"Half a month."
"It's already been half a month."
The mountain wind howled. The old man suddenly sighed.
The fat figure smiled and said, "I've already sent people to investigate. The Sect Master should have gone to the secret realm left behind by the Yunmeng Ancestor."
"The Samsara Secret Realm?" The old man was startled.
The fat figure nodded. "That's the place."
The old man's expression darkened. He suddenly shouted harshly, "Peak Master Luoyun, you secretly investigated the Sect Master's whereabouts. Could it be that you've betrayed the Sect Master as well?"
The fat figure narrowed his eyes slightly. "If the Sect Master dies in the secret realm, what does Elder Cui think Ling Xiao Sect should do from here on?"
"Ling Xiao Sect has suffered several upheavals and is already severely weakened. If we want to restore its former prosperity, we need the right person to lead the sect."
"So, I'd like to recommend Elder Cui to take over as Sect Master."
The old man frowned. "Do you know what you're saying?"
"Of course I do."
"Are you not afraid that the Sect Master will return safely?"
"Afraid, yet not afraid?"
The fat figure let out a cold laugh and continued, "Elder Cui, you know my temperament. In the past, the three main peaks stood side by side. First, the former Sect Master looked down upon all under heaven. Then, the Paper Figure Peak Master displayed astonishing talent."
"What about me? Although I'm the Peak Master of one of the main peaks, in the end, I could only be an obscure artifact-refining cultivator."
"After the Paper Figure Peak Master rose to become the new Sect Master, barring any accidents, I would have continued being the good Peak Master of Luoyun Peak."
"But people climb toward high places, while water