When Rising Sun Peak was in its prime, Shen Mo was all too aware of the conduct of everyone on it, from Peak Master Tang Lv down to the Elders and disciples!
If he truly regarded Green Cloud Peak as his sole lineage, with his current strength and status, it wouldn't take long for Green Cloud Peak to far surpass the former standards of Rising Sun Peak. Similarly, the disciples within Green Cloud Peak would become just as arrogant and presumptuous, if not more so, than those of Rising Sun Peak had been. In the long run, this would offer no benefit to the sect's development. Therefore, Shen Mo treated them normally, without deliberately favoring Green Cloud Peak...
This didn't mean he wasn't cultivating his own trusted followers. A glimpse of this could be seen from the list of high-ranking officials in charge of the nine peaks and one lake, and various grand halls. It was just different from what Chen Mengze imagined!
