After hearing my words, Lin Mi's expression inevitably shifted between red and white. It was the inner struggle of making a choice beneath a tremendous opportunity, so there was no way she could remain calm. But I didn't have that much time to bicker with her here. I took out a Deity-Sealing Furnace and placed it on the stone table. "Your master is right here. If you don't plan to follow in my footsteps, I have plenty of ways to let someone else take this tremendous opportunity. When that happens, don't regret failing to stand on the right side."
Seeing me decisively set down the cage and then head toward the main door, Lin Mi hurriedly blocked my path. "I'm willing to hear what Dao Master Xia has to say!"
"That's more like it. Accepting other people's advice can sometimes send you soaring to the top. Whether they're enemies or friends, isn't that so?" I stopped with a chuckle.
"Dao Master Xia, please take the seat of honor." Lin Mi extended a hand, inviting me back to my seat. This time, I had been invited back, so Xue Qingcheng shot me a look, her eyes seeming to say that I was an old fox.
"Heh heh, it seems Sect Master Lin Mi is quite ambitious after all. As for your master, I'll keep her safe for you temporarily. From this moment on, once you set foot on the path I've given you, it means embarking on a road of no return. Even if the Doomsday God were still alive, she probably wouldn't want to see you do this. So your master should be safer with me. Of course, once you've achieved fame and success, who will care about the betrayal and treachery involved here?" I smiled and put the cage