This place was a room used exclusively for setting up Teleportation Arrays. Beyond the door was a spacious hall, its furnishings elegant and every surface spotless.
Pei Ling and Li Lieyue had no mind to look around just then. They headed downstairs as well.
They had arrived on the top floor of a teahouse, while the Teleportation Array leading to Chongming Sect had been built in the back courtyard.
Creak... creak... creak...
Amid the faint creaking of the stairs, the hem of Li Lieyue's Black Gauze Dress swept swiftly over the steps. She spoke slowly. "The matter between you and the Sect Master has already been mediated personally by Patriarch Netherblood. Before the patriarch that day, the Sect Master promised with his own lips that it would end there. Yet this time, he still forced his hand, showing contempt for the patriarch's authority."
"As long as we return to the sect, Su Lijing's good days will be over!"
"After that, even if the patriarch says nothing, my Li family will fan the flames and get you the justice you deserve!"
"He dared deceive the patriarch. This time, even if Su Lijing doesn't die, he won't be able to hold on to the Sect Master Position."
"However, neither of us has reached Void Return Stage yet."
"So the vacant Sect Master Position will most likely be temporarily filled by Si Hong Qingyan."
"Although, according to the sect's rules, that position is ours for the taking, and we'll be able to claim it properly before long, it's still best to get the sect's power into our hands as soon as possible."
"I'm only at Nascent Soul Late Stage. I may reach Spirit Transformation in the near future, but Void Return is still a long way off."
"After you return to the sect,