Inner Sect Elder?
They had summoned every last one of them just for this?
The many Peak Masters wore puzzled expressions. In the past, whenever something like this came up, once the Holy Lord agreed, they would merely be notified and told to prepare for the assessment.
Why had they all been called to the main peak this time?
"Holy Lord, there's no need to make such a grand spectacle over an Inner Sect Elder position, is there?"
"I thought something major had happened."
"Exactly. If you agreed, couldn't you have just told us so we could prepare?"
Seeing their expressions, the Holy Lord smiled. "Everyone, if this were merely a simple matter of advancing to Inner Sect Elder, do you think I would have called you here?"
"This situation is rather special. Let Junior Brother Lü explain it to you."
Lü Mingqi then briefly explained the situation to everyone. When they heard that they were Ascenders—and Primordial Dao Venerables at that—everyone frowned slightly.
Their identities as Ascenders delighted them. After all, the Southern Bright Sacred Land had never recruited a single Ascender in all these years.
Yet this time, there were three at once.
But... with only Primordial Dao Venerable Realm cultivation, they were to advance directly to Inner Sect Elder. That was somewhat difficult for them to understand.
If word got out, what would the other disciples think? Newcomers whose cultivation did not even meet the standard were actually going to be promoted to Inner Sect Elders?
If they succeeded, it would be one thing. But if they failed, it would become fodder for gossip.
"Holy Lord, isn't this risk a little too great?"
"I know Ascenders are all people with tremendous potential."
"But if this isn't handled properly, it may stir up a great deal of dissatisfaction