Arrangement

Arrangement. The sun rose and set; spring and autumn gave way to one another.

More than half a year passed in silence.

Because of the war in the Outer Sea, large numbers of disciples had rushed there. Yet the Longevity Mountain Gate, which had seemed rather tranquil, gradually grew somewhat more bustling beneath that decree.

The Nine Veins Disciples stationed throughout the Great Chu Cultivation Realm, along with the many Foundation Establishment disciples famed far and wide...

All were people of outstanding talent. Aside from those still serving in the Human Alliance of the Outer Sea, all had been summoned back and ordered to remain at the Longevity Mountain Gate, awaiting further commands.

Order remained as rigorous as ever, and naturally there could be no chaos. Other than the rumors and clamor stirred up by the summons, there was not much difference from before.

The Longevity Sect remained in full ascendance and still held a firm grasp over leadership of the Human Alliance. Reborn from the flames, the Longevity Sect had also tightly seized this once-in-ten-thousand-years opportunity to unite the Southern Sky Cultivation World beneath the Outer Sea campaign...

Of course, to the very few who knew the truth, this seemingly splendid present had long since become black clouds pressing upon the city... a storm was brewing! Yet over these past six months, even that gathering storm seemed to have become shrouded in layer upon layer of mist.

Beneath the night curtain, in a lakeside courtyard, Chu Mu stared absently at the night sky, his thoughts tangled.

The changes in the situation seemed to have once again exceeded his expectations.

Over more than half a year, other than that single Sect Master's Decree, there had not been the slightest further development.

As far as he knew, after that return to