When an ordinary cultivator advanced to Golden Core, the celebration would, at most, remain within their sect.
Lin Mo was an entirely different matter.
The Divine Firmament Sect, the Eight Great Households, the Astrology Pavilion, the Sword Sect, Dragon Hall...
Almost every sect and faction on friendly terms with Lin Mo sent precious gifts: artifact-refining materials, seventh-grade pills, single-use talismans, and even exceedingly rare seventh-grade spirit plants!
The entire Azure Cloud Sect benefited immensely.
After all, these gifts were of little use to Lin Mo. The few seventh-grade spirit plants among them were only supplementary in nature, and with the Spirit-Devouring Vine and Azure Sun Vine already in his possession, he had little interest in other spirit plants. Naturally, he entrusted them to the inner sect to cultivate.
Amid an atmosphere of perfect harmony, Lin Mo's advancement ceremony came to a successful close.
"Something has gone wrong in the Western Region."
After the ceremony, Qionghengzi, who had traveled from afar, wore an exceptionally grave expression.
He and Qiongsongzi had come together to celebrate Lin Mo's advancement to Golden Core. Now seated in the place of honor among the guests in Azure Cloud Hall, he said solemnly, "Three months ago, the Buddha Light at Buddha Hand Peak suddenly dimmed, and the Western Region became a Sinful Realm Hell."
"The situation inside Buddha Hand Peak remains unclear. All I know is that the Esoteric Sect Leader and Senior Zonge intervened one after the other, but their efforts were in vain. They couldn't change anything."
"Moreover... calamities seem to have descended upon not only the Western Region, but also the Southern Frontier, the Northern Plains, and the Endless Marshlands in the Eastern Extremity. With this catastrophe upon us, everyone fears for their own safety. We must be doubly cautious as well!"
Everyone nodded,