An emergency high-level meeting was convened by the Nine-Cauldron Sect. It was attended by Li Qingshan; Huang Tianhao; Lou Yuyu; Murong Hui, deputy master of the Warfare Hall; Xu Qiexing, master of the Heavenly Palace Hall; Gao Shenghan, master of the Profound Array Hall; Wu Qingying, master of the Spirit Pill Hall; Zhou Lijian, master of the Publicity Hall; Jiang Zhuoyue, master of the Garrison Hall; Zhu Yanyu, master of the Inheritance Hall; Liang Qiu, master of the Logistics Hall; He Xifeng, master of the Xingtian Hall; and Zhang Ruosheng, master of the Administration Hall.[1]3

The thirteen people represented the true decision makers of the Nine-Cauldron Sect. Any meeting attended by all of them was known as the Nine-Cauldron Council. So long as the supreme elder, Li Hanqiu, did not intervene, any decision made by them would be carried out and enforced without exception.2

"Since everyone is busy, I'll get straight to the point. There are three matters to discuss today," Li Qingshan did not beat around the bush. "First item. The Infinite Star Palace has launched a war against the Black Feather Sect. All attention has been drawn to the Black Flame Continent's battlefield. 0

 "Hence, this is the...0