The elder of the Twelve Immortal Sects was startled, then hurriedly said, "Elder Mo... we, we only thought those disciples had decent aptitude... and wanted to..."
"Shut up. If you still refuse to tell the truth, I'll report this matter all the way up! Heh, decent aptitude? There are plenty of disciples with decent aptitude, but for them all to gather in the Twelve Immortal Sects is rather strange, isn't it?" the female elder said coldly.
The other party knew he could no longer hide it, so he could only say, "Elder Mo... we were also acting on orders from above... Yes, it was because they said that the nine disciples sent by the Heavenly Realm Sect to participate in the competition were outstanding, so they told the elders to keep an eye on them and bring them back to our Twelve Immortal Sects by any means necessary. They wanted to broaden the disciples' horizons and exchange pointers together..."
"Exchange pointers? Heh, I'm afraid this exchange is rather complicated, isn't it?" the female elder asked, clearly unconvinced. Then she immediately muttered several words under her breath, apparently sending a voice transmission to her superiors.
At this, the other party also grew displeased and narrowed his eyes. "Elder Mo, this matter can be resolved at our level. Reporting it further up will do neither of us any good. You should know who led the team out last time, shouldn't you?"
"Of course I know it was Grand Elder Steward Yin. So you mean these nine disciples from the Heavenly Realm Sect were summoned by Grand Elder Steward Yin?" Although Elder Mo's expression remained unchanged, her tone inevitably softened. It would be a lie to say she felt no apprehension toward Yin Huayi's strength and position.
"That depends on what Elder Mo