The Azure Cloud Sect.
Nearly half a year had passed since Lin Mo had descended the mountain.
During that time, Han Kang, the former Sect Master of the Azure Cloud Sect and now its Grand Supreme Elder, had fully stabilized his cultivation. He rarely appeared in public, spending most of his time cultivating in seclusion within the forbidden grounds of the Sword Tomb.
Meanwhile, with the assistance of the elders and Guest Elders, the new Sect Master, Bai Qing, kept the sect's affairs in perfect order. He also frequently visited the Elders' Court where Lin Mo lived, showing warm concern for Lin Mo's parents and treating them with great kindness.
Another major event had occurred during this period.
One of Lin Mo's closest friends, Chief Guest Elder Luan Xiuping, had successfully weathered his nascent soul tribulation with the help of the Ancient Treasure, the Two-World Bell. Now, like Han Kang, he spent all his time in secluded cultivation in the Sword Tomb, paying no attention whatsoever to the sect's affairs.
Aside from that, everything in the Inner Sect continued as usual. Although the Four Outer Peaks had not received many new disciples, several dozen new faces had joined them, all promising young cultivation candidates selected from nearby mountain villages.
Only four had been assigned to Spirit Plant Peak, including a boy from Lin Mo's home village. He was only twelve this year, two years younger than Lin Mo had been when he first came up the mountain.
"Elder Lin... Oh, you mean Big Brother Lin? He's the pride of our Locust Grass Village!"
In Spirit Plant Peak's servants' quarters, a young servant with delicate features stood surrounded by a group of eager senior servant disciples, his voice brimming with pride.
"The grown-ups in the village talk about him all the