Seven days later, in the Sword Heaven Hall used by the Imperial Sword Sect to discuss important matters, Ning Yuan, the head of the Imperial Sword Sect, sat upright in the middle of the main hall with a stern face, and on both sides sat the second elder Li Chenshu, the third elder Du Rui, the fourth elder Sun Jianfeng, the fifth elder Qin Wen, and the sixth elder Meng Chunxiang.

At this moment, in the Sword Heaven Palace, the atmosphere was a little depressing, the five elders were hurriedly recruited by the sect master, and they still didn't know what was going on, the sect director Ning Yuan didn't speak, and it was not easy for them to ask directly, and the five elders could feel that the sect master was still waiting for someone to arrive, so they all pretended to be calm and waited patiently.

As for the reason why Ning Yuan, the head of the Imperial Sword Sect, didn't speak, it was because he didn't know what was going on. As the sect master of the Imperial Sword Sect, Ren Ningyuan's strength has reached the level of a martial immortal, under his leadership, the development of the Imperial Sword Sect in recent decades has been quite good, life has been smooth, and the strength of the disciples in the sect has improved significantly compared to the past, especially the six elders who assisted him in managing the Imperial Sword Sect, their strength is already close to the limit of true immortals, and they are expected to break through to the level of martial immortals.

As a result, Sect Director Ning Yuan felt an invisible pressure, he had to ensure that his strength was not surpassed by those elders in order to feel at ease, otherwise, once there were elders with the same strength as him, it would threaten his position as the sect master. As long as an immortal has the strength of a martial immortal, he can establish his own sect, or compete for the position of the sect leader in the sect he originally joined, as long as he challenges the original sect master and wins, he can become the new sect master of the sect. The original suzerain who was forced to step down from the position of suzerain had only two choices at that time, either he willingly accepted the leadership of the new suzerain and continued to stay in the sect to help the sect, or he left the sect and went to a new place to establish another sect and start from scratch. It must be known that it is extremely difficult to establish a new sect in the Immortal Realm, and it is almost impossible for an immortal who only has the strength of a Martial Immortal to start a new sect on his own, let alone make it grow and continue for generations. Therefore, the vast majority of martial immortals who were forced to step down from the position of sect master would choose the former method to stay in the original sect and work hard to cultivate, just hoping to regain the position of sect master one day.

Of course, Ning Yuan, the head of the Imperial Sword Sect, didn't want this kind of thing to happen to him, so three years ago, he said that all the affairs of the Imperial Sword Sect were assigned to the six elders to take care of, and he concentrated on retreat and cultivation. Ren Ningyuan did this for two purposes, one was that he could cultivate quietly without being disturbed, so that he could improve his strength relatively quickly, and the other was to use the various affairs of the sect to delay the cultivation of the six elders, so that the gap between the six elders and his strength gradually increased, so as to ensure that no one could threaten his suzerain.

Ren Ningyuan's goal has indeed been achieved, in the past three years, his strength has improved a lot, but he is not satisfied, because once he finishes his retreat and cultivation, he will have to face complicated sectarian affairs, and the strength that has been finally opened up with the six elders in the past three years will be recovered in a few years. Rather than worrying like this every few years, it is better to take advantage of the current situation of the Imperial Sword Sect to practice in one retreat, at least to ensure that the strength of his future exit is beyond the reach of the six elders in a hundred years.

It was under such a circumstance that Ning Yuan, the head of the Imperial Sword Sect who was in retreat and cultivating, suddenly received a transmission jade note from Deng Chao, the Great Elder who was specially responsible for dealing with the sect's heavy incident. It's just that the Great Elder Deng Chao didn't say anything specific in the sound transmission jade talisman, just one sentence that the disciples of the Imperial Sword Sect have important discoveries that are enough to affect the development of the Imperial Sword Sect, and they must be dealt with by the sect master himself. As a result, Sect Director Ning Yuan had to temporarily end the retreat and immediately summon the other five elders to come to the Sword Heaven Hall together and wait for the arrival of the Great Elder Deng Chao.

This kind of waiting was quite anxious, but fortunately, Great Elder Deng Chao did not let the clan Ren Ningyuan and the other five elders wait too long, so he led thirteen disciples of the Imperial Sword Sect to the Sword Heaven Palace.

"Meet the Sect Master!" Disturbing the Sect Master's retreat is really a matter of importance, Deng Chao is difficult to make the decision, and I hope the Sect Master will forgive me!" Deng Chao left the thirteen disciples outside and instructed them to enter the Sword Heaven Hall after hearing the Sect Master's summons. After that, he entered the Sword Heaven Hall alone to meet the sect director Ning Yuan.

"The Great Elder has spoken. In the past three years, you have been able to handle all kinds of important events of the sect well, so that I can retreat and cultivate with peace of mind, so I believe that you have indeed encountered a tricky problem this time. As the Sect Master, I should handle it myself, so you don't have to worry about disturbing my retreat and cultivation. Ning Yuan, the head of the Imperial Sword Sect, said very generously that he could understand the approach of Great Elder Deng Chao, and motioned for him to reserve a good position. waited until Great Elder Deng Chao sat down before he asked, "What happened to me and I have to deal with it personally?"

"Sect Master, this matter is very serious, please forgive me for not being able to tell you at this time. I have brought all thirteen disciples who know about it, and when you summon them, we will isolate the Sword Heaven Hall from casting spells, so as not to leak the news. Great Elder Deng Chao did not answer Sect Director Ning Yuan's question, but instead made a request to isolate the Sword Heaven Palace.

"Well, then according to your approach, I will summon the disciples you brought first. Sect Director Ning Yuan saw that Great Elder Deng Chao's expression was very solemn, and knew that this matter should not be taken lightly, so he agreed to his request. (To be continued......)