After that great battle, the Azure Realm returned to the way it had been.
The disciples of the Azure Tide Sect made rebuilding their sect their foremost priority.
This time, the rebuilding went exceptionally smoothly. Not only did sects on friendly terms with the Azure Tide Sect volunteer to help, but scattered smaller sects and rogue cultivators joined in as well, so construction progressed quite quickly.
Some of the Azure Tide Sect's disciples, however, felt uneasy at suddenly being met with such enthusiasm.
After all, they had endured far too much malice during the Demon Realm's descent. Faced with this sudden warmth from others, they felt deeply uncomfortable.
Of course, Ning Fan, now the Azure Tide Sect's sect master, did not accept help from just anyone.
He had secretly blacklisted everyone who had attacked the Azure Tide Sect before, including several large rogue cultivator alliances.
He was not particularly petty, but neither was he generous enough to forgive and accept everyone.
He knew that without Su Jiu, the deity who had appeared out of nowhere, their situation would only have been worse. Those people were all executioners; not one of them was innocent.
Ning Fan understood this perfectly clearly.
Unlike Ning Hai, he was no indiscriminate people-pleaser. He drew a clear line between right and wrong, and would not let anyone exploit a loophole.
Peace had finally returned to the world. Settling old scores now would be no different from stirring up muddy waters again. After weighing his options repeatedly, Ning Fan decided to rebuild the sect first and address everything else afterward.
If they kept quiet during this time, their well water would not trespass into his river water. But if they dared step out of line again... the Shadow Pavilion and the Enforcement Hall were no toothless tigers.