Disposition Decision

Deep within the Ancient Clan, in a secluded and elegant courtyard.

Two old men stared at a chessboard carved from warm jade before them, utterly focused. Their eyes held only the tiny world upon the board, as though they paid no attention whatsoever to matters outside.

If someone observed closely, they would find that the two men sitting calmly with chess pieces in hand looked exactly alike. Even their auras and the light in their eyes were identical, as if they were a pair of perfectly ordinary twins.

Only those of great strength could see through it: they were not twins at all. It was merely that the old man's clone technique had reached a nearly flawless level. Although Xiao Yan's Three Thousand Lightning Phantom Body could also create clones, the gap between the original body and the clone was considerable. It had not reached the level of the man before them.

"Old man, you can really keep your seat. Things outside have already turned upside down!" A somewhat dissatisfied, hoarse voice shattered the courtyard's tranquility. The gray-robed elder who walked straight in also disrupted the old man's rhythm of play.

The old man did not even raise his eyes. One of them remained wholly immersed in the chessboard. The other, who had been waiting for his turn, smiled faintly at the newcomer. "Turned upside down? You mean that boy from the Xiao Clan?"

"Exactly."

"He's merely a peak Dou Zun. So what if he won some damned Pill Convention championship? Does he deserve this much attention?"

"Even when it came to the Spirit Clan and Flame Clan, I finished a game before dealing with it."

"Killing members of the Black Annihilation Army within the Gu Realm is unprecedented. Is that not a major matter?" The gray-robed elder furrowed his