The Gale Sect.
As a top-tier great sect protected by a Heavenly Being, the Gale Sect had always held considerable standing in the Primordial World.
Unfortunately, as its Heavenly Being grew old and no new Heavenly Being emerged, the sect's prestige steadily declined.
By now.
Though the Gale Sect was still called a top-tier great sect, it had little of the strength that such a sect ought to possess.
In the sect's Main Hall.
The current Sect Master of the Gale Sect, who was also its only Heavenly Being, exuded an air of twilight, as though he might pass away at any moment.
Below him sat the many elders of the Gale Sect.
Their expressions varied, some angry, others worried.
"With the Array Sect Martial Arts Hall pressing us at every turn, do any of you have a plan?"
Sect Master Yu Xiu remained calm as he watched their expressions shift. He did not seem particularly angered by the Array Sect Martial Arts Hall's relentless pressure.
His words fell.
The hall immediately went silent.
A long while later.
An elder cupped his hands. "Sect Master, the Array Sect Martial Arts Hall's influence is at its height. Who knows what opportunity its hall master, Zong Yi, obtained, but his strength has advanced by leaps and bounds. Although he has yet to reach the heavenly human realm, he has already reached the divine martial peak.
"Not only that, he has also made a breakthrough in the array dao, becoming one of the few Array Dao Grandmasters in the Primordial World.
"If our sect clashes head-on with the Array Sect Martial Arts Hall, I fear we will be at a disadvantage."
At this, Yu Xiu looked at the others. "Do you all think so as well?"
"—"
None of the elders answered.
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