In the world, each major sect has its own enterprises, and these businesses can't all be built within the sect itself, right?
So, periodically, members of each sect naturally go out to inspect their various enterprises.
Such inspections serve two purposes: one is to check the specific conditions of the sect's enterprises, and the second is to demonstrate the authority of the Sect Master.
For a super sect like the Grand Sky Sect, the number of enterprises under its command is countless.
Almost every corner of the world has enterprises belonging to the Grand Sky Sect.
Every year, Gu Mingchao inspects the sect, rewarding disciples who perform well for the sect and punishing those who are lazy and deceitful.
So, when the Sect Master decides where to inspect each year, it's a huge event for the local area.
The Sect Master's inspection is both an opportunity and a risk.
If you truly have the ability, then without a doubt, this is a chance to showcase yourself in front of the Sect Master. But if you've done something shady, you better watch out.
In the past, during his inspections, Gu Mingchao would discover a batch of geniuses for the sect and also expel some useless ones from the Grand Sky Sect.This time, the Sect Master was going into seclusion, and the Great Elder had to oversee the entire sect, making it inconvenient for him to go on inspections. So when he heard this, Deputy Sect Master Yan Shoujing was so excited he almost wet himself.
The Sect Master can't go, and the Great Elder is busy...
Doesn't that mean it's my turn as the Deputy Sect Master according to the usual practice?
This is a major event, inspecting the sect... My chance to act recklessly has come?
But just as Yan Shoujing was waiting for his junior brother to hand over this significant and historic task to him, Gu Mingchao spoke up.
"Xinghe... I'll leave this inspection to you. You need to get familiar with everything early on."
The Great Elder nodded, indicating that the Sect Master was right.
The other elders also agreed one after another.
Only Deputy Sect Master Yan Shoujing was left utterly confused...
What the... Did anyone consider my feelings as the Deputy Sect Master?
So, I'm just a mascot?
No one cared about the mascot's feelings, and the matter of the sect inspection was decided with the agreement of many big shots.
Chu Xinghe didn't know what the mascot was thinking, but when he first heard about the inspection, he actually refused. What's so interesting about this inspection?
It's just going down to check things out, right?
What's so interesting about that?
But when Gu Mingchao, with a serious face, said, "Xinghe, you must not take this inspection lightly. It's a major event for the sect, a chance to deter the wicked and discover talents."
Hearing this, Chu Xinghe, who was initially uninterested, suddenly felt wide awake!
Chu Xinghe didn't know what it meant to deter the wicked and discover talents; he only knew that this inspection was definitely an opportunity for him.
The Grand Sky Sect has numerous enterprises, and no matter what kind of business or affair, isn't there always some mess?
In the past, the Sect Master's inspection was to ensure the steady development of each enterprise, but this year, it's entrusted to me, Chu Xinghe. Forget development, I can even mess up the steady part.
With this inspection, if I do some mysterious operations, won't the sect suffer a huge loss?
Thank you, Sect Master, for giving me this chance to mess up the sect.
These days, I've been thinking so hard about how to mess up the sect that I'm almost losing my hair.
But I have no way to do it, but now with this inspection, isn't it like the sky is the limit for birds to fly, and the sea is wide for fish to leap?
"I congratulate you on your fortune, hey... I congratulate you on your brilliance, hey..." Chu Xinghe sang a cheerful song as he left the Grand Sky Palace.
Regarding the Great Elder pulling him aside after the meeting to emphasize the importance of this inspection and urging him to be cautious, Chu Xinghe was extremely excited.
Cautious?
Please rest assured, Great Elder, I have already summarized all the previous failures. This time, I will definitely be cautious, and I will manage all the sect's enterprises clearly.
The only thing that made Chu Xinghe unhappy was that the Great Elder insisted that Ma Liang accompany him, and not only Ma Liang but also An Lan.
Ma Liang alone was enough to make him uncomfortable, and now there's An Lan too.
Speaking of An Lan, Chu Xinghe felt helpless.
I heard that a few days ago, on a night when no one provoked anyone, An Lan stabbed himself with a knife to express the boredom of the night.
But after An Lan resurrected again, he found that his cultivation, which had been stuck at the peak of the Eighth Grade, broke through on that uneventful night...
Of course, the main reason for this breakthrough wasn't the knife but the resentment from the Soul Devouring Banner.
After the Dark Moon Clan absorbed the resentment, their cultivation levels soared, and it seemed like everyone was about to break through.
An Lan was the first to break through.
As soon as he completed the breakthrough, An Lan calmly found Saint Chu Xinghe to report the good news.
Moreover, An Lan not only reported his breakthrough but also informed the Saint that other members of the Dark Moon Clan were also on the verge of breaking through...
This news made Chu Xinghe so upset that he ate three fewer bowls of braised pork that night.
Is there something wrong with your Dark Moon Clan?
Can't you just stay home and stab each other?
Can't you play "If you're a brother, stab me once"?
You break through at the drop of a hat, have you considered Senior Brother Xinghe's feelings?
And does your Dark Moon Clan even make sense?
