"Third Elder, we probably can't conceal the Ruins' early emergence. The other sects will find out eventually. If the Southern Spirit Sect keeps it hidden, I'm afraid we'll chill the hearts of the sects on good terms with us."
This was what worried Elder Bai most.
"Third Elder, why did the Ruins emerge early? Did something else happen over there?"
Elder Fang pondered this. Judging by Lan Yue's inner thoughts, the sect's traitors had previously joined forces with other sects to conceal the Ruins.
That meant the Ruins shouldn't have emerged early, or they certainly couldn't have kept it hidden. Why had things changed after they went there?
Could someone have tampered with things behind the scenes, deliberately trying to expose the Ruins?
[Lan Yue: The Ruins emerged early? When did that happen? That wasn't in the original novel.]
Sitting in the corner, Lan Yue was equally puzzled. She had thought Yun Xi's earlier words were only speculation, but it turned out to be true.
The elders at the head of the room grew even more certain. Sure enough, something was going on!
"We still don't know exactly what's inside the Ruins. If we let people from other sects enter and they all die there, how are we supposed to answer to those sects?" The third elder still shook his head.
"Besides, these Ruins belong to the Southern Spirit Sect. If someone else obtains an important inheritance inside, wouldn't we be sewing a wedding gown for another sect to wear?"
The third elder's reasoning was indeed sound, and the other elders fell silent.
If another sect obtained an important inheritance inside, all their efforts over the past several days would have been wasted.
"However, the North Ridge Sacred Ground is willing to open the Tower of the Abyss to our