So,
it was absolutely necessary to conduct internal investigations and make cuts in advance.
Lest Chen Qiu came knocking on their door, the situation could change dramatically. Although preemptive action might not guarantee complete safety, at least it demonstrated their stance—they could try to throw the responsibility entirely onto the shoulders of a certain disciple instead of directly burdening the sect. These were two entirely different matters.
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Several months passed.
Almost a year had gone by since Chen Qiu had secured the Xuantian Throne when one day, as he sat cross-legged on the throne, he let out a long breath of foul air and slowly opened his eyes to look at the Cultivation Progress panel floating above his Dantian—
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"Cultivation": Void Refining Ninth Layer (100%).
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His Cultivation Progress was full; he had officially stepped into the peak of Void Refining.
