The Sect Leader-
Leading the sect, upholding the alliance, weathering the storms-
What an opportunity, and what a challenge!
Three days.
He needed to think it through.
Yet for some reason, a hazy answer had already formed in his heart.
Perhaps, from the moment he had chosen to join the Divine Firmament Dao Sect and follow that godlike, demonlike figure before him, the course of his destiny had already been quietly set.
Three days flew by while Tianlan Planet's cultivation world remained immersed in the lingering bustle of the Triumphant Banquet.
Within the Divine Firmament Dao Sect, word of Sect Master Li Yunjing's lengthy private discussion with acting sect leader Lin Xuan in the Divine Firmament Cloud Palace had long since spread, provoking all manner of speculation.
Some guessed that the sect master was learning the details of the sect's development over the years. Others thought they were discussing the Tianlan Alliance's next strategic move. Still others vaguely sensed that the increasingly unfathomable, otherworldly air about the returned sect master seemed to herald some sort of-change.
But whatever the outside world might speculate, when Lin Xuan straightened his robes again on the morning of the third day and walked toward the Divine Firmament Cloud Palace with a solemn expression and firm steps, every gaze secretly watching him froze, and everyone held their breath.
The answer was about to be revealed.
Inside the Divine Firmament Cloud Palace, everything remained as before.
Li Yunjing still sat cross-legged on the Dao platform, his aura deep and steady, as though he had never moved.
"Your disciple Lin Xuan pays his respects, Master."
Lin Xuan stopped before the Dao platform and bowed. His voice was steady, without any of the excitement or apprehension of three days earlier. Only the calm and resolve of someone who