The monastery master returned to his seclusion grounds, where Ling Xu, Kong Xu, and Zixu were still waiting.
The three were all puzzled when they saw the monastery master return.
Had he not gone to the Azure Cloud Sect?
Had they not fought?
Why did he show no signs of having exchanged blows?
Especially when they saw that he fell into deep thought as soon as he returned, the three became even more perplexed.
Only after a long while did the monastery master ask, "What do you think should be One-Guard Monastery's next step in development be?"
The three had already reached the Tribulation Realm.
Other than him, they were the strongest people in One-Guard Monastery. They already had the authority to decide the monastery's future.
Ling Xu, Kong Xu, and Zixu looked at one another. After a moment, Ling Xu finally gathered his courage and said, "We may need to launch a reform. Many of the old rules must change..."
"How will you reform it?" the monastery master asked.
Seeing that the monastery master showed no intention of reprimanding them, the three immediately laid out, point by point, their proposed methods of reform.
After listening for a long time, the monastery master finally said, "Then do it your way!"
After a pause, he tossed out the Slaying Immortal Sword. It stabbed into the ground before the three as he said indifferently, "If anyone refuses to submit during the process, use this sword to kill them in my name! If you encounter your elders and it is truly inconvenient for you to act, then the three of you can take turns killing them!"
Ling Xu, Kong Xu, and Zixu were all stunned.
They were speechless inside as well.
What did he mean, take turns killing them?
"So the monastery master