Li Qingxian rode a cloud of sorcery, slowly flying toward the cliff of the main mountain.
The elders and disciples of the Heaven's Mandate Sect stood mute as cicadas in winter. Better than anyone, they knew what kind of authority one would possess within the Heaven's Mandate Sect after mastering the Heaven's Mandate Formation and the Heaven's Mandate Mountain Range Grand Formation.
He was heaven itself.
What was more, he had originally been the Heaven's Mandate Sect's Guardian of the Dao.
"Brother Tianji, from this day onward, you are the sect master of the Heaven's Mandate Sect. Sweep away every abuse and defect. Oh, and..."
Standing high in the sky, Li Qingxian swept his gaze over the people of the Heaven's Mandate Sect.
"Prepare yourselves. Follow me to the capital and slay the lone tyrant. This is your only chance to remain in the Heaven's Mandate Sect."
"Xiang Xinglong pays respects to the Guardian of the Dao!" Great Elder Xiang Xinglong bent at the waist to ninety degrees, offering the highest salute.
The Heaven's Mandate Sect disciples hurriedly bowed as well. Only a handful remained standing straight, facing him with icy expressions.
They knew perfectly well that even if they joined the battle in the capital later, what followed would be an unprecedented purge.
Xiang Xinglong and the other elders were acting this way for no reason but to save their lives. Afterward, there could be no place for them on the prayer cushions in Heaven's Mandate Grand Hall.
At that moment, the Profound Heaven Dragon Ship sailed into the Heaven's Mandate Sect. Duan Tianji stood at its prow, facing the wind.
"The Heaven's Mandate Sect is reforming its internal affairs, exposing its ugliness to the outside world. I hope my fellow Daoists will not laugh at us." Duan Tianji