Just then...
A voice rang out.
"Enter!"
The next instant, the Golden Core elders who had been teasing one another immediately stopped and looked toward the resplendent ancient hall ahead.
At that moment, an entrance suddenly split open in the ancient hall shrouded by the Formation Light Screen.
At the same time, the hall's tightly shut doors slowly opened.
At the sight of this, the Golden Core elders of the White Cloud Sect straightened their robes and filed into the ancient hall in orderly fashion.
The first thing they saw was Ancestor, seated upon a throne atop the raised platform.
Then, the many Golden Core elders all bowed in salute...
Afterward, the Grand Elder stepped out, took a step forward, and cupped his fists as he bowed.
"Ancestor!"
"Why have you summoned us here this time? What are your orders?"
Hearing this, Cheng Buzheng replied with a gentle expression, "No rush!"
"We'll discuss it once everyone has arrived!"
"Otherwise, I'll have to repeat myself later!"
Seeing this, though the Golden Core elders in the hall were curious, they patiently held themselves back.
Likewise, since Ancestor had said so, the White Cloud Sect's Grand Elder naturally would not make a nuisance of himself!
Thus, he too took a step back and returned to the ranks.
Before long, streaks of flowing light carrying formidable might shot in from beyond the White Cloud Sect's grand sect-protecting formation.
Moreover, after those streaks of flowing light, each radiating intense pressure, entered the White Cloud Sect's grounds, they did not pause in the slightest, instead shooting in unison toward the Back Mountain Forbidden Area.
Seeing this scene, the many disciples of the White Cloud Sect—whether they were on their way to visit friends, or heading to the Command Token Pavilion to accept missions, or hurrying to