Tushan Maid Corps Central Court.
This place lay deep beneath an utterly unremarkable grassland. Excavated far underground, it contained numerous cave residences and a grand council hall, with ordinary plants devoid of spiritual energy planted as decoration.
The small underground estate was not lavish or resplendent, yet it looked refined and elegant, utterly unlike certain rough men's stone houses.
This place had been jointly constructed by the Nine Great Nascent Soul Maids.
It maintained concealment to the greatest extent possible and reserved a great many teleportation escape routes. Even if a Nascent Soul Peak Cultivator launched a personal sneak attack, the losses would not be catastrophic.
This seemed to be the Tushan Maid Corps' current highest decision-making body.
The reason it only seemed so—
Was because some of the maids from Tushan Immortal City did not recognize this institution's legitimacy, leaving internal affairs somewhat chaotic.
The signs of this could faintly be seen in a Central Court meeting currently underway.
In the meeting hall, the corpse of a Golden Core Peak maid lay sprawled on the ground, blood flowing everywhere. She had long since died.
Gong Caiyu and the other maids were all at Golden Core Peak, and the atmosphere between them and the seven Nascent Soul True Lords was somewhat icy.
Some were furious, some fearful, and some bowed their heads in respectful submission.
The highest seat of honor stood empty.
Spring Sword, the first Spring Maid on the lower right, and Shang Gong, the first Summer Maid on the lower left, were both in the Nascent Soul Realm. They turned a blind eye to this, their eyes closed as they rested.
The officer ranks of the Tushan Maid Corps could broadly be divided into two factions: the Tushan Immortal City faction and the Northern Plains Heroes faction.
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