At dawn, Morning Light rose in the east, and the mist gradually dispersed.
Azure Flame Sect.
Dong! Dong! Dong! ...
Nine sonorous bell tolls rang across the sky, plunging the once-quiet Azure Flame Sect into an uproar.
At that moment, every disciple, whether of the Inner Gate or the Outer Gate, whether cultivating or resting, opened their eyes.
"The Elder Council is about to begin."
Everyone knew what those nine tolls meant.
The Azure Flame Sect's highest-level Elder Council had officially convened.
Its purpose this time was to judge Qin Hao for the Slaying of Yu Weibo.
Every disciple knew about it.
News of Qin Hao Slaying Yu Weibo had long since set the Inner Gate abuzz.
Even disciples who paid little attention to outside affairs and devoted themselves to bitter cultivation knew.
At a cultivation courtyard on Two Realms Peak.
"Qin Hao Slaying Yu Weibo..." Lu Zehan slowly exhaled, his expression complicated.
Yu Weibo had declared that the Azure Dragon Society's Prestige could not be profaned, then decided without hesitation to teach Qin Hao a lesson himself. Yet in the blink of an eye...
He was dead!
Huo Yan and Guo Dun exchanged looks, equally stunned.
Though they had learned the news long ago, they still found it shocking.
"Qin Hao didn't use his full strength at the Martial Lecture Hall," Huo Yan said after a silence, shaking his head.
After Lord Zhenheng's lecture, Huo Yan had challenged Qin Hao to withstand three of his moves. Qin Hao had counterattacked and driven him back.
Though Huo Yan had only been driven back, not truly defeated, he had sensed that if the fight continued, he would inevitably lose.
But it had been only a feeling.
Huo Yan had never imagined Qin Hao was so terrifyingly strong.
In terms of strength,