When others break through from the Eighth Grade to Martial Emperor, don't they go through countless hardships?
Don't they have to comprehend this and that? Only after overcoming various difficulties do they finally break through?
But look at An Lan... You broke through to Martial Emperor with such a calm face, what's that about?
When others break through to Martial Emperor, don't they celebrate for half a month? Is breaking through to Martial Emperor so uninteresting to you?
But thinking about it, why would An Lan be excited... What was his cultivation level before? It's possible that An Lan was at the Martial God level before, and then fell to the Eighth Grade, and now breaking through to Martial Emperor, what's there to be excited about?
However, the news An Lan brought still made Chu Xinghe feel a sense of crisis.
Because with An Lan's breakthrough, the Dark Moon Clan suddenly started cultivating... Isn't that terrifying!
A group with immortal bodies, aren't you happy stabbing each other every day?
You start cultivating at the drop of a hat, that's not right... You're wasting your talent!
Before, when the Dark Moon Clan stabbed each other every day, I felt better, but now a group of butchers stopped stabbing each other and started cultivating, what should I do?
This made Chu Xinghe, who was originally full of anticipation for the inspection, lose all his excitement.
Think about it, going on an inspection happily, causing huge losses to the sect's enterprises... Then coming back to the sect happily, only to have the Great Sage and all the Dark Moon Clan members say, "Saint, please accept our little surprise... We've all become Martial Emperors!"
Saint, are you happy... surprised?
Chu Xinghe suspected he might be sent away by the Dark Moon Clan on the spot.
Can the loss of the sect's enterprises compare to the entire Dark Moon Clan breaking through?
Do you know how many Eighth Grades are in the Dark Moon Clan?
Before, their hobby was stabbing each other, but now their hobby suddenly became cultivating... That's terrifying, isn't it?
But the problem is, the Dark Moon Clan is hard to deal with now...
What should I do?
Should I go to the Dark Moon Clan and tell them not to cultivate? To keep stabbing each other? Is that appropriate?
So I must find other ways to restrain the Dark Moon Clan.
Didn't we agree to complete the techniques for each sect before?
Let's start from there, quickly have Ma Liang contact the major sects, saying our Dark Moon Clan is so bored now... they've started cultivating... What are you waiting for, hurry up and send all the techniques that need completion to our Grand Sky Sect.
First come, first served!
As a result, Ma Liang contacted the major sects as per my request, but soon the replies from each sect almost made Chu Xinghe wet himself in anger.
What do you mean your Sect Master is in seclusion? This matter has to wait until your Sect Master comes out to decide?
Don't you have a Great Elder? Such a trivial matter, if it were in our Grand Sky Sect, I, Chu Xinghe, could make the decision. Doesn't your Great Elder have this authority?
What nonsense? Your Great Elder is also in seclusion?
Is the aftermath of the Millennium Grand Festival that intense?
The aftermath of the Millennium Grand Festival is indeed a bit intense, with the big shots from each sect going into seclusion after returning, as everyone wants to break through with the Holy Soul inheritance and the resurgence of spiritual energy.
So after searching for a long time, Chu Xinghe couldn't find a single sect willing to send techniques for the Dark Moon Clan to complete.
What? Why not use our Grand Sky Sect's own techniques for the Dark Moon Clan?
Would that restrain the Dark Moon Clan? That would make the sect profit immensely, wouldn't it?
The Dark Moon Clan might stop cultivating, but if they start completing techniques, who knows if they'll break through, and what if the entire Grand Sky Sect breaks through?
So Chu Xinghe was so worried these days that he could only eat three bowls of braised pork per meal, even Ouyang Ling couldn't stand it and secretly brought a pork knuckle from who knows where to Senior Brother Xinghe, saying, "Senior Brother Xinghe, you can't go on a hunger strike..."
Chu Xinghe was so worried his pants were about to get wet.
He went to the Dark Moon Palace every day, but it was fine when he didn't go, and after a few visits, An Lan spoke up.
"Brothers and sisters, look, the Saint cares so much about our cultivation. After hearing about my breakthrough, he comes every day to check on our cultivation progress, so everyone must work hard!"
The Dark Moon Clan members were so moved their eyes turned red.
As expected of the Saint... always silently caring about our cultivation, so the Dark Moon Clan's cultivation became even more intense.
That night, two members of the Dark Moon Clan expressed their desire to break through to entertain the Saint.
They really meant what they said, and that night they broke through... and their breakthrough inspired others to cultivate even harder.
Before, if you asked which palace in the Grand Sky Sect was the most diligent, no one would ever think of the Dark Moon Palace.
But now... if you ask which palace is the most diligent, everyone points to the Dark Moon Palace!
The Great Sage somehow heard about my plan to go out and inspect the sect's enterprises and said, "Please, Saint, go with peace of mind. When you return, our Dark Moon Palace will definitely give you a huge surprise with everyone breaking through."
After the Great Sage said this, Chu Xinghe postponed the inspection plan for several days...
Still inspecting... Inspecting what... If I really went, I'd be going with peace of mind...