The twelve Grand Elders took their places around the Temple Master.
The one with the highest cultivation, equal to the Temple Master at the Mortal Transcendence Realm was a decrepit and feeble-looking old man whose days were numbered, and was introduced as Grand Elder Jin, the leader of the conservatives.
Wu Long noted that there were those in the council of Grand Elders whose cultivation did not reach Core Formation Realm, as he understood that the number of Grand Elders was fixed regardless if they had enough members of the required cultivation.
The three Foundation Building Realm Grand Elders were on the side of the Reformists.
He also saw that Grand Elder Jin exchanged a look with Beng Mao, deducing that the two were originally Master and Disciple before the latter became the Prime Disciple.
It signified the influence of the conservative faction, since they were the ones who pushed a person into the position of the next Temple Master.
