Grandmaster

Once they had decided to become Dao companions at the Core Formation Ceremony, there were many more preparations to make.

The two women might be even busier, but their spirits were surprisingly good!

Over the years, there had been plenty of talk about their relationships with Luo Chen, both within the Luo Tian Association and around Sky Wave Immortal City.

Loose cultivators, in particular, relished the subject and brought it up from time to time.

Some busybodies even claimed that Murong Qinglian, the former head of the Luo Tian Association's Merit Hall, had moved far away immediately after her husband's death to avoid suspicion.

Naturally, no one paid any heed to such gossip.

Luo Chen was so renowned that having one or two lovely women by his side was merely icing on the cake. What was there to begrudge him?

They were only envious.

Now the two women could have their relationships formally acknowledged. It might mean little to others, but to them, it was one of the most important events of their lives.

That was especially true for Sima Hui Niang.

In earlier years, her closeness to Luo Chen had drawn no small amount of private criticism while she led the Luo Tian Association.

Her abilities had eventually silenced those doubts.

Even so, it had never been pleasant.

Now that Luo Chen was a Golden Core Immortal, no one would dismiss Sima Hui Niang's position as mere favoritism once he acknowledged her.

They would simply think that Luo Chen, wishing to focus on cultivation, had entrusted the sect's affairs to a capable Dao companion close to him.

Such arrangements were common in the Cultivation World.

The two women were busy, but only to a point.

The Luo Tian Association had grown considerably over the years, and its pool of