involved himself much in sect affairs.
As for managing the sect, He Yuliang, the Sect Leader, now had the final say in nearly everything. He could practically be considered the true helmsman of Demon Quelling Palace.
He Yuliang had entered seclusion half a year ago and had originally intended to emerge later. Unexpectedly, a Plea for Help Letter from the Qiyun Cultivation World abruptly interrupted his cultivation.
Left with no choice, he emerged from seclusion early and summoned all the Nascent Soul Elders currently within the sect to the Council Hall.
"Elders, I have gathered you here today because a Demonic Calamity has suddenly emerged in the Qiyun Cultivation World. Since the calamity erupted, I secretly dispatched Junior Brother Wang and several others to provide aid. Yet despite their repeated attempts alongside the Yu Ling Sect, they still