Sometimes, there were many things that could not be said clearly. However, a gaze or an attitude could reveal the thoughts of the other party.
Great Elder Ying Yu chose to remain silent at this moment. There was only one reason, and that was that he had already made arrangements. Hence, all he needed to do was to 'add fuel to the fire'.
Sixth Elder did not speak anymore, and waited quietly.
Following the transmission of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciple's orders, a few hundred Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples stood on the empty ground below the Middle Stream Cauldron.
Every single one of them had a solemn expression.
Four elders dressed in black robes stood in front of the few hundred Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples, and waited quietly.
During this period of time, there was a commotion in the Holy Region, and many disciples and elders were sent out. Some were stationed at certain places, while some were roaming around. Only Great Elder Ying Yu, four elders, and a few hundred Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples remained in the Nine Pinnacles Mountain.
Sixth Elder looked at the four elders standing below and understood. If there were no accidents, these four elders should be the supporters of First Elder Ying Yu.
"There are only four of them? Second Hall Master indeed has foresight! " Sixth Elder sighed in his heart. He could guess that Great Elder Ying Yu had put in a lot of effort to become the Leader of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain.
However, he only had the support of four elders. From this point, it seemed that the internal strife in the Nine Pinnacles Mountain was more intense than he had imagined.
Although the four elders were more than half of the total, it was still too much. If they were to forcefully take over the position of Leader under such circumstances, there would be a huge mess.
Of course, this was a good thing for the Yin Yang Hall. Because, the more unstable the Nine Pinnacles Mountain was, the easier it would be for the Yin Yang Hall to control it.
"Counting the time, it should be 49 days, the pill should be completed!"
"Yes, I heard that every time the Middle Stream Cauldron is opened, there would be a commotion. Sometimes there would be lightning, sometimes there would be rays of light. I wonder what will happen this time?"
"The Thousand Years Fire Herb is one of the top treasures in the Nine Pinnacles Mountain, and there are not many of them in the entire Holy Region. I think the commotion this time will be extraordinary!"
"I'm looking forward to it!"
The disciples of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain obviously did not know that a new leader was going to be appointed today. They looked at Great Elder Ying Yu, who was standing in front of the Middle Stream Cauldron, and the Sixth Elder of the Yin Yang Hall, and waited patiently.
At this moment, Great Elder Ying Yu slowly took two steps forward and came to the stone where the nine cauldrons were placed. His gaze swept across the elders and disciples below.
"It has been a thousand years since the Nine Pinnacles Mountain was built. Leader Tian Xing has always been righteous and decisive. He is someone that everyone in the Nine Pinnacles Mountain respects. However, a few months ago, a tragic incident happened in the Heaven Dao Pavilion. Leader Tian Xing met with misfortune, and we don't know if he's dead or alive …" Great Elder Ying Yu paused.
Below, the few hundred Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples and the four Elders looked miserable when they heard the words' life and death are unknown '.
"Avenge the Sect Master!"
"Blood Hatred!"
"Shake the Nine Pinnacles Mountain!"
The few hundred Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples shouted at the same time.
When Great Elder Ying Yu saw this, he nodded his head lightly. His expression slowly changed from sadness to anger, and a cold light shot out from his eyes.
"Now, the culprit who hurt Leader Tian has been caught by us, and he has been refined in the Middle Stream Cauldron for 49 days. The stolen Thousand Years Fire Herb has also been recovered, and we, the Nine Pinnacles Mountain, can finally pay our respects to Leader Tian!" Great Elder Ying Yu said.
"It was only under the leadership of the Great Elder that we were able to avenge Lord Tian!"
"That's right, Great Elder, Blood Hatred for Leader Tian!"
"Great Elder, please lead us, and shake the Nine Pinnacles Mountain's prestige!"
Just as Great Elder Ying Yu finished speaking, a few disciples from the Nine Pinnacles Mountain shouted out. Their shouts were quickly supported by the majority of the disciples.
"Great Elder!"
"Support Great Elder!"
