Xin Bairen had already been rather displeased as he watched Qing Chen and Sun Wudi sing in harmony with each other.
So, without betraying anything, he cast a meaningful glance, signaling some of the Rogue Persons below the dais to resume their discussion.
These were all prominent figures in the Sect:
There was Xing Yusen, a Rogue Person of Tianshu Hall and Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall. Ruthless in his methods, he was known throughout the Law Enforcement Hall for his fairness and severity, and had reached the Pseudo-Core level;
Zhongli Duantian, Hall Master of the Artifact Refining Hall, possessed such consummate artifact-refining skills that he seemed close to the standard of a third-tier Artifact Refining Master! His cultivation was at the Foundation Establishment peak, but with numerous powerful Supreme-Grade Spirit Artifacts in his possession, his combat strength was no less than that of a Pseudo-Core cultivator;
There was also Gu Jianchun's master, Daoist Wine, a venerable Sect elder at the Pseudo-Core level, with deep seniority and considerable prestige.
And there was Lin Shiyin, Hall Master of the Hundred Arts Hall, a supreme-grade second-tier Talisman Maker whose cultivation was at the Foundation Establishment peak. With her many talismans, however, her combat strength was no less than that of a Pseudo-Core cultivator.
There was also Zhang Er, ranked second among the Twelve Routes Inspectors. He was the younger full brother of Zhang Da, Deputy Hall Vice Lord of Tianshu Hall and foremost of the Twelve Routes Inspectors. He had already reached the Foundation Establishment peak thirty years ago! His current combat strength and seniority were certainly greater than Xu Jiuling's...
Whether measured by seniority or combat strength, Xu Jiuling barely ranked in the middle among these twenty or thirty Rogue Persons.
Xin Bairen thought that even though Qing Chen