Pei Ji Appears!
"What! Elder Pei Ji is here?"
Tang Zong looked around in panic.
"An elder from the Sword Dao Institute is here?"
"Is it Elder Pei Ji?"
"Pei Ji is extremely renowned in the Sword Dao Institute's Elders Council. It's said that Elder Pei Ji is highly likely to become the next head of the Sword Dao Institute!"
"Elder Pei Ji is here?"
At that moment, all the martial artists in the arena began searching frantically through the crowd, hoping to find Elder Pei Ji's whereabouts.
The Pill Dao Academy's alchemy session had been a grand affair, drawing many experts from the other academies, though most of them were disciples.
Jian Ruohan, Ye Jianqiu, Long Qingfeng, and Qin Beiao, for example, had all come as disciples.
Even if elders from the other academies had come, they would not reveal themselves. They were all observing from the shadows.
Lu Qingyu sat in the headmaster's seat of the Pill Dao Academy and smiled faintly. "Lin Bai really knows how to borrow a tiger's skin to make a great banner!"
"Sigh—"
Just then, a soft sigh spread throughout the entire Pill Dao Academy.
Suddenly, a purple figure blurred and appeared in the very center of the Pill Dao Academy's arena.
The figure revealed his form. Once everyone saw his appearance, they realized it was none other than Pei Ji!
Pei Ji had appeared with worry etched across his face, his expression as gloomy as stagnant water!
"It really is Elder Pei Ji!"
"We disciples of the Sword Dao Institute pay our respects to Elder Pei Ji!"
"Greetings, Elder Pei Ji of the Sword Dao Institute."
Many martial artists across the arena bowed respectfully.
The Sword Dao Institute's disciples held Pei Ji in exceptional respect and paid their formal respects.
The disciples