Act according to one's stance and personal ties.
This was both a strength and a weakness.
The strength was that friends who followed this principle were truly reliable.
Like Xiao Yan.
Like Lin Dong.
Like the Ancient Heavenly Emperor.
Of course, strictly speaking, the Ancient Heavenly Emperor's decision to use the present-day, half-crippled Ancient Heavenly Palace to back Lu Yuan was mainly due to his friendship with the Years Master. Although he did not know how Lu Yuan had become the Years Master, nor what stage Lu Yuan was currently at, matters involving the secrets of one's cultivation arts were not something even close companions would discuss. For example, even Mandala did not know what cultivation art the Heavenly Emperor himself practiced. As for why One Qi Transforming into Three Purities was known to others, it was purely because its reputation was too great. As the ultimate move that had helped the Ancient Heavenly Emperor become one of the Nine Emperors, it was also the pinnacle of Human Wave Tactics and truly could not be concealed. Thus, One Qi Transforming into Three Purities had become common knowledge. However, the Heavenly Emperor's cultivation art and other methods remained top-secret information. Therefore, when he had communicated with the Years Master during the Ancient Era, he had not dared ask the Lu Yuan of that time too many questions. After all, speaking too deeply with a shallow acquaintance had always been among the greatest taboos.
Thus, he did not know much about Lu Yuan's circumstances.
He could only judge based on his soul and aura.
The current Lu Yuan was the Years Master he had known.
Moreover, their exchange at the time had been limited to Ultimate Skills.
He had looked over the Red Dust Threads once.
Lu Yuan had looked over One