Chapter 97 ·Arranging the Azure Wave Sect’s Aftermath!

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He ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍opened his eyes, and a graceful figure had already stepped into the main hall.

Su ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Wanyue.

This ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍former Sect Master of the Azure Wave Sect, now an elder, wore a plain-colored long dress. Her appearance was cool and refined, her temperament detached and ethereal.

Naturally, ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍she was not unattractive.

But ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Nether Soul had no mind to appreciate it.

Right now, his thoughts were filled with matters like the main body ascending, the Azure Wave Sect becoming useless, and what he himself would do afterward—where would he find the time to admire beauty?

Besides, what was there to look at? It was not like he had never seen her before.

“Elder Su.” Nether Soul slightly nodded. “What brings you here today?”

Su Wanyue paused slightly.

Elder Su.

Ever since Nether Soul became Sect Master, he had always addressed her this way.

Su Wanyue had long grown accustomed to it.

Speaking of which, when she had accepted Nether Soul as a disciple back then, she, as the master, had indeed not taught him much.

“Sect Master.” Su Wanyue stepped forward and went straight to the point. “There is a matter I would like to ask for your opinion on.”

Nether Soul raised an eyebrow. “What matter?”

Su Wanyue raised her hand, and a Sword Talisman appeared in her palm.

The talisman was crystal clear, faintly emitting a sharp sword intent.

“The elder from Tianyan Dao Sect who once presided over the Azure Wave Sect—Senior Zhou Ziyang—do you remember him?”

Nether Soul nodded.

“He sent a message through this Sword Talisman, saying that the Eastern Continent will be hosting a grand Dao discussion, inviting all major sects to participate.”

“He specifically asked whether the Azure Wave Sect would attend.”

Nether Soul fell into thought upon hearing this.

Zhou Ziyang took the initiative to invite them?

It seemed that the matter of him annihilating numerous Nascent Soul and Golden Core cultivators in that battle had reached the other party.

Now, with this Eastern Continent Dao discussion, asking through Su Wanyue was also a way of giving the Azure Wave Sect sufficient respect.

After all, whether a sect was qualified to participate in such a grand event depended entirely on its strength.

With him as Sect Master, the Azure Wave Sect naturally qualified.

Nether Soul was actually somewhat tempted to go.

A Dao discussion—gathering experts from all sides.

And after staying cooped up in the Azure Wave Sect all these years, he was indeed a bit bored.

But…

After another thought, he shook his head.

Going to such occasions easily led to trouble.

After all, he had just been thinking about not wanting to cause trouble.

“We won’t go.” Nether Soul waved his hand.

“Our Azure Wave Sect should keep a low profile.”

Su Wanyue nodded and did not ask further.

She had only come to relay the message; whether to go or not was Nether Soul’s decision.

“Then I will reply to Senior Zhou.” She turned to leave.

“Wait.”

Nether Soul suddenly spoke.

Su Wanyue stopped and turned back to look at him.

Nether Soul pondered for a moment, then slowly said, “Elder Su, regarding the position of the next Sect Master of the Azure Wave Sect—do you have a candidate in mind?”

Su Wanyue was stunned.

Her brows furrowed slightly. “Why does Sect Master say this?”

Nether Soul had already prepared his explanation. “I plan to enter seclusion and focus on cultivation. In the future, I may not have the energy to handle sect affairs. It is better to abdicate this position early.”

Su Wanyue fell silent.

She knew this was just an excuse.

Under Nether Soul’s management, the affairs of the Sect Master were no longer busy.

The ones truly busy were the elders.

For example, she herself, an elder focused on alchemy, now had to refine countless batches of pills every day for the sect disciples.

But since Nether Soul had spoken, there must be his reasoning.

After thinking for a moment, Su Wanyue said, “If we speak of candidates, there is indeed one person.”

“Who?”

“Wu Chang’an.”

Su Wanyue said, “He is an old member of the sect. He experienced the battle against the Demon Blade Sect back then and has come this far step by step, loyal and devoted. His cultivation has now reached the early stage of Nascent Soul, and his prestige is sufficient.”

Nether Soul nodded.

Wu Chang’an—he had some impression.

An honest person, reliable in handling matters, did not cause trouble, nor feared it.

Indeed suitable.

“Alright.” Nether Soul said, “Then it will be him. Convene a sect meeting directly and announce this matter.”

Su Wanyue was stunned again. “So soon?”

Nether Soul glanced at her. “Why delay such matters?”

Su Wanyue was left speechless.

She felt that Nether Soul’s decision was too sudden, but upon careful thought, there seemed to be nothing inappropriate about it.

Only…

“Does Sect Master have some plan?” she could not help but ask.

Nether Soul did not answer.

He simply stood up and looked toward the sky outside the hall.

What plan?

Of course, he was planning to run.

In the future, when the main body ascended to the Immortal Realm, this External Incarnation of his would certainly have to follow.

Otherwise, what would he remain in the Spirit Realm for?

There were not many good things in the Spirit Realm, and he could not refine the entire Spirit Realm into a Dao field like the main body.

The Spirit Realm was different from the mortal world.

There were countless mortal worlds—refining one and taking it away was nothing significant.

But the Spirit Realm—there was only one.

If it were refined, it would be gone.

Even the Heavenly Dao would not allow it.

So, sooner or later, he would leave.

Since that was the case, it was better to let the Azure Wave Sect get used to life without him earlier.

So that when he left, the sect would not fall into chaos.

Of course, he would not completely ignore it.

Before leaving, he would certainly leave behind some measures.

For example, adding something to the sect’s grand formation, hiding a few life-saving magic treasures, leaving behind a few strands of protective sword qi, and so on.

But these things could not be done openly.

Otherwise, once everyone knew, they would rely on his backup plans when facing danger, which would instead lead to problems.

They had to be hidden.

Only when hidden until the critical moment could they truly be effective.

Nether Soul withdrew his gaze and looked at Su Wanyue. “Go inform them. Tomorrow morning, we will discuss matters in the main hall.”

Su Wanyue fell silent for a moment, but in the end, she did not ask further.

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