For a time, everyone from the Great Elder's faction withdrew.
Even those elders who leaned toward Ximen Li but were not valued by him tactfully took their leave as well.
Before long, fewer than ten people remained in the vast reception hall.
This included Qin Shaofeng, Ximen Li and his nephew, Sha Longxing, and the two guests.
Other than them, only three elders remained.
Lu Tianxing was naturally one of them. The other two were Elders Jin and Liu, whom Qin Shaofeng had met in the Myriad Gods Tomb of the Shining Stars.
Now that only their own people remained, with Fifth Grade Saint Star Position ancestor Ximen Xinyue and Third Grade Saint Star Position expert Beitang Chen standing guard—
Not even a fly could enter this reception hall to scout for information.
"The other guards should withdraw as well!"
Ximen Li waved his hand and drove out all the guards apart from Yang Zhen and the other two.
Only then did he rise to his feet and laugh heartily. "The Vice Sect Master's identity truly cannot be casually exposed to certain people, but there still need to be some people in the know."
"Since you old ghosts from the Seven Stars Sect have come to join the fun, you may as well meet this old man's friend who has shared life-and-death bonds with me—the Vice Sect Master of my Chasing Stars Sect."
Laughing loudly, Ximen Li walked down until he reached Qin Shaofeng's side. He patted Qin Shaofeng's shoulder and said, "Come, take off your bamboo hat. Let our own people, and Sect Master Chen Xing, see you."
Were they finally going to see the true face of this Vice Sect Master?
Elders Jin and Liu immediately grew somewhat nervous.
People such as the Great Elder might not care