Chapter 514
At the very beginning, the elders of the sect regarded the "new method" as a shortcut, a lesser path, and dismissed it with disdain.
However, as some disciples secretly practiced it in the shadows, their progress accelerated rapidly.
Soon, disciples began to surpass their masters in cultivation in a very short period.
As a result, the situation started to change.
Seeing the disciples below them making tremendous strides in their cultivation, the elders of the Grand Dao Sect started to feel uneasy.
Even though the Grand Dao Sect still placed great importance on the hierarchy of positions and seniority, the rule of the cultivation world since time immemorial—survival of the fittest—was hard to change.
In the past, the elders relied on their cultivation and status to firmly control the power of the sect. But now, they were still in their prime, yet they could see their disciples catching up with them in cultivation, or even surpassing them.
With their ruling positions under threat, how could they remain indifferent?
Thus, the upper echelons of the elders split into two factions.