Though Shen Mo had only recently returned to the Scarlet Flame Sect, he already had a clear grasp of the sect's current state.
There were still many shortcomings in the Longevity Hall's decisions; they could not be called flawless in every respect. Yet without doubt, they were the most prudent measures under the present circumstances, and the most beneficial to the sect's development.
Given his status and standing within the sect, he could naturally wipe away the reforms implemented by the Longevity Hall with a single stroke and forcibly raise the benefits and stipends of all the elders.
But if he did so, it would be difficult to eradicate the many deep-seated maladies that had emerged over the Scarlet Flame Sect's development. It would bring harm rather than benefit to the sect, and would also greatly damage the authority the Longevity Hall had spent eight hundred years building. In the future, he would once again have to personally handle affairs great and small within the sect, which ran contrary to his desire for a carefree life.
However, many of the sect members who had stepped down from important posts and become elders were True Lords of the Divine Bridge Realm. They were the Scarlet Flame Sect's high-end fighting force, and most of them were old acquaintances and dear friends of his.
No matter how one looked at it, he could not turn a blind eye to their wishes and appeals.
After pondering for a moment, Shen Mo took out a communication talisman and sent a thread of divine awareness into it. Before long, Kou Jing, the current master of the Deacon Palace, hurried over to Cloud-Viewing Mansion on a beam of escaping light.
This man was a newly advanced Divine Bridge cultivator of the Scarlet Flame Sect, yet Shen Mo