"Master, the Creation Sect has passed resolutions establishing several new policies."
In the Main Nest Hall of the Azure Billow Immortal Abode, within materialized heaven, Heavenly Pivot's voice sounded out of thin air, reporting to Li Chen the messages it had just received.
"The Creation Sect has already passed the resolution nominating me as a Grandmaster candidate? Although I don't care too much about it, only with the standing of a Grandmaster can I earn the admiration of my peers, attract followers from all quarters, and hold the associated rights. It is still worth pursuing."
Li Chen received the information, looked it over, and began to consider it.
He was now a towering figure in his own right and truly had little need to care about empty titles. But the standing of a Grandmaster was no empty title. It also encompassed academic status, political status, and the tremendous influence associated with them within the Puppet Dao faction.
Ultimately, he could not do without it if he wanted to accomplish anything. There was no reason not to pursue it.
Li Chen had long since settled on a plan for this matter, so after learning of it, he merely smiled and moved on.
If the Creation Sect wanted to test him, then let it. He would take the challenge. Once he became a Grandmaster himself, he would no longer merely be notified of such resolutions after the fact; he would be able to participate in making them.
Speaking of a Grandmaster's right to deliberate, one had to mention the changes brought about by the Creation Sect's successive reforms. In the history of the Puppet Dao, there had even been multiple precedents of outsiders taking charge of the Elders' Council and assuming the position of Sect Master.
For instance, back when the war