Willing to Bring New Talent to the Dharma Lineage, Entering the Merit Oversight Court to Earn a Major Merit

Jiang Yi had risen above the rest on Crimson Flame Peak in the Outer Sect not only by studying diligently day and night and practicing Supplicating the Heavenly Book, but also through his mastery of one word: "steadiness."

Ever since Sect Leader Liu Huan had returned from his trip without that fortuitous encounter being settled, he had begun questioning the Heavenly Book repeatedly.

Combining its answers with the information he had gleaned from Grandpa Yang Xun, Li Ruohan, Han Li, and others, he gradually outlined the situation in the Inner Peaks.

Elder Sui and the Sect Master are locked in a game of chess, vying for victory. I happened to stumble onto their board and become a little pawn that has crossed the river.

Jiang Yi rode his flames into the sky, soaring thousands of feet, already working out his response.

The problem seemed easy enough to solve at a glance.

Sect Leader Liu Huan had reached the twelfth level of Qi Refining. If he had never consumed Dao Ginseng and become tainted with blood Qi, he might well have had a chance of attaining Foundation Establishment and rising to the rank of True Person.

By contrast, Sui Liushu, the elder of Fate-Watching Peak, had fallen short at the final hurdle when attempting to reach the tenth level of Qi Refining years ago. His cultivation had stagnated, and only his standing as a veteran elder had preserved his dignity.

Anyone with half a brain and eyes in their head would most likely join Sun-Watching Peak and follow Sect Leader Liu Huan to demonstrate their loyalty.

Yet Jiang Yi had smelled something amiss. If Sui Liushu had truly fallen so far from power, how could Fate-Watching Peak still stand against Sun-Watching Peak?

And how could Xu Yan command wind and rain