Taichang Mountain Range, Purple Peak ancestral shrine.
Hazy purple qi swirled endlessly through the great hall, while bright red candle flames illuminated the dark crimson memorial tablets.
With utmost reverence, Sikong Ziming took out six sticks of incense made from third-stage purple sandalwood. He handed three to Sima Zitian, who stood in the secondary position.
The two knelt together on prayer cushions and bowed repeatedly toward the memorial tablets. Only after kowtowing three times did they insert the incense into the burner before them.
Sikong Ziming then began praying softly.
"Senior Brother!" Sima Zitian called from beside him once the prayer was finished.
Sikong Ziming turned slightly to look at Sima Zitian.
"Senior Brother, the sect's Golden Core cultivators have been rather unclear about where they stand lately!" Unable to hold back any longer, Sima Zitian voiced his concern.
Under their management, Purple Peak had naturally grown stronger by the day.
But under this pressure, Sword Peak, Martial Peak, and even Illusion Edge seemed to be developing ideas of their own.
Most importantly, Spirit Rainbow Fairy had also been making frequent rounds within the sect lately.
"Leave them be. How is the refinement of your treasure coming along?" If Purple Sky True Lord could uncover all this, Sikong Ziming understood it even better.
After all, this was his wife beginning to lay her plans within the Taiyi Sect.
For now, however, he could not openly fall out with her. His only chance to turn the tables was to reap enough benefits in the Earth Immortal Realm to give the Taiyi Sect a third Nascent Soul cultivator.
At that point, even a force as powerful as the Medicine King Valley would be unable to coerce the Taiyi Sect.
And with a spirit treasure in their possession, all they needed from this