"Undergoing Tribulation Crossing... the position of Sect Master?"
Hearing Qu Shentong's words, Wang Ba could not help feeling slightly startled.
He immediately sensed him and, sure enough, detected a faint hint of perfection emanating from Qu Shentong, who might take that crucial step at any moment.
Even as he felt happy for him, his heart sank.
He was currently busy with the Dao Intent Spirit Beasts and the Daoist Grounds. If he diverted his attention to the sect's mundane affairs, he truly would not have time to attend to both.
He did not ask whether Qu Shentong could hold on a little longer. He knew Qu Shentong's character well; unless he was already on the verge of being unable to suppress his cultivation, he would not have said such a thing.
His thoughts raced, and he immediately said:
"Elder Xumi could serve as Sect Master."
Qu Shentong, however, frowned and directly rejected Wang Ba's suggestion:
"Leaving aside Elder Xumi's unfamiliarity with mundane affairs and whether he could handle the position, he is now at Spirit Transformation. When something happens, it is ultimately less convenient for him to act than a Nascent Soul cultivator... for now, a Nascent Soul cultivator remains the most suitable choice for Sect Master."
Wang Ba's expression grew slightly solemn at this, but he knew the other man's reasoning was sound.
Qu Shentong then looked at Wang Ba, hesitated for a while, and finally said:
"There is something else I have never told you."
Wang Ba felt puzzled, but immediately said gravely:
"Please go ahead, Sect Master."
Qu Shentong nodded, then spoke of something Wang Ba had never known:
"Only after becoming Sect Master did I learn certain secrets within the sect that only the Sect Master is permitted to know. Even Elder Jiying and Elder Xumi