Those who undertook great affairs did not fuss over trifles. As Spirit Division Stage old monsters, how could they lack even that much breadth of mind? After all, given Sword Lake Palace's current predicament, attaching themselves to Cloud Hidden Sect might have been a choice made out of helplessness, but it might not necessarily be unable to serve as a way out.
They might even gain fortune from disaster!
They all understood the principle that when beneath another's eaves, one had no choice but to lower one's head. Lowering their heads for now, swallowing a moment's anger, was for the sake of rising again in the future.
A gentleman's revenge could wait ten years. The years in the immortal cultivation world were somewhat longer, but they believed Sword Lake Palace could weather the crisis before them.
As for Lin Xuan, he naturally had his own considerations.
To him, making them an affiliated sect was indeed a choice made out of helplessness.
If possible, Lin Xuan would have preferred to swallow Sword Lake Palace whole.
However, while the plan was good, actually trying to accomplish it was not even the slightest bit possible.
Sword Lake Palace had been passed down from ancient times. For millions of years, it had always been the number one sect clan in Nailong Realm, and the depth of its foundation was difficult to describe in words.
Although it had suffered heavy blows, its scale was still beyond outsiders' imagination.
Leaving aside everything else, that sect had nearly a hundred Spirit Division Stage cultivators alone, and the disciples within the sect numbered several hundred thousand. That was not even mentioning the subordinate forces attached to that sect.
Although Lin Xuan coveted it to the extreme, he also understood the principle that a powerful guest could not overwhelm