After the trip to the Enlightenment Tower, Su Yu returned to his courtyard and spent the night regulating his breath.
The next morning, footsteps sounded outside the courtyard.
"Is Senior Brother Su here?" A disciple in an Inner Sect steward's uniform stood outside the courtyard gate and bowed respectfully. "The Sect Master has summoned you to the Sect Main Hall for a discussion."
Su Yu opened the door and gave a slight nod. "Sorry for the trouble. I'll go at once."
With that, he straightened his robes and headed straight for the Sect Main Hall.
By the time Su Yu entered the Sect Main Hall, quite a few people had already gathered inside.
Sect Master Yun Yi sat high in the main seat, clad in a green robe and as imposing as a pine. His dignified gaze swept over the crowd.
On the left side of the hall stood more than a dozen elders, led by Mu Bai. They were all pillars of Yunlan Sect.
On the right stood ten Core Disciples. Each had an aura as deep as the sea, and all had reached at least the Spirit Condensation Realm Seventh Layer.
The four standing at the very front drew the most attention—
The first was a burly man, broad-shouldered and thick-waisted, with a face as rugged as if it had been carved by a knife. His eyes shone brightly, and his cultivation had already reached the Spirit Condensation Realm Eighth Layer. He stood like a mountain, steady and solid.
The second was a woman dressed in white as pure as snow. Her beauty was peerless, yet her face was frosty, and a hint of aloofness showed between her brows. Her cultivation had likewise reached the Spirit Condensation Realm Eighth Layer, and a faint chill swirled around her, warning