"Supreme Elder Ying Wu, you were personally appointed supreme elder by Patriarch Xugeng. Your standing is even above that of the next sect master. Naturally, I would rush to welcome you, shoes on the wrong feet and all, now that you have returned to take charge. However..."
Nether Owl Dao Lord's gaze fell on Song Wen.
"Why has Extreme Yin returned with you? When Patriarch Xugeng ascended, he personally ordered Deputy Sect Master Ming Yuan to eliminate Extreme Yin. Now Deputy Sect Master Ming Yuan's Soul Lamp has gone out, yet Extreme Yin remains unharmed and has appeared alongside you. Supreme Elder Ying Wu, could it be that you and Extreme Yin have been colluding like wolf and jackal, conspiring with Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivators from other factions to murder Deputy Sect Master Ming Yuan?"
Upon hearing this, Song Wen and Ying Wu immediately understood that news of Ming Yuan's death had indeed spread. Otherwise, You Xiao would not have spoken of it openly before such a crowd.
"You Xiao, who gave you the courage to question me?" Ying Wu demanded.
"Supreme Elder Ying Wu, I am not defying my superior. Your allegiance is unclear, and I dare not casually invite a wolf into our home!" You Xiao replied.
"Patriarch Xugeng has ascended, and Ming Yuan is dead. By rights, I should be the one to rule the Divine Blood Sect. As for Extreme Yin, he is my Dao companion. What is wrong with my traveling alongside him?" Ying Wu thundered.
As the two faced off, neither yielding an inch, the atmosphere grew even more oppressive.
Jiang Yashan and the others, however, were delighted to watch the spectacle from the sidelines.
"Enough, both of you," Xuan Li suddenly interjected. "Whatever disputes we have are internal matters of the Divine Blood