So that was it!
After listening to Huang Long's account, Li Yun was immediately enlightened.
No wonder Huang Long's circumstances were so poor, despite being a Nine-Clawed True Dragon with one of the purest bloodlines in the Dragon Clan.
He had even become a nobody in the original work. When that bastard Randeng led Cihang and the others to betray the Chan Teachings and join the Western Teachings, Huang Long had not even been invited.
So Huang Long's background carried such a grave flaw. As an illegitimate child who was not acknowledged, no one in the Dragon Clan would recognize his existence. Only by joining the Chan Teachings had he gained the ability to protect himself.
Thinking of this, Li Yun immediately said, "Sorry for the trouble, Junior Brother Huang Long. I didn't know about your circumstances!"
"Senior Brother, there is no need to be like this!"
With a bitter smile, Huang Long said helplessly, "Although I have never spoken of this matter publicly, it is not really a secret."
"Honestly, I envy how carefully Senior Brother has been nurtured and valued."
Hearing this, Li Yun shook his head.
He was indeed greatly valued, but the expectations placed upon him were also different.
To the Three Pure Ones, people like Huang Long were merely disciples. They only hoped that their disciples would achieve something in their studies and would not disgrace their masters' names when they went out into the world.
For inheritors of the robe and bowl like Kong Xuan, the expectations placed upon them were merely to grow stronger, inherit the great sect, and shoulder the sect's future. At most, their goal was set at the Half-Step Saint realm.
But he was different.
Li Yun knew very well what the Three Pure Ones expected of him. They hoped