Flameburn Sect, the Sect Master's great hall.
Luo Zhan sat in the seat of honor, with divine-sense avatars manifesting on either side.
These avatars wore grave expressions, their gazes on the Sect Master filled with uncertainty and alarm.
"Sect Master, are you certain?" an elderly-looking Grand Elder could not help asking.
He did not understand why the Sect Master would make such a rash decision.
In cultivation and combat strength alone, Mirror Moon Ancestor Zhu Wuya was unquestionably above Chen Zi'ang.
Even against such a terrifying expert, the Flameburn Sect had never bowed its head all these years.
However powerful Chen Zi'ang was, he was still only a Nascent Soul True Lord. His strength certainly fell short of Zhu Wuya's, and he might not even successfully attain Spirit Transformation in the future.
Why should the Flameburn Sect bow to the Mirror Moon Sect for the sake of a mere True Lord?
Luo Zhan's gaze shifted slightly toward the speaker. "Grand Elder Yun, if you disagree, feel free to speak plainly."
"For a Nascent Soul True Lord to attain Spirit Transformation, the keys lie in heart, intent, Dharma, spirit, resolve, and foundations."
Grand Elder Yun said gravely, "Though I am old and frail, my magic power depleted and my strength not even a tenth or two of its prime, I am still fifty percent confident that I could defeat True Martial True Lord at the ceremony, break his resolve, destroy his intent and Dharma, and leave a flaw in his Dao heart, making perfection difficult for him to attain in the future."
"In my view, although this Chen Zi'ang possesses peerless innate talent, he is not yet worth our sect bowing to the Mirror Moon Sect, offering goodwill, and settling the old grudges between our sects."
At these words, more than