These elders were once elite core disciples of the Academy. After turning two hundred years old, they found advancement to the Purple Mansion unattainable, thus were assigned various positions, some remaining as elders at the Academy, others carrying out missions externally.
Moreover, the majority of elders hold considerable real power. After all, the Academy has numerous disciples, and often a lineage has just one Purple Mansion Ascendant. How could they have that much time and effort to manage and instruct all of the disciples?
Just when everyone was feeling anxious, Elder Shang had already finished listening to Senior Brother Le Xian's report.
His face was as gloomy as water as he stared at Wang Liyao: "What nerve you have, not only daring to steal our Yuan Water Lineage's cultivation technique and profound skill, but also being so vicious towards Academy disciples."
