Meanwhile, elsewhere.
Southern Long Marsh, within the Tide Life Gate.
After leaving several important elders behind to continue blockading the Golden Virtue Institute as a show of their stance to the Supreme Clarity Palace,
the Hall Master of the Tide Life Gate returned to his sect first, citing important sect affairs.
The grand elder returned with him.
They had barely entered the council hall when the latter could not help remarking,
"That was a close call..."
"I heard that Palace Heir Ye was born with divine eyes. Not only can he see through all sorts of Divine Abilities, he can also tell whether someone is speaking the truth."
"Luckily, we had Zhou Yan, a manager who knows nothing, out front this time."
"Otherwise, I doubt we could have passed even the first hurdle of exchanging a few words while receiving him."
The Hall Master of the Tide Life Gate chuckled.
"Quite true."
"After all, I asked you to go alone, but you refused."
The grand elder rolled his eyes. "Go yourself if you want someone to go."
"I don't dare."
"Back when I'd only heard of him, I could still keep my composure."
"But after seeing him kill Chen Shouyi with a single sword strike today, my legs go weak just thinking about meeting him."
"Indeed. Even hearing about it made my legs go weak."
The Hall Master of the Tide Life Gate nodded in wholehearted agreement.
He, too, was unwilling to get too involved with Ye Li.
Serving a ruler was like living beside a tiger, let alone dealing with the newly appointed Palace Heir of the Supreme Clarity Palace.
Someone like him was in need of achievements and prestige.
If he discovered a problem with any faction and purged it outright, he would receive nothing but praise from