Published: February 25, 2025
The crowd fell silent upon hearing the words. Those who were not spies among the disciples and higher-ups all firmly resolved that they would no longer discuss Tan Yun behind his back!
They would no longer oppose Tan Yun!
They had recognized the current situation. Tan Yun had now become the sovereign, the highest authority of the Huangfu Sacred Sect. They understood that with Tan Yun's temperament, if they did not submit, their death would not be far off!
Tan Yun looked down at everyone and said without a doubt, "This sovereign has just ascended the throne and has much to learn. Therefore, the former sovereign will assist this sovereign from now on."
"The orders of the former sovereign are the orders of this sovereign. Those who defy them will be killed without mercy. Do you understand?"
When Tan Yun pronounced the words "killed without mercy," he emphasized them heavily.
At this moment, Tan Yun did not reestablish a series of sect rules. It wasn't that he didn't want to, but he knew it wasn't the right time yet.
He was determined to eliminate all the spies in the sect first, and only then would he unify the ten veins and restore the sect's reputation!
"Understood!" the high-ranking members of each vein appeared quite respectful.
"Disciples understand!" the disciples of each vein shouted in unison.
"Good." Tan Yun nodded in satisfaction and immediately stated decisively, "The nine disciples: Huangfu Tingfeng, Ke Xinyi, Jun Bu Ping, Shangguan Bingbing, Baili Longtou, Xiao Qingxuan, Lord Tsukkomi, Tian Xiang, and Zhu Ruolin will, from today onwards, separate from their original veins and become disciples of the Holy Gate Meritorious Lineage."
Upon hearing this, the nine were overjoyed and thanked Tan Yun profusely.
In contrast, the senior members of the nine veins did not speak up against Tan Yun's actions.
"Get up." After allowing the nine to rise, Tan Yun said indifferently, "This sovereign has an injury, so I won't say much more. You may all leave."
Upon hearing this, the eight great ancestral patriarchs, who had lost their right arms, led their respective veins away from the Heavenly Palace Square.
Then, the high-ranking members of each vein maneuvered the Spirit Vessels, carrying numerous disciples away in a grand procession.
At this moment, left in the Heavenly Palace Square, besides Dantai Yu and Dantai Xuanzhong, were twenty-two law enforcement ancestral patriarchs from the Divine Domain and the elder supreme of the Holy Gate.
There were also Shen Subing, Shen Suzhen, and all the high-ranking members and disciples of the Holy Gate Meritorious Lineage.
Additionally, there were disciples from the Talismans Lineage, along with Feng Yun, the great ancestral patriarch of the Talismans Lineage.
"Sovereign, is your injury serious?" Feng Yun hurriedly approached Tan Yun, his murky eyes showing concern.
"There's no need to worry, Elder Feng." Tan Yun smiled and said, "This sovereign will go into seclusion for a while. When I come out, there will be an important matter to discuss with you."
"Hahaha, good, good!" Feng Yun respectfully replied, "Then I will wait for the sovereign's summons."
At this moment, in Feng Yun's heart, he thought that the important matter mentioned by Tan Yun was about Tan Yun's marriage to Feng Qingcheng.
As Feng Yun was about to leave, Tan Yun called him back, treating him as one of his own, and reminded him, "Elder Feng, today, I have disabled the right arms of the eight ancestral patriarchs. These eight will definitely not give up easily."
"In the future, I will be in seclusion to heal my injuries, and the sect will be managed temporarily by the old sovereign. I am worried that the eight great ancestral patriarchs will make things difficult for the old sovereign."
"If this happens, I hope Elder Feng can assist the old sovereign." After saying this, Tan Yun added, "The only person I can trust among the high-ranking members of each vein is you, Elder Feng."
The "old sovereign" Tan Yun referred to was, of course, the retired Dantai Xuanzhong.