Dou Wang Xiao Yan

Was the Misty Cloud Sect blessed?

Without a doubt, it was.

Even without Lu Yuan, as long as Yun Shan did not hold them back, with Yun Yun's strength and Nalan Yanran's talent, restoring the Misty Cloud Sect to the height it had reached when Yun Potian was still alive would only be a matter of time.

But was the Misty Cloud Sect truly blessed?

Without a doubt, not entirely.

Even without Lu Yuan, Yun Shan would undoubtedly be the one holding them back. No matter how outstanding Yun Yun's strength and Nalan Yanran's talent were, they would ultimately be unable to lead the Misty Cloud Sect toward a higher level.

However, with Lu Yuan involved, the situation changed once again.

A goose left its cry behind; the wind left traces in its wake.

If someone intervened or did not intervene and made not even the slightest impact, unable to stir up any ripples at all, it could only mean that person had no value in intervening, indirectly proving there was no need for that person to exist.

No matter whether Nalan Yanran's impression of Lu Yuan was good or bad, it was proof that Lu Yuan had existed.

Since one chose to intervene,

one could never remain clean.

One could even never remain righteous.

But...

"Who among us is clean, anyway?"

At the foot of the mountain of the Misty Cloud Sect.

More precisely, not quite at the foot of the mountain yet.

Rather, on the plains surrounding it.

Xiao Yan, more mature than the last time they met and with a far more substantial aura, wore a black robe and carried the heavy Xuan Heavy Ruler on his back.

He gazed at the bustling Misty Cloud Sect in the distance.

After pondering for a moment, he let out