Everyone knew Chu Mojin was easygoing, but few knew that even his easygoing nature had its limits. And now, those limits were the two people on Ice Veil Peak.
On the surface, he had not intervened in the other sects' schemes against the Vast Righteousness Sect. In reality, however, he had contributed a great deal to resolving the incident.
Chu Mojin knew that although he had acted discreetly, he could not truly keep it from everyone. Still, having someone say it aloud inevitably rubbed him the wrong way.
And when he was displeased, it manifested as, "Yun Jing, our cultivation levels are about equal. Care for a match?"
Yun Jing narrowed his eyes, thinking, Has his embarrassment turned into anger?
Whether the two ultimately fought was not the point.
The point was that Su Jiu's impending return had also stirred up quite a commotion among the Azure Tide Sect's inner and outer disciples.
"Have you heard? That Senior Su is coming back to the sect!"
"What Senior Su?"
Lian Xiaochuan was a new disciple who had joined just over twenty years ago. He had only a fourfold spirit root, but fortunately, his luck and temperament were both decent. In a mere twenty years, he had reached the late Qi refining stage.
He usually devoted himself to cultivation and missions, paying little attention to outside affairs, but even he could not avoid hearing the same name mentioned by different people over and over. Of course, the cultivators who mentioned "Senior Su" all had some seniority among the outer disciples. Most others were like him: they had heard her name but never seen her.
"That genius with an ice spiritual root who burst onto the scene a hundred years ago!"
Lian Xiaochuan gave his friend a helpless look. "A genius from a