"You are all senior leaders, so you know something of what lies ahead. I hope you will work together to strengthen the entire Vermilion Bird Army."
Li Yunjing looked at Master Li Fire, Yan Lie, and the other two core Grand Elders of Vermilion Bird Hall before him and spoke slowly.
"We understand!"
When Li Yunjing told them of the calamities to come, their expressions darkened. They all knew how dangerous things would be.
"All right! I leave everything in Vermilion Bird Hall to you. I have only one requirement: do everything you can to improve your fighting strength!"
Still uneasy, Li Yunjing reminded them once more.
Over the following days, Li Yunjing stayed at Vermilion Bird Hall to oversee things for a while, then inspected White Tiger Hall and Black Tortoise Hall again.
Only when all four Dao Protector Armies had thoroughly satisfied him did he return to Seven Stars Palace.
As for Divine Firmament Hall?
Li Yunjing did not go there. Although Ming Lingchuan had told him to handle all the Divine Firmament Dao Sect's affairs in his stead, he knew his limits. He could not simply head up Divine Firmament Peak.
What would that look like?
Would it not make him seem impatient to drive Ming Lingchuan from office and become the new Sect Leader?
He was not that foolish!
After going through the four halls, Seven Stars Palace, and all the sect's affairs, Li Yunjing counted on his fingers and realized that ten years had already passed.
"In another three years, I'll be a hundred."
Standing in the garden of Qiwu Villa, admiring its flowers and plants, Li Yunjing let out a quiet sigh.
Among mortals, a hundred years was already a ripe old age. For him, however, it was only the beginning.
Even after losing