The reason they were secretly watching rather than sitting on the stone chairs was because they were afraid to reveal themselves.
The presence of the sect elder alongside the other seniors of the Supreme Hall at such a minor event as the sect's Big Competition was somewhat exaggerated.
Even when vying for the True Inheritance's disciple spots, one had never been given such treatment.
That's why they couldn't show themselves directly, they could only observe secretly from here.
They were not interested in the battles among the newly entered disciples. What intrigued them more were the talents who stood out on the Ascending Immortal Platform.
Because among these people, those destined to face the calamities were likely to emerge.
Having observed for as long as half a year, they kept narrowing the scope, each found several candidates from each main mountain peak, and began training them separately.
