「A short while earlier.」
At the very moment Chen Sheng and Sun Yuzhi entered the Poison Flame Cave, preparing to claim the Gu King, the atmosphere inside the Grand Conference Hall of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect was as heavy as iron.
The Sect Leader, Lady Lan, had summoned all the powerful elders of the sect to discuss an alliance with the Nie Family.
Although she was the Sect Leader, she was far from having absolute authority.
The Ten Thousand Poisons Sect had a history spanning several hundred years. It had grown vast and sprawling, but also tangled and complex, with various factions holding each other in check.
As the number one Major Sect in Nanzhao Prefecture on the surface, its foundation was unfathomably deep. It boasted as many as seven experts in the Mystic Realm alone—a frightening number.
Among them, Great Elder Song Zhe held the most power.
