"Yes, that really is a good approach. You don't have to compete with true godhead cultivators whose fortune ranks among the best, or deliberately get involved in the struggles between the factions of the Nine Provinces, yet you can still obtain a false godhead with the same effects. There are plenty of advantages. If it were me, I'd choose that path too." I now understood why Yuanci had come to the Azure Sea and chosen this particular place, and I admired his cleverness.
"Exactly! All we have to do is wait here for our prey to come to us. Of course, although the islands are all competing right now, they're very wary of outside cultivators. Just watch. Those three cultivators guarding the island will soon come knocking to discuss this with you. With your cultivation, you'll be in high demand. They might promise you immortal spiritual energy, or a position as a protector once they get their godheads," Yuanci said.
"They've certainly thought this through. First they let me move around the island undisturbed, then they try to entice me with rewards? Still, that's a good thing. If they really just want to protect their island and obtain false godheads, it's only right for us to help them keep outsiders away." I wasn't opposed to the idea. After all, our interests aligned. We would simply be helping each other.
As long as they lured the abbot of Xiyuan Temple here, we could seize the Book of Fortune while stopping that old monk from obtaining a false godhead. Why wouldn't we do something that benefited both sides?
"I'm glad you feel that way. I don't know anything about this struggle for false godheads, but the people of our Zhanyu Island live very well here. We really don't want cultivators from elsewhere