When the woman in the white gauze dress spoke, the faces of the nine elders turned somewhat unsightly.
One of the elders immediately voiced his dissatisfaction, "Sect Master, this young man's origins are unknown, and he is extremely arrogant. People like him, no matter how talented, cannot be accepted by our Sect!"
"Indeed. Even with the Heavenly Mechanism Token, what of it? At most, we can offer him the title of a True Disciple. For the position of Chief Disciple, young 'Zhuge Xiye' had to sacrifice so much to obtain it. How can it be granted to this smooth-faced kid so easily?"
"Yes, how can we relinquish the seat of Chief Disciple? Wouldn't that dishearten all the other disciples of the Sect? Moreover, I've just received a transmission from a disciple, saying the youth with the mark is indeed this boy from the Heavenly Road, and within his body flows the Emperor Sword Bloodline!
