The woman slowly closed her cold eyes, meditating in silence. Clearly, she was pondering something.
After a long while, she opened her eyes again, her expression restored to calm indifference.
Her face, unruffled as a millennium-old iceberg, radiated a chilling aura that inspired awe at first sight.
No one knew what she had been considering just now, and she had no intention of explaining herself.
Her gaze fell on Venerable Tianhong as she said directly, "I understand this matter."
"The Phantom Star Sect has only just emerged from its crisis and urgently needs to be reorganized. Sect Master Xi Longxuan is severely injured, so you will temporarily assume the position of sect master and take full responsibility for rebuilding the sect."
"Furthermore, all disciples stationed outside or traveling abroad are to be recalled at once."
The woman's icy voice rang out.
The moment her words fell, all the elders and disciples of the Disciplinary Hall lineage on the main peak were invigorated.
The corners of their mouths lifted slightly, faint joy appearing on their faces.
The Disciplinary Hall lineage and the sect master's lineage had always been at odds.
For the past thirty years, Venerable Tianhong had vanished without a trace. Without a leader, the Disciplinary Hall lineage had been no match for the sect master's lineage.
As a result, Xi Longxuan had held sole control over power, long ago squeezing the Disciplinary Hall lineage's room for survival to its absolute limit.
Had they not suffered the Great Zhao Dynasty's attack, in another few years, the Disciplinary Hall would inevitably have been completely consolidated and swallowed up by the sect master's lineage.
As for the fate of its members, they would either submit or leave the sect and travel elsewhere.
But now, the Secret Pavilion elder had spoken. That meant