"You certainly have silver tongues!" High Person Qianshan sneered angrily when he saw them preparing to argue. Temporary, indeed-they simply wanted to swallow up the Spring Returning Church. Only after everyone fell silent did he continue, "Actually, I have no objection to bringing the Spring Returning Church into our sect."
"Ah?" At these words, Elder Ma, Elder Wang, and their supporters breathed sighs of relief. Although the Heavenly Dao Sect was supposedly ruled by four great lineages, none of them carried as much weight as High Person Qianshan. He was the true master of the Heavenly Dao Sect.
"However," High Person Qianshan continued, "you're far too impatient. Haven't you noticed that the Medicine Venerable of Spring Returning is still alive?"
"This disciple was foolish!" Seeing that High Person Qianshan did not intend to punish him, Elder Wang hurriedly admitted his mistake with utmost respect.
Watching from the side, Li Xiaoya understood perfectly well. High Person Qianshan's words had merely been intended to balance the factions within the sect; he would not upset that balance for another sect's sake. Yet anyone with eyes could see that, now that Buddha Xuanmen had advanced to the spirit communion stage, the balance among the four lineages had long since ceased to exist. Heavenly Venerable Daoling and Fairy Qingxia were also in seclusion, attempting to reach the spirit communion stage. Once they succeeded, that balance would inevitably be shattered. Nothing could be done about that, though. Who could blame them for having such good fortune and aptitude? In particular, the Lin Family now had Heavenly Venerable Daoling's seven disciples, all nascent soul realm cultivators. Heavenly Capital Peak now had more nascent soul realm cultivators than any other peak. In the past, Divine Path Mountain's Main Peak had always held that distinction. The principal reason for