Xuan Shang, guessing that Xuanfeng had hidden an Image Stone, had an unsettled heart. On the other side, Xuanzhen continued, "Although there are undercurrents within the Sect, Sect Leader, Qian Kang's decisive leadership had stabilized the wavering hearts of the people. But later on, things changed..."
First, a disciple of Sect Leader's faction, Xuanming, became a traitor and sold out the Sect's secrets. Xuan Chen, in an attempt to win people's hearts, forcefully protected Chen Qinglin, who should have been executed.
After that, Chen Qinglin, persisting in his old ways, intended to collude with the Azure Dragon Association to assassinate Qingxu. In order to regain the prestige lost from two defeats, a plan to ambush Gong Ziyu began.
Then, Xuanming got held up, and Qingxu's entire entourage died in the icy snowy wilderness.
The loss of an heir meant that everyone had the chance to vie for the position of the new heir, causing people's hearts to grow even more restless.
