Chapter 168: Youngest Successor
When was the last time the Mystical Qilin Sect had a gathering this large?
The moment Yan Ping returned, she called for a meeting with every executive senior researcher in the sect. It didn’t matter which district they were from or if they were hiding in the Academic Central rat maze. All the executives reported within the hour when they received her summon.
For decades, the sect leader’s summon remained dormant. The last time it was used was during the climax of the murim war, where every executive had to bring their assigned disciples to hide while rotating shifts to reinforce the sect’s barrier. The sect went into a total lockdown for nearly a week until Yan Ping gave them the signal that the war was over.
With how quickly her executives gathered in the underground chambers of the sect where they hosted top-secret meetings, Yan Ping secretly felt relieved that her sect members were still sharp. No matter how much they indulge in chaotic lifestyles and eccentricities when it comes to research, the Mystical Qilin Sect was still a cultivator school. Apart from cultivating and researching, those in this position have a duty to uphold as teachers and protectors.
Within an hour, all the executives were gathered. Nobody joked or showed any of their eccentricities. Like well-trained soldiers, they waited for Yan Ping to address the agenda of the meeting. Although everyone was highly intelligent and speculated about the type of emergency, nobody could read the sect master’s expression behind the veil. Unlike the previous sect leader, Yan Ping always appeared intense and serious.
"You’re gathered," she finally spoke. "Very well. I won’t waste more of your time. You must know that I’ve been leaving the sect quite frequently these days. As you expected, something happened outside. The Murim War has not fully concluded. I’ve been keeping an eye on the situation, and it seems that we have now been directly implicated."
Not fully concluded? Shocked to hear that the war was not over, even after Zhao Mingfeng was established as the Celestial Dragon Sect’s leader, nobody spoke for a while. They had a bad feeling about the emergency summon. However, this was worse than they had expected.
"What do you mean we are implicated directly now?" Senior Researcher Mo frowned. "Are we preparing to fight in the war? It goes against our founder’s philosophy."
Expecting such a counter-argument, Yan Ping presented the findings and reports transcribed by Master Lu.