"Hum!"
Suddenly, Chen Beiwu turned his wrist, and a faintly glowing jade slip appeared in his palm.
Chen Beiwu touched it with his divine sense, and a flicker of surprise crossed his eyes.
"Senior Brother Chen, what is it?"
Yu Shuiyao's eyes flickered. She recognized it as a jade slip used for communications among the sect's upper ranks.
"Nothing much. The ancestor intends to pass the position of sect master to me."
Chen Beiwu spoke lightly, but Yu Shuiyao's and Shu You's pupils contracted, surprise filling their eyes.
The position of Mirror Moon Sect's sect master had stood vacant for a long time.
Only a handful of Nascent Soul True Lords within the sect were qualified to hold that position. They were not surprised that Senior Brother Chen/their lord could become the Mirror Moon Sect's sect master. The only thing that felt wrong was why the Sect Ancestor had changed his earlier stance and become so anxious to settle the succession.
Could the rumors outside be true? Had something really gone wrong with the Mirror Moon Sect's underlying reserves?
"I intend to move against the seven sects, so I don't plan to return for now. Sorry for the trouble, but please explain the matter of my succession to the Sect Ancestor."
Hearing this, Shu You's eyes filled with worry, while Yu Shuiyao gave a soft sigh.
Cultivators who reached the rank of Nascent Soul True Lord were all firm of mind. Once a powerful True Lord like Senior Brother Chen made up his mind, she alone could never persuade him otherwise.
"Senior Brother Chen, if the seven sects dared to act like this, they probably prepared to deal with you long ago," Yu Shuiyao reminded him.
"Yes, I know all that." Chen Beiwu smiled and said calmly, "The Seven Sects