Thousand Wood Temple's Status

Thousand Wood Temple's front hall.

Only Liu Shuang was in the vast main hall. It was time for her to attend the Third Seat conference, so no one came to disturb her.

The projection hall of the Third Seat conference was illusory yet real. The lighting was somewhat dim, so dim that they could see only the outlines of one another. It also covered an enormous area, enough to hold several hundred people, yet only nine occupied the hundreds of seats at this moment. These were the nine permanent seats established when the Dao Palace was first founded.

The Cloud-Reaching Sect, one of the nine permanent seats, was presiding over this conference. It was a large sect formed by northern Rogue Cultivators, most of whom had fused with demonic weapons. It was jointly managed by four Third Realm cultivators and could be considered a typical representative of the northern Rogue Cultivators.

It was worth mentioning that this sect had initially been called the Heaven-Equaling Sect. After the Dao Palace was established, it changed its name to the Cloud-Reaching Sect. Rumor had it that certain True Lords had rebuked them when they worshipped the various True Lords.

"We have three more days to choose representatives to patrol the trade routes of Central Province and West Continent. This is the final deadline the Prefects have given us. We must decide on the candidates today. Otherwise, if the Prefects hold us accountable, none of us can bear the consequences."

The Cloud-Reaching Sect's representative was a capable young man. He wore a narrow-sleeved robe made of brocade, yet the belt around his waist was a plain cowhide strap. He looked solemnly at the other eight representatives. "On behalf of the Cloud-Reaching Sect, I will state our position first. We are withdrawing from the competition