Over these past few years, Qing Chen had entrusted the Demon Lotus Sect to Lin Changsheng, ordering him to manage it carefully and continue handling its many affairs.
The man had risen from the bottom and had been looked down upon since childhood.
As a result, Lin Changsheng had an extreme temperament and ruthless methods, and understood the warmth and coldness of human relations and the hardships of the world.
Given great authority, he would surely accomplish something and cherish this hard-won opportunity.
Meanwhile, Qing Chen had entrusted the vast power of the Condensed Jade Sect to Xu Jiuling, Gao Yuliang, Deng Ziyue, and his other capable subordinates, putting them in charge of matters great and small within the sect.
Several years earlier, Qing Chen had campaigned north and south across Blackwood Island's territory, sweeping freely through it.
Back then, when Xu Jiuling learned that Qing Chen cultivated both magical power and the body, and had displayed terrifying pseudo-core-level combat strength, he had been utterly astounded.
He knew full well that Qing Chen was someone with fortune, strength, and cunning. Only by following such a figure could he find a broader Immortal Path.
An opportunity like this might not come even once in a lifetime.
Thus, Xu Jiuling had acted decisively and conveyed his wish to pledge allegiance to Qing Chen.
From then on, Xu Jiuling had put Qing Chen first in everything, following wherever he led, and had earned Qing Chen's regard.
Now, with someone as capable as Xu Jiuling firmly holding the fort within the sect, and Gao Yuliang and Qing Chen's other absolute confidants assisting and monitoring him from the side, things were secure.
Qing Chen could sleep soundly without worrying about the Condensed Jade Sect's affairs.
By contrast, Xin Bairen, the Deputy Hall Vice Lord of