Azure Cloud Sect, Golden Firmament Palace.
For the Azure Cloud Sect, Golden Firmament Palace was the hub of the sect's operations. Every order was issued from here.
Deputy Sect Master Zhu Qiniang had overseen the sect for over a thousand years. Capable and decisive in her work, clear in rewards and punishments, she commanded immense prestige throughout the sect.
Divine Lord of Army-Breaking was indeed the Sect Master, but he was a dragon whose head could be seen but whose tail could not. He often remained absent for decades or even centuries.
Many of the Azure Cloud Sect's true disciples might never have the chance to see Divine Lord of Army-Breaking even once before they died.
After returning from the Eastern Wasteland, Gao Xian first came to Golden Firmament Palace.
He did not disturb Zhu Qiniang, who was handling official business. He merely stood to the side and watched in silence. People constantly came and went through the great hall, while those seeking Qiniang's assistance formed a long, winding line.
The Azure Cloud Sect governed an entire continent, and its internal cultivators alone numbered in the hundreds of millions. One could only imagine how much effort it took to manage such a colossal organization.
Though the sect's organizational structure could be called rigorous, it was also somewhat bloated and outdated. Its efficiency in handling affairs was correspondingly lacking.
On top of that, the upheavals of heaven and earth constantly gave rise to all manner of exceptional, serious problems. No one dared handle them without authorization; everything had to be reported and consolidated here for Zhu Qiniang to decide upon.
Gao Xian watched patiently for a while before finding the work truly tedious.
Most of the issues being handled were simple yet trivial. There was no helping it. Once authority was