After emerging from seclusion, Shen Mo first spent some tender time with Zhao Lingyin.
Afterward, he hosted banquets for Chen Mengze, Chen An, Cao Ren, and the others in turn... From everyone else's perspective, they might have gone only three or four years without seeing Shen Mo. But to Shen Mo, it felt as though a thousand lifetimes had passed. He desperately needed "reality" to dilute the sense of unreality in his heart!
When the senior members of the Scarlet Flame Sect learned that he had successfully advanced to the Formless Realm, they spread the news far and wide, celebrating with raised hands and joyful acclaim as they began preparing an advancement ceremony.
Shen Mo had experienced several such grand ceremonies during "Samsara," so he did not care much about it.
But the great affairs of a nation lay in rites and war; the same was true for an immortal cultivation sect. Thus, he did not object, merely leaving the senior members to make the arrangements themselves!
After entertaining his old friends and acquaintances, he turned his attention to repairing damaged magic treasures such as the Azure Cloud Umbrella, the Taiyi Sword, and the Drunken Immortal Gourd.
During his Dao Achievement Tribulation, these magic treasures had loyally protected their master and rendered great service. Fortunately, although they had been heavily damaged, none had been completely destroyed, and their artifact spirits were safe and sound. During his tribulation and advancement, all of the treasures had benefited as well. Once fully repaired, they would surely rise to a higher level than before!
Cloud-Viewing Mansion, Artifact Forging Room.
The Azure Cloud Umbrella, now reduced to only an umbrella handle, floated above Shen Mo's head. Through their spiritual connection, the umbrella spirit ceaselessly told him something.
As he listened to the umbrella spirit's