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The Elder Council of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect convened.
This meeting was related to a major event: the Upper Three Sects Young Soul Master Exchange Tournament.
This was a competition established by the Upper Three Sects on this continent for friendly exchanges.
It took place every five years, and this time it was the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's turn to host.
Sect Master Ning naturally sat in the main seat, with several elderly Elders seated beside him.
An elderly Elder spoke.
"This Upper Three Sects Young Soul Master Tournament is a grand event that occurs once every five years for our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and it is also a place to demonstrate the strength of our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
Another elderly Elder said.
"That makes sense. Recently, we have been besieged by Spirit Hall, and our morale has been somewhat low. We can take this opportunity to regain the prestige we lost."
Sweat dripped from Sect Master Ning's forehead. There were truly too many matters to deal with. Within the Sect, there were still spies from Spirit Hall, and there was also what Zhuge Lan had told him.
He took the matter of Qian Renxue being here very seriously and had sent Sword Douluo to investigate, but no results were found.
No useful information was found, and he felt helpless about it.
Another matter to be handled next was the celebration banquet. After all, Zhuge Lan had helped the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect so much, and it would be inexcusable not to hold a celebration banquet.
The celebration banquet had not even taken place, yet the Soul Master Exchange Tournament was about to begin.
When things overlapped, they became difficult to manage.
So he said.
"Elders, can we postpone the Soul Master Tournament? After all, the celebration banquet hasn't been held yet!"
The Elders present began to discuss.
One of the Elders said,
"Yes, after all, Zhuge Lan helped our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect greatly this time. If we don't hold a celebration banquet, it would really be unacceptable."
Another Soul Master said.
"I also suggest postponing the Soul Master Tournament for a bit. We can hold the celebration banquet first, and then the Soul Master Tournament."
Sect Master Ning's eyes lit up. To be honest, this was more in line with his inner thoughts. There was no harm in pushing back the Soul Master Tournament.
However, the final decision-making power was not with the Soul Master who had just spoken, but with the three elderly Elders.
So, he said to an elderly Elder,
"What do you think, should we do it this way?"
This elderly Elder pondered, then frowned deeply, seemingly very dissatisfied with this suggestion.
After a while, he shook his head and said,
"Five years ago, I led the team to the Clear Sky Sect for the Soul Master Exchange. We didn't take first place; the Clear Sky Sect did. When I returned, I was thinking that next time, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect must take first place."
The Elders beside him fell silent. There were some unspoken difficulties here, and it was also a pain for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was the strongest auxiliary Sect on the continent, so its own offensive power was not very strong.
Moreover, the Spirit of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Soul Masters was the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, which had much weaker offensive power. Therefore, they often did not achieve very good rankings in the Soul Master Tournament.
Even though the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was more powerful and wealthier than the other two Sects combined in terms of continental operations, it was somewhat lacking in martial prowess.
They also wanted to prove themselves more.
Another elderly Elder said,
"This Spirit Tournament must be held on schedule. As for the celebration banquet, we can hold it later."
Sect Master Ning frowned slightly. As he expected, these elderly Elders were all very stubborn.
Although what they said made sense, there was also a problem: the recent siege by Spirit Hall had just been broken.
Many people had pent-up frustration and wanted to release it.
His focus was more on the present, while the three elderly Elders were more focused on the future.
He was speechless for a moment.
At this moment, an Elder suggested,
"I have a proposal, I wonder if I can speak?"
Sect Master Ning nodded. After all, at this point, he had no suggestions himself, so if someone offered one, it would be excellent.
So, he asked,
"Go ahead, what is your suggestion?"
This Elder suggested,
"My opinion is, can the celebration banquet and the Soul Master Tournament be held at the same time?"
The eyes of the Elders beside him also lit up, and then they said,
"This is a good suggestion. It will save trouble then. I think it's feasible."
Sect Master Ning's eyes lit up, but soon, he thought of a problem: if Zhuge Lan's achievements were recounted at the celebration banquet, with the Upper Three Sects and other Sects present.
That would represent another problem: the siege of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect by Spirit Hall was resolved by Zhuge Lan leading the effort, not by their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Could it be that a large Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was not as capable as one Zhuge Lan?
With a "bang," an elderly Elder slammed his palm directly on the table, his face filled with anger. Clearly, this suggestion made him very displeased.
So, he directly shouted,
"Are you trying to make our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect lose face in front of the Upper Three Sects? Where were we when Zhuge Lan broke through Spirit Hall's stronghold?"
Immediately, the surrounding Elders fell silent.
Clearly, they also felt guilty. After all, when Zhuge Lan was helping the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect break through the stronghold, they were still thinking of killing Zhuge Lan and using his head to exchange for peace for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Although it didn't succeed, everyone still felt apologetic, which is why no one refused when it came to giving Zhuge Lan treasures.
But once this matter was brought up, they indeed had nowhere to put their faces.
So, an Elder said helplessly,
"Then what should we do?"
Sect Master Ning listened and shook his head helplessly. What they had done before was indeed not good, but asking the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to apologize to Zhuge Lan was also impossible.
After all, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was a major Sect among the Upper Three Sects, and apologizing to a mere Soul Master would be losing face.
And holding a celebration banquet for Zhuge Lan in front of other Sects would inevitably cause certain problems.
That's why he suggested holding it in advance.
So he said,
"I hope all Elders will consider my suggestion: holding the celebration banquet in advance, how about it?"
As soon as he finished speaking, another elderly Elder stood up and said,
"No, I disagree. Our energy must now be entirely focused on the Soul Master Tournament, and on selecting the powerful young Soul Masters from our Sect."
The Elders below fell silent. Clearly, the Sect Master and the three elderly Elders were clashing.
They dared not offend either side, so no one dared to offer an opinion.
At this moment, the third elderly Elder stepped in to mediate, saying with a smile,
"Everyone, don't be like this. We're all getting old. Sect Master Ning, you can privately ask Zhuge Lan if he's willing to postpone the celebration banquet. We can give him more benefits."
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