The Azure Cloud Sect.
With the Tai Sui Gate stirring up trouble, most inner sect disciples had gone out, either led by inner sect elders or headed by elite disciples, descending the mountain in groups to vanquish evil and defend the righteous path.
Given the severity of the situation, over a dozen sect attendants and more than thirty outer elders had also taken action. Several large-scale battles had reportedly broken out, with casualties on both sides.
But none of this had affected Azure Cloud's five peaks.
Sect Master Han Kang presided over Sect Master Peak. His cultivation at the late eighth layer of the Golden Core placed him foremost among cultivators in the Cultivation World within a thousand miles.
Zhu Ang, the current leader of the Tai Sui Gate, was only at the perfected sixth layer of the Golden Core, two minor stages below Han Kang. Even with courage enough to fill the heavens, he would not dare come here to cause trouble directly.
Although the four outer sect peaks had no Golden Core True Lords guarding them, they had formidable peak-protecting formations. Even if Zhu Ang came in person, he could forget about breaking through anytime soon.
As a result, no matter how fierce the fighting outside became, peace still reigned within the sect grounds.
"You're... this year's Spirit Plant Grand Competition champion, Senior Brother Lin Mo?"
At the foot of Sect Master Peak.
The two disciples on guard, one on either side, studied Lin Mo's face for a moment, then carefully inspected his Identity Token before saying with some displeasure, "Why's your face so dirty? I almost didn't recognize you."
"There's no mission to leave the mountain recorded on this Life Token. Did you sneak out?"
"If you snuck out, just sneak back in. Why come asking us