Lin Bai did not want to hold a ceremony for taking over as the Holy Son—not because he was afraid the Heaven and Earth Gate would cause trouble.
He simply felt that if something could be spared, it should be spared, and if trouble could be avoided, it should be avoided.
That would be for the best.
But the elders and Sect Master of the Tianshui Sect were completely different from what Lin Bai had imagined.
They believed this succession ceremony was absolutely necessary. It had to be held, and it had to be lively, grand, and known throughout the world.
Yet Lin Bai understood their painstaking intentions.
When other families and sects appointed their Holy Sons, powerful figures from all directions came to offer their congratulations. If no one came to congratulate Lin Bai when he took over as Holy Son, would that not make him a laughingstock once word got out?
Thus, they had racked their brains preparing this ceremony. They had even ordered all the elders ranked among the top twenty in the Elders Council to emerge from seclusion, all to bolster Lin Bai's presence and let him show his face properly before the people of the world.
If it had been Bai Yifei or Li Yuanzong, and such a chance to make a grand entrance had fallen into their laps, they would certainly have been overjoyed.
Unfortunately, Lin Bai simply did not like attracting attention.
The Fifth Elder was a thin, gaunt old man. Waves of deathly aura emanated from his body, making him look as though he had little time left.
He said, "You need not worry about the Heaven and Earth Gate. If they dare cause trouble, this old man will naturally take them with him to the Yellow Springs!"
"Prepare yourself properly. This