"I used the Sleeping Life Art to stabilize Master's meridians! That's why Master has turned out like this. Seeing how bad things look, I'm afraid he'll need to rest for a while longer. As for how much he'll recover in the future... that will depend on his own fate!" I lied through my teeth without the slightest hesitation.
"Xia Da, this doesn't look like something that'll get better after a little rest, does it? What exactly happened to your master?"
"That's right. Even if your master can recover, how long will it take? This is a critical period for our Wangxiang Azurewood Sea. What are we supposed to do?"
"Exactly... Alas, with the Sect Master reduced to this state, and our sect being a minor immortal sect to begin with, what are we going to do from here on out?"
The group of senior masters stared at one another, dumbfounded, before naturally bombarding me with questions.
"What can I do? I'm only a disciple who just joined the sect. Although I received Master's solemn commission and he gave me the Sect Master's Token, I'm afraid everyone still sees me as nothing more than a disciple. I can't just recklessly take charge of the sect, can I? How about I hand over the token and we first choose a senior master who's up to the task..." I naturally started by retreating in order to advance, deliberately bringing up the Sect Master's Token as well. I dared to act so boldly because I had already made up my mind: as long as everyone still acknowledged my peerless-grade aptitude, they would surely consider me first.
"Indeed. Now... now we must recommend a Sect Master... As for this Sect Master's Token... why don't we use it to appoint an acting Sect Master first..."
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