Unsheathed

According to the veiled explanation of Li Fuqu, the elderly Nascent Tier cultivator, the person who had instructed her to leave Palace Willow Island was an Upper Five Tier cultivator from the Parasol Leaf Sect. This cultivator once managed the rules and regulations of the sect's ancestral hall, and their lofty status meant that they had enjoyed impressive might and influence even when Du Mao was still alive. In fact, even the current sect leader of the Parasol Leaf Sect had referred to them as Uncle Master.

This wasn't the biggest worry for Chen Ping'an.

The truly terrifying thing was that this paramount cultivator from the Parasol Leaf Sect was now a guest elder of the Jade Tablet Sect, and it was none other than the Jade Tablet Sect that was going to imminently nominate Bamboo Scroll Lake as the new location for its lower sect!

Considering the members of the Jade Tablet Sect, there was Old Man Xun who had appeared in Old Dragon City's Dust Medicinal Shop, there was Sui Youbian who was going to cultivate and attain Dao there in the future, and there was also Jiang Shangzhen who had appeared at Azure Tiger Palace earlier.

Among these cultivators, there was a relatively high chance that Jiang Shangzhen would become the first sect leader of the Jade Tablet Sect's lower sect. However, the ancestral hall of the Jade Tablet Sect hadn't given a clear indication yet, meaning that anything could still happen.

One evidence of this was the fact that Jiang Shangzhen was still yet to travel to the Eastern Treasured Vial Continent.

As for the chief guest elder of the lower sect, that would naturally be a position held by Palace Willow Island's Liu Laocheng.

This was all that Li Fuqu said to Chen Ping'an.

Jiang Shangzhen, someone who liked to get involved in the action everywhere, was yet to appear, while the wildly ambitious cultivator who was once an old ancestor of the Parasol Leaf Sect was now clearing the path for the Jade Tablet Sect. As such, this powerful cultivator was perhaps developing some entitled thoughts, wanting to clash with Jiang Shangzhen and fight for the position of sect leader of the lower sect.

It was no wonder that Li Fuqu had followed him the entire time, looking for an opportunity to make a move.

It was also no wonder that Su Gaoshan had bluntly turned down his request for a meeting. One had to realize that even Tan Yuanyi was aware of some of the secrets held by the Green Ripple Pavilion, understanding Chen Ping'an's many ties to the Great Li Empire. Thus, as someone who didn't take Tan Yuanyi seriously at all, Su Gaoshan naturally knew even more. After reaching such a lofty height, Su Gaoshan could peruse the secret documents and learn about more inside information even though he was still unable to wantonly order around the spies of the Green Ripple Pavilion.