Slowly opening his eyes, Master Han Xiao revealed a trace of confusion.
What happened?
Wasn't allowing Ling Buyang and Chai Yunsheng to compete supposed to have achieved balance?
Why was the Strength starting to suffer again?
"Could it be that Ling Buyang made a breakthrough? That shouldn't be the case. He had just successfully charged into the second realm not long ago. He shouldn't have made any more progress so soon... unless he has rallied even more Fate Masters!"
For two Vice Hall Masters, both competing for the position of the Hall Master and trying to break the balance, there were generally two ways to go about it. First, improve one's cultivation like what Ling Buyang and Feng Zhaoting did previously, killing the competition and thus naturally ending the balance.
Second, form alliances and increase one's influence. Ling Buyang had also done this in his bid for the Vice Hall Master position, even going as far as to offer a concubine just to win over Elder Liu Bingshan...