"…"
"A country can't be without a ruler, and a sect can't be without a leader. Our Nine Pinnacles Mountain hasn't had a leader to take charge of the sect's affairs for a few months now. During this period of time, Great Elder's contributions and hard work can be seen by everyone. I hereby recommend Great Elder to be the next leader of Nine Pinnacles Mountain!" At this moment, an elder stood up and bowed deeply towards Great Elder Ying Yu in front of the cauldron.
This was a bow from an elder to the leader. In a sense, it also represented the elder's decision to support Great Elder Ying Yu as the new leader.
"Support Great Elder as the new leader!"
"I also support Great Elder taking over as the new Sect Master!"
"I hope Great Elder will not reject it."
Hearing this elder's words, a few other disciples and two elders stood up and expressed their support for Great Elder Ying Yu.
"I object!" At this moment, an untimely voice rang out. Then, a disciple in a black robe walked out from the crowd and said, "Great Elder, although you have worked hard and contributed a lot, it was Yin Yang Hall that captured Fang Zhengzhi, not you!"
"So what? Could it be that there's someone more powerful than the Great Elder, who's more suitable to be the Sect Leader? "Another Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciple immediately argued.
"I think that the new leader of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain should be succeeded by someone from the younger generation. Although the Great Elder is the strongest, he has no room for improvement in terms of potential. The new leader must find someone from the younger generation with greater potential to succeed him. Only then can he establish himself in the Holy Region!"
"Potential? There are so many people with potential, how should we choose? "
"We can have an open competition and let the nine elders discuss and decide! Moreover, now that the four Elders are out, it's not suitable to elect a new Clan Leader at this time! "
"Now that the outside world is in chaos, the Holy Region is at its most chaotic. If there is no leader to control the situation, how can we fight against the other four sects?"
"I don't agree to elect a new leader now!"
"Swoosh!" Just as the disciples were arguing endlessly, the Sixth Elder, who had been silent all this while, suddenly made his move. The sword in his hand slashed down from above.
The Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciple who was adamant in his disagreement did not expect Sixth Elder of Yin Yang Hall to strike at this moment, in front of all the Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples.
"Boom!" A loud sound rang out.
As the sword light fell, blood splattered everywhere. The disciple fell into a pool of blood with a look of unwillingness on his face. His eyes were filled with intense disbelief.
The sudden change naturally caused the hundreds of Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples to fall silent. Their expressions were filled with shock, mockery, and anger …
"Sixth Elder, what are you doing?" The elder who had been silent all this while finally spoke. He looked at Sixth Elder, who was still standing in front of the cauldron, and his expression was a little gloomy.
"Yin Yang Hall has formed an alliance with Nine Pinnacles Mountain because we naturally hope to have a powerful ally, and not a divided one. At such a crucial time, how can Nine Pinnacles Mountain have internal strife again?" Sixth Elder did not seem to be worried by the elder's question.
"Even so, you can't hurt my Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciple!"
"As the saying goes, severe measures are needed in chaotic times. I feel that Yin Yang Hall and Nine Pinnacles Mountain are united, so I naturally do not wish to see internal strife in Nine Pinnacles Mountain. The way we handled this matter was a little inappropriate, so I am willing to give Nine Pinnacles Mountain ten superior-grade elixirs as compensation. Furthermore, I will take full responsibility for this disciple's injuries!" Sixth Elder said calmly.
"Sixth Elder is really generous!" After the elder finished speaking, he did not say anything else. After all, at this stage, he already knew Yin Yang Hall's stance on this matter.
Silence. A momentary silence.
The hundreds of Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples looked at each other. All of them naturally guessed that today's matter was not as simple as opening the cauldrons.
"Support Great Elder!"
"Of one heart and one mind!"
"Let's fight our enemies together!"
After the silence, the hundreds of Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples finally spoke up. Unlike before, this time, no one objected.
When Great Elder Ying Yu saw this, a smile that was hard to detect appeared on his face. After coughing twice, he waved his hands towards the excited crowd.
