This new arrival wore dark clothing and an iron crown. He had a Dao Sword strapped across his back, and as he looked around, his eyes shone with forceful, imposing momentum.

As he entered the hall, a terrifying, sharp, austere energy spread outward.

The old butcher’s eyes lit up with surprise. What a powerful aura of the Dao of the Sword!

And when they saw this new arrival clearly, Ye Zishan, the young woman in the ink-black skirt, and the other members of the main lineage perked up.

“Greetings, Second High Elder!” Everyone rose in greeting.

The tall swordsman in dark clothing and an iron crown was none other than the second high elder of the Ghost Serpents, Ye Qinghe!

An old fossil of the Profound Serenity Realm who’d long since gone into seclusion!

More importantly, Ye Qinghe was an older-generation member of the Ghost Serpents’ main lineage!

His arrival made Ye Zishan and the others of the main lineage feel as if they’d recovered their pillar of support.

As for the branch lineage members? All of them drooped, feeling thoroughly ill at ease.

Ye Qinghe’s eyes flashed as he scanned the great hall.

But when he took in the devastation,...