Chen Yan had originally planned to refuse.
But behind him, Jun Duzhao had made it clear that no matter what, he had to attend and lend Ni Hai his support.
Only then could Ni Hai secure his position as Sect Master of Miaochuan Sect.
It would also ensure that the other cultivation sects wouldn't dare act rashly just because Miaochuan Sect was currently weak.
Chen Yan had no choice but to comply.
The day of the Enthronement Ceremony.
Residual Snow Hall had been half burned down during the rebellion, but some simple repairs had since been made.
Even so, the hall still reeked of charred wood, and scorch marks remained on the steps and walls outside.
The interior felt even more cramped.
Forty-two banners, representing the forty-two peaks of Miaochuan Sect, stood in two rows along the passage inside the main entrance.
The banners hung limp. Though they looked no different from usual, somehow they seemed more solemn, more sorrowful.
The Miaochuan Sect disciples gathered outside the hall in a sea of people. They had all come to witness Ni Hai's enthronement as Sect Master of Miaochuan Sect.
Over ten thousand Miaochuan Sect disciples stood outside Residual Snow Hall.
Yet Frost Condensation Mountain remained as quiet as an empty wasteland.
It was so silent that a falling pin could have been heard.
No one wanted Ni Hai to inherit the position of Sect Master of Miaochuan Sect.
Even the Miaochuan Sect disciples who had joined him in the rebellion didn't want to witness him becoming Sect Master.
It was because of what he had done over the past few days.
Ni Hai's slaughter had already driven Miaochuan Sect to the brink of collapse.
At that moment, there were only two people inside Residual Snow Hall.
One was Xuan Huaihan,