Nine core elders

Met in the Martial Heaven Palace, four of them were traitors sent by the Pill Valley. Those spies are killed by Yan Nantian.
== Members ==
Nine Core Elders
Rank 	Affiliation(s) 	Status 	Killer 	Cultivation Base
First Elder 	Pill Valley 	Deceased	Yan Nantian	Half-Step Netherpassage
Second Elder 	Martial Heaven Palace	Alive 	 	Half-Step Netherpassage
Third Elder 	Pill Valley 	Deceased	Yan Nantian	Half-Step Netherpassage
Four Elder 	Martial Heaven Palace	Alive 	 	Half-Step Netherpassage
Fifth Elder 	Martial Heaven Palace	Alive 	 	Half-Step Netherpassage
Sixth Elder 	Martial Heaven Palace	Alive 	 	Half-Step Netherpassage
Seventh Elder	Pill Valley 	Deceased	Yan Nantian	Half-Step Netherpassage
Eighth Elder 	Martial Heaven Palace	Alive 	 	Half-Step Netherpassage
Ninth Elder 	Pill Valley 	Deceased	Yan Nantian	Half-Step Netherpassage
==Appearance ==
There were nine elders in front of the temple (Martial Heaven Palace) calmly watching Qu Jianying and Long Chen walk over. What shocked Long Chen was that these nine elders did not bow to Qu Jianying. Instead, they merely nodded their heads slightly.
As for when they looked at Long Chen, he sensed that they were scanning him. Two of them even used faint Spiritual Strength when they looked into his eyes. That was to make Long Chen feel anxious and expose his inner secrets.
"Being old is not a reason for others to respect you if all your years of life are wasted. Even at such an age, do you not even understand the most basic manners?" Long Chen didn't know what these nine elders were doing, but he could sense their hostility.
"Overbearing."
"Arrogant."
"Narrow-hearted."
"Petty."
Four of the elders looked coldly at him. They didn't get angry, but they replied icily.
"Decrepit." Long Chen directly retorted.
The nine of them blocked his way. Clearly, they were here to stop him from entering the temple.
Although he didn't know why they were targeting him, he was never one to submit to other people. Using Spiritual Strength to investigate other people's secrets was inherently an offensive action.
If this place wasn't the Martial Heaven Alliance and he didn't know who these nine people were, Long Chen would have directly struck back with his Spiritual Strength. Although they were old, these people were only at the half-step Netherpassage realm.
"I know you've always been against Long Chen, but you've also seen everything that he's done after arriving at the Martial Heaven Alliance. If you still don't want to accept it, then I'll have to call for a vote and see just how many people are really against him," said Qu Jianying indifferently.
The nine elders each took out a long key and inserted it into nine places on the gate. Only then did the gate slowly open. Seeing their devious smiles, Long Chen's eyes narrowed.
==Story==
===Traitors===
"First Elder, Third Elder, Seventh Elder, and Ninth Elder, you can kill yourselves!" said Qu Jianying's granduncle-master.
"Hmph, a pack of treacherous bastards, do you not know what you have done?" Qu Jianying's granduncle-master snorted. Light shone out of his eyes, and it was like he could see through the cosmos.
The Grand Elder who had become young looked completely different from his previous decrepit-self. He was like a completely different person, and his gaze was incredibly sharp.
The First, Third, Seventh, and Ninth Elders' bodies exploded into blood mist.
The remaining five elders were pale with terror. They didn't know what had just happened.
"Why would you apologize? You've already done very well. It's impossible to avoid some traitors. Now that the great era has come, it must have been hard on you with the four of us still sleeping," said Qu Jianying's granduncle-master. "Furthermore, it's my fault, not yours. I never passed the Spirit Void Eyes onto you, so how could you see their thoughts? However, I didn't expect Pill Valley to go so far. Their claws have even landed on the nine core Elders of the Martial Heaven Alliance. Well, what's done is done. Since we've come out, we don't plan on going back into seclusion. We'll support you, so do what you want."
Of the nine core Elders, four had been bought by others and without anyone being the wiser. If they had caused her death, Long Chen would definitely kill the four of them as vengeance for her. But the four of them would naturally deny his accusations, and they would summon the entire Martial Heaven Alliance to stop him.
With Long Chen's temper and his disdain for explaining, anyone who stopped him during his vengeance would be killed. Then the Martial Heaven Alliance might really be destroyed by Long Chen's hands. Thinking of that, cold sweat covered her back.
Compared to her granduncle-master, she was still immature. She hadn't even thought of this scenario.
Perhaps the four of them had been bought precisely in order to lay a trap for her or for the Martial Heaven Alliance. Then their backer would be able to defeat the Martial Heaven Alliance without needing to shed a single drop of their blood. It was simple.
===Aftermath===
The other five immediately knelt on the ground. They knew that they had made a huge mistake. They had been encouraged by others to go against her, causing them to awaken the Grand Elders.
Although the four of them had been slain, the five of them still had responsibility for this matter. They were completely ashamed inside and were waiting for Qu Jianying to give them their punishment.
Qu Jianying waved her hand. “Even I was fooled, so what qualifications do I have to punish you? Go and do what you’re supposed to be doing. Speaking of which, send two people to keep an eye on Long Chen.”
==References==
Category:Elder
Category:Martial Heaven Alliance
Category:Unnamed
Category:Characters