Divine Hall, Taichu Peak garrison.
The five peaks of Tianli Sect each had an independent garrison on the first level of the Divine Hall, used to manage the affairs of the five peaks.
Taichu Peak's garrison was usually desolate. Taichu Peak had few people and controlled few industries, so there were normally not many people around. But today, Taichu Peak was different from usual.
Taichu Peak warriors stood both inside and outside the garrison, with a sentry every five steps and a patrol every ten. It carried several more measures of majesty than usual.
Security before the garrison's main hall was even tighter, preventing anyone from barging in.
Yet the guards kept exchanging looks and whispering among themselves. Unease showed on every face.
"Do you think Taichu Peak will improve now that Fang Mo has taken over as Chief?"
"Improve? He'll be lucky if he can take over the Chief's position peacefully, and you're talking about improvement? Think about it—back when Chief Ling was around, he still had an extremely difficult time suppressing those people of Taichu Peak. Fang Mo only joined Taichu Peak recently. How could he possibly manage it?"
"I don't see it that way. Fang Mo defeated True Man Mo of Imperial Sky Peak, and he even has the strength to contend against a Venerable. If he leads our Taichu Peak, he'll surely be better than those few, right?"
"So what? He's still an outsider. Just wait and see! I doubt those True Persons will even come to the meeting. Then there'll be a fine show to watch!"
Ever since news of Ling Cangyan's death had spread, all of Taichu Peak had fallen into chaos. With Ling Cangyan around before, he had still been able to forcibly unite all the factions and maintain a surface-level balance.
But