With those words, the entire Chiyang Hall fell into deathly silence.
Everyone froze where they stood, their faces full of disbelief, wondering if they had misheard.
What did he mean, he wanted to be a Grand Elder?!
Was that position something one could simply take because one wanted it?!
A Grand Elder of the Lieyang Immortal Sect was judged not only by cultivation, but also by seniority!
Only veterans of the same generation as the previous Sect Master, with cultivation at the Half-Step Immortal realm and meritorious service to the sect, were qualified to hold the position.
In the entire Lieyang Immortal Sect, there was currently only this one Grand Elder.
Chu Sheng was only nineteen. He had not even lived a fraction of the Grand Elder's years.
He had arrived at the sect on his very first day and already wanted to stand on equal footing with a sect veteran who had lived for over seven thousand years?
If word got out, the entire Eastern Star Sector would laugh their teeth out!
The smile that had just curled up at the corners of the Grand Elder's mouth instantly vanished, his old face flushing crimson.
He pointed at Chu Sheng, unable to utter a single word for a long while.
"You... you brat! You go too far!"
Then he suddenly turned to Immortal Venerable of Lieyang and roared sternly.
"A sect has its rules. How can an outsider sit in the position of Grand Elder the moment he joins the sect?"
"If this gets out, how will outsiders ridicule our Lieyang Immortal Sect? Where will we put the sect's dignity?"
The other Peak Lords and elders in the hall also snapped back to their senses and hurriedly voiced their agreement.
"The Grand Elder is right! The sect's rules cannot be