Three Moves?

Lou Jianguo chuckled at Jian Qianxiong. "Only a Divine Sacrifice held once every three years? If this old man remembered correctly, it should be the Sixty-Year Grand Sacrifice held once every sixty years, shouldn't it?"

"Since Elder Lou already knows, why bother asking?" Jian Qianxiong said expressionlessly.

"Some matters are better made clear! For this Sixty-Year Grand Sacrifice, this old man shall serve as the chief officiant!" Supreme Grand Elder Lou Jianguo declared forcefully.

Jian Qianxiong, whose expression had been wooden until then, reacted violently in an instant, as though someone had stepped on his tail.

"Impossible!"

"For the Sun Moon Divine Cult's Divine Sacrifices, great or small, the chief officiant has always been the Cult Master, and can only be the Cult Master. Elder Lou, just attend the Divine Sacrifice in peace when the time comes. You need not trouble yourself with these matters!"

At that, Lou Jianguo revealed a meaningful smile. "Everything has exceptions."

"The Cult Master's cultivation has been stuck at the fifth level of the Palace Opening Realm for years without a breakthrough, hasn't it? In this old man's opinion, worldly affairs have weighed him down. Why not follow this old man's former example and enter Secluded Cultivation?"

At the words "Secluded Cultivation," Grand Commander Ji Yuanxiu's eyes abruptly widened, while Ye Zhen also wore a look of surprise.

Ye Zhen had originally been pondering the difference between the Sixty-Year Grand Sacrifice and an ordinary Divine Sacrifice. He had not expected the situation to take such a sharp turn, transforming directly into a struggle for power.

No matter how foolish Ye Zhen was, he understood the implication behind the words "Secluded Cultivation."

And judging by the tone, this Supreme Grand Elder Lou Jianguo before them had apparently been forced into Secluded Cultivation back then as well.