The Council of Elders had yet to begin.
Yun Shan had already used his Dou Zong cultivation to forcibly restrain Yun Yun.
Yun Yun was merely a Dou Emperor. Before Yun Shan, she had no power to resist at all.
Yun Shan sealed her Dou Qi, had her escorted back to her room, and placed her under strict guard.
"Without my orders, no one is allowed to let her out!"
Yun Shan's voice was icy, devoid of even the slightest trace of affection between master and disciple.
As Yun Yun was taken away, she looked back at him once, her eyes filled with disappointment and confusion.
She could not understand why the kind teacher she once knew had become like this.
But Yun Shan no longer cared.
Before life itself, the bond between master and disciple and the Misty Cloud Sect's reputation were both less important than his own survival.
Inside the great hall.
The Misty Cloud Sect's elders arrived one after another.
Lu Xia remained hidden in the shadows, his gaze sweeping across the elders.
The strongest among them was merely at the peak of the Dou Wang realm.
There were even Dou Ling cultivators seated among the elders.
The Misty Cloud Sect's foundation was even weaker than he had imagined. No wonder Yun Shan had needed Soul Palace methods to break through to Dou Zong.
Once all the elders had arrived, they were stunned to see Yun Shan seated in the position of honor.
"Former Sect Leader?"
"You've emerged from seclusion?"
Sensing the unfathomable aura around Yun Shan, they were all shocked and delighted.
"This aura is... Dou Zong?!"
"The former sect leader has broken through to Dou Zong!"
"Congratulations, Former Sect Leader! Congratulations!"
"..."
The elders all rose to salute him, their faces brimming with excitement.