Chu Mo raised an eyebrow at this and gestured inside. "Senior brother, please come in so we can discuss this in detail."
The two sat facing each other on meditation cushions in the cave abode.
Yuan Bai wasted no time beating around the bush. "Fellow Daoist Ming He of the Sect Master Lineage went straight to stir up trouble for the Blissful Immortal Garden after returning from the Profound Sun Realm some time ago."
"Oh?" Chu Mo put on a curious expression. "Over what?"
"Senior Brother Ming He claimed that the Immortal Garden had failed to oversee the Profound Sun Realm properly. A Golden Core native had hidden in the Demon Grotto without them noticing, causing his attempt to seize the Baleful Yin Treasure Jade to fail. He even nearly died in a demon's jaws.
"He demanded that the Immortal Garden give the Sect Master Lineage an explanation. Word has spread throughout the sect, and the whole affair has caused quite an uproar."
As Yuan Bai spoke, he could not help glancing at Chu Mo.
Though he did not know exactly what had happened, considering the secret mission True Person Xuan Cheng had assigned Chu Mo, the odds were that Chu Mo had something to do with it.
Chu Mo ignored Yuan Bai's gaze and asked without betraying anything, "How did the Immortal Garden respond?"
"How else?" Yuan Bai scoffed. "True Person Jiqing naturally denied it outright, saying that repeated investigations had found no trace of the Golden Core native Ming He described.
"Instead, Jiqing accused Fellow Daoist Ming He of lacking ability and deliberately framing them, trying to dump the blame on the Immortal Garden.
"The Sect Master Lineage, meanwhile, argued that the Immortal Garden was incompetent and should surrender control of the Profound Sun Realm for them to