Yun Xiwu was momentarily stunned. Then she lowered her eyes slightly, looking at how Yang Lingrui held her hand tightly. From the warmth flowing from his palm, she felt an unprecedented sense of security.
"What do you mean, tongue-tied? Isn't he quite good with words?"
She secretly muttered to herself. Then, wearing a smile brimming with happiness, she followed closely behind Yang Lingrui into the great hall.
The great hall was built around a circular council platform, divided into four tiers from top to bottom.
At this moment, quite a few people were already seated on the lower three tiers, waiting. At a glance, all the Fuyao Sect cultivators present were in the True Intent Realm—there were no fewer than twenty-one of them.
Such a lineup alone was enough to flatten any force below the first rank in the Central Region of Canglan. In the borderlands, it would be an utterly crushing presence.
Moreover, these twenty-one True Intent Cultivators were merely the True Intent combat strength the Fuyao Sect had displayed openly.
If those who had spent years in secluded death cultivation within the Forbidden Ground grotto-heavens were counted as well, the entire Fuyao Sect had at least over thirty True Intent Cultivators.
This was the profound foundation of a top force in Azure Waves. The sheer number of True Intent Cultivators alone was something the Yang Clan could never reach, even in the next hundred years.
Not to mention that the Fuyao Sect also had Nie Wuchen, a living peak expert, along with four other Mystic Insight Venerables.
If the Yang Clan wanted to grow strong enough to reach such heights, it still had a long road ahead.
Before entering the great hall, Yang Lingrui had kept the Life Official Mask on. Thus, most of the Fuyao Sect's high-ranking