In the Council of Elders' grand hall on Condensed Jade Main Peak, the atmosphere was somewhat solemn.
Five Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators sat together, but none spoke.
The Foundation Establishment cultivators seated on either side were:
High Person Qingxia, the Pill Hall's first Deputy Hall Master, whose azure-cloud-colored Daoist robes fluttered in the breeze. She resembled a graceful Daoist nun, with an air removed from the mortal world;
Miao Long, Deputy Hall Master of the Battle Hall, who exuded a murderous aura;
Ji Cangming, Deputy Hall Master of the Technique Transmission Hall, whose features were refined and gentle.
Gongsun Yang, the newly appointed Deputy Hall Master of the General Affairs Hall, looked like a crafty little old man.
And seated in the place of honor within the Council of Elders' grand hall was none other than Qing Chen!
His somewhat youthful face formed a peculiar contrast with that solemn seat of honor.
Apart from High Person Qingxia, Xue Qingxia, whose expression was relatively natural, Miao Long, Ji Cangming, and Gongsun Yang would involuntarily glance at Qing Chen from time to time.
They truly found it somewhat difficult to adjust.
After all, in their understanding, those qualified to occupy this elder's seat of honor were usually people of long-standing seniority and great prestige.
Yet the man before them was clearly a young man not yet sixty.
These five were the examiners for this Dragon Gate Gathering.
As chief examiner, Qing Chen shouldered the weighty responsibility of directing the overall proceedings, while the other four served as assistant examiners.
Today was the important occasion on which they had gathered here to discuss the format of this Dragon Gate Gathering.
Qing Chen was not particularly unfamiliar with most of the four assistant examiners seated below him.
High Person Qingxia, Xue Qingxia, was Xue