Sect Tournament

Though Chen Yan's background and lineage were both weaknesses among the inner disciples, his appointment as Kongyuan Mountain's Chief Disciple had caused no controversy in the sect.

Among Kongyuan Mountain's disciples of this generation, no one was more qualified to hold the position.

Kongyuan Mountain placed great weight on lineage, chiefly because Yun Yichen, the current Sect Master of Empty Mountain Sect, was fiercely protective of his own.

Sect Master Yun had six disciples in all.

His eldest disciple, Zhong Yin, served as Kongyuan Mountain's Dignity Elder.

His second disciple, Yue Chi, had broken through to the Wanhua Realm more than a decade ago.

By established custom, with no vacancy among the sect's peak elders, he should have stepped down as the Pill Hall elder and become an Attendant Elder of Kongyuan Mountain.

But Yun Yichen had issued no transfer order. He had simply let Yue Chi continue to oversee Kongyuan Mountain's Pill Hall.

His third and fourth disciples also held important posts on Kongyuan Mountain. His fifth, Lin Qifeng, had offended Yun Yichen and been sent to the outer court as an elder.

As for his youngest disciple, Liu Yantang, she currently served as Empty Mountain Sect's Dao Gate Walker.

The direct lineage of Kongyuan Mountain wielded power in the sect that could almost cover the sky with one hand.

That was why, at first, quite a few elders had been unhappy with Yun Yichen's favoritism and had made their displeasure known.

But Kongyuan Mountain's direct-line disciples had proved themselves worthy in their respective positions.

As time went on, those opposing voices gradually faded away.

Now, the cultivators of Kongyuan Mountain were also beginning to overlook the matter of Chen Yan's background: he had come from the outer court and studied under a Yuanhua Mountain disciple.

For one thing,