Without going into spoilers

Wu Ying’s situation has COMPLETELY changed

The formula of switching between sect politics and missions was getting stale

And it’s breathed some new energy into things

There’s a tournament

if you like book 7 you're going to LOVE book 8

it's the best one in the series by my estimate

Ok spoiler wall for 79%

That’s a messy spoiler wall but whatever

The murder HAS to be Elder Cao

Murderer*

It’s the only thing that makes sense

She’s a government agent and the government has a vested interest In delegitimizating independent tournaments

They want to control all cultivation resources within this country

But a tournament arc/murder mystery was a delightful combination for a plot