"So many disciples in the Foundation Establishment and Core Formation Realm..."

"This is amazing..."

Watching the two elders from the Ascendant Frost Hall nervously following behind him as they kept looking around themselves, Xuan Hao could not help chuckling silently to himself as he felt proud seeing their reaction.

Not to mention the sheer number of Nascent Soul Realm cultivators present inside the Star Shattering Sect that they could feel through their divine sense, the strength of the disciples walking around chatting with each other was more than enough to amaze the two elders from the Ascendant Frost Hall.

Back in their own sect, even a single disciple reaching the Core Formation Realm would be an amazing feat that would only happen once every few years... But just going through the entrance to the Star Shattering Sect on top of the Seventh Star Peak, they had already spotted more than a dozen such geniuses walking around chatting with each other.

From this alone, the two elders from the Ascendant Frost Hall also realized that the disciples in the Core Formation Realm should not be the strongest disciples of the Star Shattering Sect and should at most be inner disciples!

This thought alone caused both of the elders to shiver when thinking about just how strong the core disciples of the Star Shattering Sect would be if the inner disciples had already reached the Core Formation Realm.

Would they have reached the Peak of the Core Formation Realm... Or maybe even the Nascent Soul Realm...?

Deciding not to think too much about this as they felt it would hurt their pride as elders standing at the top of a powerful sect, the two elders of the Ascendant Frost Hall quietly followed behind Xuan Hao as they made their way deeper inside the Star Shattering Sect.

Deep down, both of them were hoping that they would not end up meeting one of the core disciples of the Star Shattering Sect along the way-

"Master, I want to- Hm? Who are these two elders?"

However, their wishes were not heard, as a young man only a little over eighteen years old suddenly appeared in front of them with a stable aura that was close to reaching the Second Stage of the Nascent Soul Realm.

There really are disciples at the Nascent Soul Realm inside the Star Shattering Sect...

To think I would only be comparable to a disciple who looks like he is less than 20 years old... What was my cultivation over the last few hundred years for...?

Realizing that there were indeed disciples inside the Star Shattering Sect, the two elders from the Ascendant Frost Hall felt like their pride as core elders had been damaged.

"Chu Yang? These two elders are from the Ascendant Frost Hall, a sect that is located in the Azure Sky Kingdom." Not carrying too much about the interesting expressions that appeared on the faces of the two elders from the Ascendant Frost Hall after seeing Chu Yang, Xuan Hao instead turned his attention towards Chu Yang. Wondering what he had come to him for.

Indeed, the young man who had appeared in front of them and shocked these two elders from the Ascendant Frost Hall with his very clear Nascent Soul Realm cultivation base was none other than Chu Yang!

"I see... Another sect that's trying to join us." Nodding his head in understanding after hearing about the identity of the two elders from the Ascendant Frost Hall, Chu Yang began inspecting the two elders from the Ascendant Frost Hall.

Ever since the establishment of the Star Shattering Sect, a large number of sects and other powers had come to the Star Shattering Sect from time to time wanting to join under the banner of the Star Shattering Sect.

However, as of now, there had not been any of these powers that had been invited up the Seventh Star Peak.

In a sense, it could be said that the two elders from the Ascendant Frost Hall were the first outsiders to enter the Star Shattering Sect!

"Ah! I almost forgot!"

Suddenly remembering the reason why, he had been looking for his master while inspecting the two Nascent Soul Realm Elders from the Ascendant Frost Hall, Chu Yang turned his attention back to his master-

"Master, just a few hours ago, Elder Song asked me to participate in one of the upcoming tournaments for new disciples as a judge over the next few days and I wanted to ask if master has any ideas on how to go about it... After all, it will be my first time joining a tournament as a judge..."

Completely ignoring the fact that there were two outsiders present, Chu Yang said this while looking towards his master filled with expectations.

"This is... You don't have to worry too much about it, acting as a judge is not too hard and at most you would have to interfere in case a battle gets out of hand." Hearing that Chu Yang would be doing something that only elders would normally do, Xuan Hao was surprised for a short moment before answering his question.

At the same time, Xuan Hao could not help feeling curious as to why Elder Song wanted Chu Yang to participate in one of his tournaments as a judge.

Perhaps Elder Song was already looking to help Chu Yang understand the responsibilities of an elder?

No matter what it was, Xuan Hao didn't feel that there was anything wrong with Chu Yang getting to meet the different elders and disciples of the sect.

Even if there were some responsibilities to being a judge during a tournament, with Chu Yang's cultivation realm having reached the Nascent Soul Realm, it would not be hard for him to interfere in case something happened in a battle between two Core Formation Realm disciples...

"Thank you master! I will keep your words in mind and try my best as a judge during the tournament!"

Whoosh~

Not staying around for much longer after listening to his master, Chu Yang used a movement technique before quickly disappearing towards the outer part of the sect where most of the tournaments and other competitions would normally take place.

From the looks of it, Chu Yang was going to help out with some of the preparations for the tournament before it started.

"Well then... Let's get going, we should at least finish up the matter of your sect before it gets dark!" Looking back towards the two elders from the Ascendant Frost Hall that had remained silent during his short exchange with Chu Yang, Xuan Hao said this before signalling for them to continue.

Nod Nod Nod~!

Not saying anything, the two elders from the Ascendant Frost Hall obediently nodded their heads while secretly looking in the direction Chu Yang had disappeared in.

From the looks of it, these two had been rather shocked after meeting Chu Yang.

...

Knock Knock~

Reaching the core part of the Star Shattering Sect not too far away from the qi spring lake at the centre of the Seventh Star Peak, Xuan Hao came to a stop in front of a small courtyard before gently knocking on the door leading inside.

"Who is it- Grand Elder Xuan?! What brings you here?"

Soon emerging from the small courtyard Elder Song opened the door with a surprised expression on his face after seeing the person who had come, a curious Song Jia could be seen gazing over from further inside the courtyard.

"I came to discuss something regarding the future expansion of the sect... These two are both elders from the Ascendant Frost Hall who are looking to join our sect." Not beating around the bush, Xuan Hao directly stated his reason for coming while introducing the two elders from the Ascendant Frost Hall that were following behind him.

"Hm? Ascendant Frost Hall...? I understand, please come in." Showing an understanding expression after hearing where the two elders were from, Elder Song invited all three of them inside while secretly telling Song Jia to go over and spend some time with Zhu Fei through his divine sense.

Whoosh~

Entering Elder Song's courtyard, the two elders from the Ascendant Frost Hall grew even more nervous, both of them understanding that the future of their sect would likely be decided during the upcoming conversation.

"Well, for now, why don't you tell me about the current situation of the Ascendant Frost Hall?"

After everyone found a place to sit down, Elder Song was the first to speak as he looked towards the two elders from the Ascendant Frost Hall with a serious expression on his face.

Even standing at the side, Xuan Hao could not help chuckling in secret upon seeing Elder Song switch from his normal kind expression to one filled with extreme seriousness.

"Yes! The current Ascendant Frost Hall is-"

Taking the lead among the two elders from the Ascendant Frost Hall, Elder Cui quickly explained the current situation of the Ascendant Frost Hall. Allowing both Elder Song and Xuan Hao to understand just how bad things had gotten for this sect after the recent surge in demonic cultivators from the Frozen Wastelands...