Gu Huai'an's mouth twitched. He looked at Gu Yuanqu with a trace of resentment and said, "Father, do you really want me out of your sight that badly?"
Gu Yuanqing laughed and scolded him. "Stop putting on an act and cultivate properly. Guanrong and Siyuan are also close to reaching the chaos heaven immortal level. You're the only Void Immortal in the Qian Yuan Sect right now, and you're their elder, too. Put a little more effort into guiding them."
Gu Huai'an immediately changed his expression, patted his chest, and grinned. "Understood. Don't worry, leave it to me. I'll make sure they work hard at their cultivation."
With Li Chengyi's ascension and departure, the Qian Yuan Sect began busily preparing for its next undertaking.
The ceremony for the succession of the Sect Master.
Li Guanrong had not wanted to make such a fuss. After all, the Qian Yuan Sect differed from other sects: Li Chengyi had founded it himself, so its succession did not require so many formalities. Before ascending, Li Chengyi had already held a sect meeting and settled all these matters.
The Qian Yuan Sect had originally been established to make it easier to manage those entering the North Spring Realm. Most of them were former officials who had retired from the Great Qian Dynasty. Only as it gradually expanded had it begun admitting exceptionally gifted talents ahead of time.
At its root, however, it was merely an extension of the Great Qian Dynasty's system. With Gu Siyuan uninterested in the Sect Master position, no one could threaten Li Guanrong's place, nor did anyone dare harbor ambitions of overstepping their bounds.
In a sense, the Sect Master of the Qian Yuan Sect also served another purpose: acting as the channel of communication and the bond between Gu Yuanqing,