At those words, a flicker of pleasure crossed the Old Woman's eyes. Ever since Ning Baixue had defied her in the Divine Realm, she had disliked her. Hearing that Ning Baixue now faced more peril than hope, she felt not regret, but relief.
"The First Elder is still at a critical stage of secluded cultivation. This isn't the right time to wake him. Let's wait and see whether that Human Emperor comes to the Holy Sect to demand her release," the Second Elder said with a sigh.
Beside him, the Third Elder frowned, looked at the Second Elder, and asked with some hesitation, "What if that Human Emperor really does come to the Holy Sect to demand her release?"
"If he truly dares to come to the Holy Sect to demand her release, we'll find a way then... he might not be able to defeat us here in the Holy Sect."
"After all, he can draw on national fortune power, but we also have a Sacred Artifact..."
The white-haired elder who had spoken earlier sighed, a trace of gloom lingering on his face.
But with both the Second Elder and the Third Elder saying so, there was nothing he could do.
With the First Elder in seclusion, authority lay with the Second Elder, whose cultivation was the highest. Even if he felt this was wrong, there was little he could do.
Joy appeared on the Old Woman's face, and she quietly let out a breath.
Just then, a group from the Cloud Sect approached from outside the hall, led by the Cloud Sect's young master.
The Young Master of the Cloud Sect wore a deeply gloomy expression. His brocade robes and finery could not conceal the anger that surrounded him.
Beside the Young Master of the Cloud Sect walked Jiang