Gu Tieshou was the direct disciple of the last sect master, and he was also the most experienced within the first generation disciples, who had been in the sect for the longest amount of time. Not only this, he was also diligent and dedicated to the entire sect.
If, at that time, Gu Tieshou didn’t persuade Elder Zhou’s group, no one else would have been able to convince the rest of the upper echelon.
Because Gu Tieshou was willing to give up his position and also personally took charge of the matter, Su Yonghuang was able to become the sect master.
That very same Su Yonghuang who was always outside decided to come back today. Su Yonghuang had never come back to the sect with the exception of when the previous sect master passed away.
Her reason for returning this time was because of the Evil Infested Ridge. She wanted to take some disciples into the Evil Infested Ridge. This was immediately subjected to opposition from Elder Zhou’s group.
Currently, in the eyes of the sect’s upper echelon, such as Elder Zhou, Li Qiye was the leader for the sect’s revitalization. He was the driver of the sect. Su Yonghuang’s return naturally was opposed by the upper echelon. Plus, they didn’t trust her. How could they hand over the disciples to her?
Because of this, the two sides almost flipped the table on each other. Frankly speaking, the group of Elder Zhou didn’t agree for Su Yonghuang to take charge of the sect no matter what.
“Good, it is good now. Li Qiye is back. Everyone can slowly talk.”
After bringing Li Qiye inside, Elder Sun hurriedly told everyone present.
Seeing Li Qiye’s return, the group of Elder Zhou finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the atmosphere inside the ancestral chamber clearly eased up.
At this time, Tu Buyu, who was standing behind Su Yonghuang, smiled as he kindly said:
“Big Brother, this is our master and also our sect master.”
Regarding the address of “Sect Master”, Elder Zhou’s group let out a scowl as they were clearly irritated.
Li Qiye observed Su Yonghuang, and he was not without astonishment! The Su Yonghuang in front of him was a woman, and a very young woman on top of that!
The woman before him seemed to be around twenty or so and possessed a charming and noble presence; she was wearing a faintly yellow robe, causing her nobility to be even more apparent. Regarding the woman in front of his eyes, her forehead was like the moon and she had eyes like the stars. Her most attractive feature was her elegant brows; they were like swords, causing her elegant charm to have three parts domineering presence. It was as if she was the heaven’s royal daughter, possessing a matchless imperial air along with an unmatched grace.
Comparing beauty, Li Shuangyan next to Li Qiye was not less than the woman ahead; however, Li Shuangyan didn’t have the matchless imperial atmosphere along with this unmatched grace.
When Li Qiye was looking at her, Su Yonghuang was also checking him out. The master and disciple were analyzing each other.
Li Qiye’s wits returned, and he glanced at Nan Huairen next to him, saying:
“You never told me that the sect master was a woman.”
“Well…”
Nan Huairen was stunned for a moment, and he forcefully smiled as he whispered:
“Brother didn’t ask, ah! I thought you already knew.”[1]
Li Qiye was a bit speechless. Up until now, he had always thought that Su Yonghuang was a man. Tu Buyu, as her disciple, was more than one thousand years old so his master, Su Yonghuang, should also be an old man with gray hair that was around six or seven thousand years old. However, Li Qiye didn’t expect that Su Yonghuang was a woman around the age of twenty five and possessed extreme beauty.
At this moment, Gu Tieshou wanted to smooth things over, so he said:
“Qiye, the sect master wants to bring disciples to the Evil Infested Ridge.”
Su Yonghuang looked at Li Qiye, and then she said:
“The Evil Infested Ridge, to our current Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect, is the best place for training; it is also the time where we harvest materials. From my calculations, it is half a year away at most, and the soonest is around three months. At that time, the Evil Infested Ridge will open. This is the one and only opportunity in a hundred years, and our sect cannot afford to let it go.”
“I’m fairly clear on this. Sixty three days later, the Evil Infested Ridge will definitely open.”
Li Qiye said as he gently nodded his head. The moment when he was buried underground, he also found out when the ridge would open.
“Then what is your opinion?”
At this moment, Gu Tieshou asked Li Qiye.
At this moment, all of the elders were looking at Li Qiye. In their hearts, Elder Zhou’s group wanted Li Qiye to become the sect master of the sect.