His actions naturally didn't gain the approval of those within the sect who supported the senior brother as the Hierarch. So, these supporters of the senior brother remained patient, awaiting his return to reclaim power.
The reason they were "waiting" was because the Moon Worship Sect Hierarch claimed that his senior brother disappeared due to being tasked by the founder with a mission in the South Sea, and would take a long time to return. He was merely the interim Hierarch.
Nobody believed this explanation, hence the group of seasoned insiders supporting the senior brother as Hierarch quietly waited for his return.
As time passed, secrets couldn't be kept hidden forever, and some rumors started to leak out.
The insiders within the sect were puzzled why the forest in the northwest suddenly became a forbidden land, prohibiting all entry except for one Elder of exceptional strength.
