The reason they reacted with a start was Shi Chun. Otherwise, seeing that name would never have made them think of their own sect's disciple, because that disciple had been expelled because of Shi Chun.
Yan Qufeng suddenly asked, "Wasn't the disciple expelled from our sect also named Tong Mingshan?"
The elder counting off the names was Pan Gongying. He replied, "Yes, that was his name."
The other elder, Jie Lunguang, said hesitantly, "If this is the Tong Mingshan we expelled, how could he possibly have become a sect master?"
Pan Gongying said, "Bright Mountain Sect. The name makes no attempt to avoid using part of our sect's name. Could Tong Mingshan be the one who founded it, naming the sect after himself?"
Jie Lunguang laughed. "What ability or standing does he have to found a sect? Even if he did, it would be newly established. How could it possibly get onto the pact's roster?"
That was true. Everyone in the hall fell silent.
After a moment, Yan Qufeng rose. "Let's go take a look. We'll know whether it's him once we see."
Before long, seven or eight people, led by them, left the building together. They wound their way along the walkways and reached a noisy gathering in the valley.
"Is this Shi Chun the Shi Chun from the Skyfall Meteor Assembly?"
Among the crowd, some late arrivals were asking around.
"It has to be. His accomplice, that fellow named Wu Jinliang, is here too. Those two names appearing in the same sect can't be a coincidence."
Then came another barrage of questions about what right Shi Chun had to participate in this pact gathering.
Most of those making a fuss came from Victory Spirit Continent. Those from the other three great continents mostly watched the spectacle. After all,