Inside Longevity Hall.
Chu Kuangren was handling internal affairs. With Elder Ruyan and the others all in closed-door cultivation, his workload had surged considerably.
The disciples filling in for them were still inexperienced, so naturally, they were not as efficient as Elder Ruyan and the others.
"The Heavenly Feather Sect wants to send people over to exchange insights on cultivation. Hmm, although they're a subordinate force, they lent a righteous hand when the Mystic Heaven Sect was in danger. We mustn't give them a cold reception. Let Nangong Huang and a few other disciples have a proper exchange with them."
"The Overseas Thirty-Six Islands have been rebuilt, and they've sent someone to invite us to the ceremony. They want to make peace with us? Now they want peace? We're not going."
"There have recently been outbreaks of demonic qi in Mystic Wind Dao Province and Blackwater Dao Province. The cause is unknown... This is rather strange. In this great age of strife, everyone above the heavens and below the earth wants to join the bustle in the mortal world."
Chu Kuangren looked through the reports submitted to him, feeling rather helpless at the sudden surge in his workload.
It reminded him of Gu Linglong, far away in the Qingyun Dynasty. Managing the dynasty's internal affairs, she was probably even busier than he was.
"What a headache. Maybe I should throw down my load and go into closed-door cultivation too."
Chu Kuangren stretched as he spoke to Lan Yu beside him.
"That won't do. For a dignified Sect Leader to say such a thing-what would people think if they heard you?"
Just then, a voice came from outside Longevity Hall.
Elder Ruyan walked in, dressed in white robes, looking gracious and refined. She rolled her eyes at Chu Kuangren. "I thought