Zheng Senior Brother arrived.
The scene was in chaos with two confronting sides, and a body lay across the middle.
This was the worst situation, affecting his career evaluation. A characteristic of the Quanzhen Sect was that no one idled; cultivation and tasks were handled concurrently. It wasn't possible to spend days meditating in the Cave Mansion. Everyone held a position.
Cultivation meant engagement with the world, and engagement with the world was cultivation.
Promotion was based on two principles: advancement in realm or effective handling of tasks. Advancing in realm was not easy, but being diligent was entirely achievable, which could at least secure a position with more benefits, significance, or relaxation.
Now, his two years of hard work at the outer court were destroyed. He had already reached the Bridge Connection Realm, and he wondered if this incident would impact the resources available to him when he attempted to ascend to the Upper Realm?
