At the Devil Master's decree, Lin Changsheng personally led a team aboard a flying boat to the Demon Lotus Sect's headquarters in Wind-Splitting Gorge County City.
Even after establishing the Miao-Conquest Army, Qing Chen had not disbanded the Demon Lotus Sect.
Nor did the Immortal Dynasty forbid officials from having forces of their own.
After all, Great Jin belonged to the foremost powers throughout the realm, not just the Imperial House. This was the consensus.
Thus, scions of many sects and aristocratic clans, along with large numbers of disciples, entered Great Jin's service as officials or soldiers.
With Qing Chen's vast resources supporting it and Lin Changsheng and the others managing its affairs, the Demon Lotus Sect had grown considerably.
The sect now had seven or eight Golden Core cultivators, over two hundred Foundation Establishment disciples, and nearly fifteen thousand Qi Refining disciples!
It controlled the resources and populations of Wind-Splitting Gorge County, Black Miasma County, and two neighboring counties in Anman Prefecture, its might shaking the region.
Five thousand of its members served directly in the Miao-Conquest Army.
When Lin Changsheng explained his purpose-to find Su Zixuan, who had long since left the center of power and now handled some formation maintenance at headquarters-
The several False Core cultivators all froze.
"Deputy Sect Leader Lin, do you mean... Senior Sister Su? She... she failed her Golden Core breakthrough over twenty years ago and damaged her foundation. She's been recuperating in the rear mountain courtyard ever since..."
A relatively young Golden Core Elder spoke cautiously. He was none other than Yuwen Bujing.
Lin Changsheng remained expressionless, but inwardly sighed.
Talented people abounded under his master, and even Pseudo-Nascent Soul and peak Golden Core cultivators were no rarity. Yet his master still remembered this longtime follower whose talent was unremarkable.
"Lead