After hearing the words of the middle-aged man in the red robe, Ding Fan's eyes immediately flashed with a sharp glint, as he coldly said:

"I see, it seems that you don't understand the Great Elder very well..."

Upon hearing Ding Fan's words, the eyes of the middle-aged man in the red robe immediately filled with a grave expression, and he said to Ding Fan:

"Brother Ding, although we don't understand the Great Elder well, we know that his power is unfathomable, perhaps even above the Sect Master..."

Upon hearing the words of the middle-aged man in the red robe, Ding Fan's eyes were filled with a sharp glint, as he said blandly: 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

"It seems the Great Elder might indeed become a formidable enemy..."

Upon hearing this, the red-robed middle-aged man, along with Zhuge Qing and Xue Wu, all had grave expressions in their eyes and said:

"Ding Fan, we must hurry and make the next preparations, I'm afraid the Great Elder's side has already taken action..."

Upon hearing their words, Ding Fan's eyes immediately filled with a sharp glint, and he coldly addressed the others:

"Indeed, now that the Second Elder and the Third Elder are all on our side, and the Great Elder's whereabouts are unknown, we can first try to draw the Fourth Elder to our side!"

As soon as Ding Fan finished speaking, the middle-aged man in the red robe's eyes immediately flashed with a sharp glint, as he coldly said:

"Sect Master Ding, it might be too late to draw in the Fourth Elder..."

Upon hearing the words of the middle-aged man in the red robe, Ding Fan's eyes immediately flashed with a sharp glint, as he coldly asked the others:

"Why is that?"

Upon hearing Ding Fan's words, the middle-aged man in the red robe's eyes flickered slightly, his mouth trembled slightly, and he said to Ding Fan:

"I don't understand the Great Elder very well, but I know the Fourth Elder's character all too well. Sect Master Ding, with the commotion you've caused within the entire Skeleton Sect, the Fourth Elder surely knows. With his personality, he will definitely search everywhere for the Great Elder, and once he finds him, our situation will not be so clear..."

Upon hearing the words of the middle-aged man in the red robe, Ding Fan's eyes immediately filled with a solemn glint, as he coldly addressed the others:

"If that's the case, today's matters will become even more complicated..."

Standing beside Ding Fan, Zhuge Qing and Xue Wu both had grave expressions in their eyes upon hearing the middle-aged man in the red robe, and they fixed their gazes firmly on Ding Fan, saying:

"Sect Master Ding, so what do you think we should do now?"

Upon hearing their words, Ding Fan couldn't help but furrow his brows, and coldly addressed the group:

"So far, it seems we must take the initiative. If my speculation is correct, the Great Elder's side should have already received the news..."

Upon hearing Ding Fan's words, Zhuge Qing and Xue Wu widened their eyes in shock, saying to Ding Fan:

"Brother Ding, you mean that the Great Elder's side is also about to take action?"

Upon hearing Zhuge Qing and Xue Wu's words, Ding Fan's eyes slowly narrowed, and he coldly addressed the others:

"That's right, our actions have been too swift recently. We conquered the Second Elder and the Third Elder one after another in a short time, and now the entire Skeleton Sect is probably abuzz with our news..."

The middle-aged man in the red robe, upon hearing Ding Fan's words, had eyes immediately filled with a sharp glint, and he said to Ding Fan, Zhuge Qing, and Xue Wu:

"Sect Master, it seems we must make some preparations; the Great Elder's strength is not as simple as we imagined..."

Upon hearing the words of the middle-aged man in the red robe, Ding Fan's eyes immediately filled with a sharp glint, as he coldly addressed the others:

"Everyone, gather all the forces you have. This might be the largest battle we've faced since coming to the Skeleton Sect!"

Upon hearing Ding Fan's words, Zhuge Qing and Xue Wu both had their eyes flicker, their mouths trembling slightly, and they exclaimed almost simultaneously:

"Sect Master Ding, we will all follow your lead on this matter!"

Upon hearing their words, Ding Fan addressed the group:

"Good! In that case, let's quickly leave here and lead our brothers. I want to see what kind of forces are hidden within the Skeleton Sect!"

Upon hearing Ding Fan's words, the eyes of the middle-aged man in the red robe immediately filled with a sharp glint, and his voice came out:

"Brother Ding, I will follow all your commands!"

Upon hearing the words of the middle-aged man in the red robe, Ding Fan's eyes immediately filled with a sharp glint, as he calmly said:

"Everyone, listen to the command! Prepare to set off!"

Upon hearing Ding Fan's words, everyone's eyes immediately filled with a sharp glint, and almost simultaneously they responded:

"Yes!"

Meanwhile, as Ding Fan was gathering his forces, on a certain mountain peak in the Skeleton Sect, amidst the drifting clouds, there was a magnificent great hall where many white-robed young men were seated. Each young man's body emitted a sharp Sword Qi, causing waves of force that slightly trembled the space.

In the great hall, a white-robed elder was seated, the sides of his hair gray, a flowing beard swaying with his movements in the wind.

With eyes closed, the elder sat calmly, as a white-robed young man approached from outside the distant mountain peak, eyes fixed on the white-robed elder's figure, and addressed him:

"Reporting to the Great Elder, there is someone seeking an audience at the foot of the mountain..."

Upon hearing this voice, the white-robed elder's body trembled slightly, his tightly closed eyes relaxed a bit, and after a slight pause, he slowly said:

"Who is it?"

Upon hearing the elder's words, the white-robed young man paused slightly before respectfully saying to the elder:

"According to the subordinates, it's our sect's Fourth Elder..."

Upon hearing the white-robed young man's words, the white-robed elder slightly twitched his eyelids, opened his eyes, and shot a sharp glance, speaking with a gentle authority:

"The Fourth Elder? As a high-ranking Elder of the Skeleton Sect, I wonder what he seeks with me?"

Upon hearing the elder's words, the white-robed young man's mouth twitched slightly, and with a slight hardship addressed the elder:

"He says this matter is of great importance, concerning the life and death of our entire Skeleton Sect, which is why he requests to meet with you and disclose the internal secrets only to you..."

Upon hearing this, the elder's eyes immediately filled with astonishment, and he addressed the young man with slight surprise:

"Concerning the life and death of the entire Skeleton Sect? Did he mention what it is about?"

Upon hearing the elder's words, the white-robed young man shook his head slightly and said to the elder:

"The Fourth Elder hasn't said, only requested to discuss it with you in person..."