On either side of the woman on the throne, more Ancestral Elders could be seen sitting.
In the middle of the hall, there was a lifeless body lying on the ground, belonging to the Leader of the Core Guards who was responsible for the security of the Core Region.
For his incompetence, he was killed as a punishment in the most brutal way.
He was executed in front of all the Great Elders which was also an attempt to make the Great Elders remember their strength, as if the Ancestral Elders were worried that some of these Great Elders might have forgotten about their strength.
In the absence of the Sect Master, the Ancestral Elders were the highest authority. They had basically taken over the sect legally.
"As you all know, our Sect was attacked a few days ago," spoke one of the Ancestral Elders, seated beside the woman on the throne. "The whereabouts of the Sect Master remain unknown."