"I have no intention of taking over the position of Sect Leader. However, this is indeed the most difficult period for Nine Pinnacles Mountain. I am willing to temporarily take over the position of Sect Leader, so that the younger generation can grow. Actually, like what 'Li Jin' said just now, I am already old, and my potential does not have much room for growth. Hence, I hereby announce that I will not take possession of the elixirs refined from the Thousand Years Fire Herb. According to our agreement, half of the elixirs will belong to Yin Yang Hall, while the other half will be kept by me. If I find a suitable successor, he will consume it. At that time, it will also strengthen Nine Pinnacles Mountain's prestige!" After saying this, Great Elder swept his gaze across the hundreds of Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples.
The hundreds of Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples were silent. They looked at each other once again. Then, the hundreds of Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples kneeled on the ground.
"Great Elder, please take over the position of Sect Leader!"
"Great Elder, please take over the position of Sect Leader!"
"…"
"Congratulations, Great Elder Ying. Oh, no, I should call you Sect Leader Ying now!" Sixth Elder looked at the Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples kneeling on the ground, and smiled.
"It's all thanks to Yin Yang Hall that we were able to seek justice. Now, Sixth Elder, please help us open the cauldron and produce the elixirs!" Great Elder Ying Yu nodded his head, and pointed at the Middle Stream Cauldron behind him.
"Alright!" Sixth Elder nodded his head. Then, he quickly walked to the front of the Middle Stream Cauldron, stretched out his hands, and bowed towards the rising sun. Then, he said, "Open the cauldron!"
"Yes!" Hearing Sixth Elder's words, four disciples immediately went up to the Middle Stream Cauldron, and stood at the four corners of the Middle Stream Cauldron.
Then, the four Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples stretched out their hands at the same time, and pressed on the lid of the Middle Stream Cauldron. After pausing for a while, the four disciples raised their hands.
"Cauldron!"
"Open!"
Following two soft shouts, the lid of the cauldron opened, and at the same time, a silver and a purple ball of flames soared into the sky, as though two fire dragons were soaring into the sky.
Such a scene immediately attracted the attention of all the Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples. Everyone looked at the two rising fire dragons with anticipation.
It was the first time that the Middle Stream Cauldron was used to refine elixirs. Furthermore, it was used to refine the Thousand Years Fire Herb. What would happen?
No one could guess it.
Everyone was waiting, waiting for the strange phenomenon of the world, waiting for the peerless divine pill to appear under the multicolored light. Then, when the lid of the cauldron opened and the two fire dragons rushed out, everything seemed to return to peace.
The two fire dragons had already dissipated in the air.
The golden illusion that was constantly changing above the Middle Stream Cauldron disappeared without a trace when the lid of the cauldron was opened.
"What's going on?"
"Where's the phenomenon? Did the refining fail? "
"How is this possible? With Sixth Elder and Great Elder working together … no, Sect Leader Ying working together to refine the pill, how could it fail?"
After a while, the hundreds of Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples could no longer stand still, and started to discuss softly.
The four disciples who had opened the lid of the cauldron looked at each other, and could see the doubt in each other's eyes.
The lid of the cauldron was opened?
Why wasn't there any movement?
One of the more daring disciples looked at Great Elder and Sixth Elder, and after receiving a nod from them, he took a step forward and leapt into the cauldron.
Very quickly, he saw the scene within the cauldron.
"Ah!!" A loud scream came from the mouth of the daring disciple. After all, anyone who saw the scene within the cauldron would be as shocked as he was.
This was because the Middle Stream Cauldron did not contain any elixirs. Of course, there were no charred corpses either. There were only green mountains and clear waters, blue seas and blue skies. Furthermore, the scenery seemed to be constantly changing, as though there was another world within the cauldron.
"What are you shouting for? How is the elixir refining going? Is it a success, or a failure? "Great Elder Ying Yu looked at the shocked disciple, and his face was filled with rage.
"This … I, I …" The disciple did not know how to describe himself, and did not know how to reply to Great Elder Ying Yu.
Was it an illusion?
That's right!
It must be an illusion!
Just as the disciple was about to muster up his courage to take another look, the Middle Stream Cauldron shook slightly, and a lazy voice came from within the cauldron.
"Eh? Is it time? "
The voice was not loud, but it was clearly heard by everyone, and caused the hundreds of Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples to tremble. Even though it was daytime, even though it was midsummer, and the sun was high up in the sky, they still felt goosebumps all over their bodies.
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