Although the Liao brothers belonged to the Heavenly Unity Sect, at the root of it they were still part of the Research Institute. Now that they had the pills, why would they care about the Heavenly Unity Sect in the mortal world? They immediately thanked me profusely, then dashed off to study how to refine corpses with the Enlightenment Pill.
"Not easy to leave...? ...?" I pondered the meaning behind his words as I followed Zhu Yiguang toward the main hall.
Guan Zhengyang had received word that I had come up and, together with Zhu Yiguang, held a brief meeting with me. He told me about the Heavenly Unity Sect's current difficulties.
"Everyone here is devoted to cultivating. They came here precisely to cultivate, so naturally the Heavenly Unity Sect has no skilled diplomats. Now that the other sects have blockaded and restricted us, our expansion may not be small, but we're still taking every step with difficulty. The other sects don't acknowledge us." Zhu Yiguang had shed his usual temper and spoke with utmost seriousness.
"There's more. Here in the southern sects, Yu Tianxiao has been openly restraining us at every turn. Recently, he even went around us to discuss expelling the Heavenly Unity Sect from the Daoist sects. The Taiqing Sect, Taiji Sect, and several others all voted against it, but afterward both Zhang Suli and Xia Canglan ran into trouble. Qinghe went over once, only to be kept outside the gate for most of the day. In the end, a disciple said Yu Tianxiao didn't want to see him, so he could only slink back in disappointment."
At the mention of Yu Tianxiao, both old men seethed with anger. That old bastard had already taken control of the southern sects that remained, and seven of the Nine