On the third day after Li Chunxiao's burial, the Gui Xu Sect held a meeting and decided that Li Muwan would serve as Acting Sect Master for the time being.
If Li Muwan were made Sect Master outright, not only would the elders object, but many disciples would too.
The position of Gui Xu Sect Master had always passed to a gifted member of the younger generation who had rendered great service to the sect.
The natural candidates were the four chief disciples.
But with the Gui Xu Sect's situation unstable, Li Muwan would take the position of Acting Sect Master for now.
Grand Elder Jin Qiu had made the decision for the sake of the sect's stability.
Each of the four chief disciples had quite a few elders supporting them in secret.
None of the four had reached the Divine Nirvana Realm. If any one of them received the position, the others would refuse to accept it, possibly plunging the sect into internal strife.
So having Li Muwan serve as Acting Sect Master for the time being was the best choice.
Later, it would not be too late to make whichever of the four chief disciples reached the Divine Nirvana Realm first the Sect Master.
After Li Chunxiao's death, every disciple in the Gui Xu Sect trained harder.
Even the four chief disciples—Bai Hualei, Yan Li, Yan Fei, and Yin Jiuyang—trained like mad.
Li Muwan changed the most. As soon as she became Acting Sect Master, she asked Jin Qiu to take her out for tempering.
Before, such a thing would have been unthinkable.
"In this world, everyone must shoulder some responsibility in the end. What peaceful years? Someone is always bearing the burden and pressing forward!"
Lu Ren sighed.
After that, Lu Ren entered seclusion in earnest.
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