After learning this news, Qi Xuansu neither felt particularly happy nor unhappy.0

After all, even before the decision was officially confirmed, rumors had already spread that Qi Xuansu would return to the Wanxiang Daoist Palace as its Palace Master. The rumors had even caused numerous disturbances, forcing Qi Xuansu to deal with Qi Wangui in order to intimidate others. Now, at last, the other shoe had finally dropped.0

Becoming a Palace Master was certainly a good thing. It meant entering the Golden Tower Council and becoming one of the 36 Omniscient Sages. It was a completely new stage of life.0

However, in terms of actual power, the position would undoubtedly be weaker and could not compare to being the Chief Deputy Beichen Hall Master.0

Objectively speaking, the chief deputies of the Three Great Halls resembled high-ranking secretaries, positions that appeared low in rank yet carried immense authority. Naturally, this classification of “high” and “low” was relative. Compared to Omniscient Sages, ordinary Sages without that title were considered lower in status. Yet power was not determined solely by rank. Proximity mattered just as much. The closer one stood to power itself, the greater one’s real influence became.0

For Qi Xuansu, although the authority of a Palace Master...0