(1/2) Setting Out
"What?!"
Practically everyone in the room screamed this as they were flabbergasted by the Little Ancestor's choice. This was a mission so hard and troublesome that even though it had been sent to the Top 10 sects, they hardly had anyone doing them.
In fact, missions like these were used as means to punish disciples under the rug. For example, if an Elder wanted to spread some female disciple's legs, and she dared deny him, he could abuse his authority to dispatch her on such a mission.
However, for someone to willingly choose it, and for that someone to be their own Little Ancestor… the Elders did not know how to feel. They had already been chastised for trying to butt in on their earlier bit, so they were hesitant to speak out again.
"Let them go."