Shepherding the Myriad People Under Heaven

Yuan Heming, Yuan Jing, and Chen Mengze, the three Origin Core Realm cultivators, each had their own duties.

Only Zhou Zhiwei, the former patriarch of the sect, had no interest in the positions of deputy sect master or peak master. He directly became a Purple-Robed Elder instead, happily enjoying his leisure.

Shen Mo would not mistreat a founding veteran of the sect like him. Whether in monthly stipends or prestige, he was no different from the original Supreme Elders of the River-Facing Sect. Likewise, the other Purple-Robed Elders—whether Origin Core Realm cultivators from immortal sects or rogue cultivators, Sea Clan demon kings, or Spirit Sea Realm cultivators promoted through seniority and merit—all received exceedingly generous treatment!

As for the four great main peaks—Heavenly Sword Peak, Moon-Extending Peak, Ghost Corpse Peak, and Seven Star Peak—the positions of peak master were held by Origin Core Realm cultivators from the former Four Great Immortal Sects.

Heavenly Sword Peak Master, Xu Liang;

Moon-Extending Peak Master, Feng Wushuang;

Ghost Corpse Peak Master, Daoist Thunder Corpse;

Seven Star Peak Master, Li Chouniu.

Xu Liang was the senior brother of the former Heavenly Sword Sect Master, the master of Sword Master Wuchen. His attainments in the sword dao did not match Situ's;

But his cultivation realm surpassed Situ's by far. He was a late-stage Origin Core Realm powerhouse!

Originally, Shen Mo had intended for him to serve as the representative of the Heavenly Sword Sect and even the Four Great Immortal Sects, taking the position of deputy sect master of the Red Flame Sect. Yet he gently declined, and together with the other two Origin Core cultivators of the Heavenly Sword Sect, strongly recommended Situ for the role. They believed that Situ had governed the Heavenly Sword Sect for many years and possessed greater experience in