Before Ling Ningzhi could react, she was pulled into Chen Mo’s embrace, "Master is in trouble, as a disciple, it’s naturally your duty to help. Here, adjust your breathing according to my rhythm..."
"Hmm?"
"Hong Xiu, assist her. Guide the flow of her Dao Power."
"Certainly."
"Hmm??"
Ling Ningzhi suddenly inhaled sharply, her cheeks flushed red as she stammered, "Mas-master, let go of me, this isn’t right ah ah ah..."
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Xuandao Peak, Elder Hall.
In the hall, a dozen elders took their seats one after another, Xuan Ying and Zhu Huai sat on either side at the head.
The room was silent, the atmosphere oppressively heavy.
After a long while, Xuan Ying put down the teacup in his hand and spoke, "The reason for gathering everyone today is a matter of great importance, concerning the fate of each and every one of us... What happened in the forbidden land before, you all have seen with your own eyes, what are your thoughts on it?"
Zhu Huai furrowed his brow slightly, said coldly, "So you called us here just to discuss this? Chen is a direct disciple recognized by the ancestral master, do you still have any objections to him?"
"Of course not." Xuan Ying shook his head repeatedly and said, "Not to mention that he has obtained the ancestral master’s legacy. Merely rescuing our dear one from the forbidden land makes him a benefactor of our Tianshu Pavilion, let alone a tributary. Even if making him a legacy elder, I would willingly consent without a word of complaint."
Zhu Huai was somewhat puzzled, "If so, what else is there to discuss?"
Xuan Ying stroked the whisk’s tail with his fingers and said, "Elder Zhu, hold your horses, let me finish... In recent days, I also sent people to thoroughly investigate this Chen and found his identity quite unusual."
"His father is a Third-Level High Official within the court, a key figure in the Imperial Examination Hall. His mother is the eldest daughter of the master of Yanyu Pavilion, a Second Grade Martial Arts Grandmaster, closely associated with Consort Yu."
"At the same time, he himself is not only a Fire Department Thousand Households of the Sky Scale Guard but also serves as Yulin Lang General of the Personal Merit Guard, with a Third Grade honorary title, respected as ’Duke Zhenyue,’ a favored figure before the Empress and Imperial Consort."
"Most importantly, he is favored by the Great Yuan Princess, with a substantial prospect of becoming the Prince Consort of the current dynasty..."
"Stop, stop." Zhu Huai, bewildered, interrupted impatiently, "Stop going around in circles, what exactly are you trying to convey?"
Others were equally puzzled.
Xuan Ying shook his head and said, "Even canceling the grand ceremony won’t suffice, Qingxuan’s mind is wholly fixated on Chen Mo, there’s no turning back now. I do not wish to break apart a pair of lovers, the only solution is to revoke Qingxuan’s position as chief..."
"What?!"
"Revoke the chief position?!"
"Is this really appropriate? Our sect has no precedent for such action. This... is not quite suitable, is it?"
The elders started discussing fervently, filling the hall with noise.
Tianshu Pavilion has stringent standards for selecting successors, requiring not only exceptional talent but also rigorous tests of virtue, ability, Dao, influence, and mindset.
As Ling Ningzhi was unanimously acknowledged as the first genius post-Daoist Venerable, displaying unmatched excellence in various aspects, she was endorsed by all elders as chief heir. Suddenly proclaiming her removal could hardly convince the assembly.
"Qingxuan would merely cease to be the successor to the Sect Master yet remains a disciple of our sect. She and Chen Mo can continue to be divine couple, thereby avoiding potential future risks," Xuan Ying spread his hands and said, "Apart from this, I can’t think of a better solution."
"Old me thinks it’s unwise," Zhu Huai said sternly, "Not to mention if the dear one might agree, even if Qingxuan is removed, who would take the chief position? Is there anyone in the sect more exceptional than her?"
Xuan Ying chuckled and said, "Though Qingxuan indeed possesses remarkable talent, she is still a Fourth Grade Transcendent Cultivator, her realm not far superior to other personal disciples, not reaching heaven and earth difference."

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