After everyone agreed, they went their separate ways.
Chu Mo left the General Affairs Hall, intending to visit Clearlight Peak and meet True Lord Xuan Cheng in person. Yet when he reached the outskirts of the Immortal Peak, he found it wreathed in a hazy, illusory veil that cut off the inside from the outside.
He tried several times, only to find that he could not enter. Every message he sent sank like a stone into the sea, without a single response.
After lingering for a while, Chu Mo stopped insisting and went to see someone else instead.
In True Person Guan Xu's cave abode, the two sat across a table from each other.
Clad in a Flower-Patterned Cloud-Ripple Robe, True Person Guan Xu listened to Chu Mo's account. His gaze lingered on the Command Token on the table for a moment before he reached out and took it back. "Since this is official sect business, junior brother, simply do as instructed. As for True Lord Xuan Cheng's orders, I will choose someone else."
Chu Mo nodded. "Thank you for understanding, senior brother."
Guan Xu smiled faintly and changed the subject. "Establishing a separate abode in the Turbid Abyss Sea will involve a thousand tangled threads. One person alone cannot accomplish it quickly. Have you decided whom you will take to the maritime frontier?"
Chu Mo considered briefly, then shook his head. "This came so suddenly that I haven't had time to think it through."
A flicker of understanding crossed Guan Xu's eyes. He smiled. "I had forgotten that you haven't taken many disciples. How about this?"
He paused, then continued, "If you don't mind, I'll have that lad Zhao Qing go with you. He handles things fairly reliably. Perhaps he can manage some everyday affairs for you and ease