Sang Jinghe left, then returned soon afterward.
He brought news of Fu Chaosheng with him.
The day of Fu Chaosheng's return was drawing near, though no one knew exactly when. He still had many loose ends to tie up with his business in the Northern Sea.
Especially with the righteous and demonic factions. When he had mediated their war, he had hardly been there for a meal and a visit. The Heavenly Origin Commerce League's many dealings with both sides were involved.
This also showed that while the Heaven Origin Dao Sect's Merchant Alliance in the Northern Sea was nominally governed by four elders, First Elder Shen WanDou clearly held a higher position.
Shen WanDou did not need to wear himself out traveling. He only had to remain at their base in Divine Origin City and oversee everything.
Fu Chaosheng and the other two, by contrast, seldom had a moment's peace. They spent their days on the road.
The reason went beyond cultivation realm. Their family backgrounds mattered too.
The Fu Family had declined. Only Fu Chaosheng and the newly advanced Nascent Soul Cultivator Fu Qinglan upheld its reputation.
Even if the Shen Family did not rank among the foremost of the so-called Thirty-Six Noble Families, it had other members who had reached Nascent Soul years ago. Its strength ran deep.
That disparity showed in the two men's duties: Shen WanDou enjoyed leisure, while Fu Chaosheng stayed busy.
This was not a case of the capable shouldering more work. It was the weaker shouldering more.
Luo Chen had no wish to investigate the truth of it. Once he learned Fu Chaosheng would not return for some time, he suppressed his impatience and devoted all his energy to his own cultivation.
Refining his soul with Tribulation Lightning Power was far too