Luo Zheng nodded. "Yes, I'm going up the mountain."
In Guan Mountain State, Phoenix Woman had pressed him relentlessly, and in the end, Qiu Yinhe had still seen through his origins.
After his identity was exposed, he had only two choices.
Either go up the mountain or leave Supreme One Heavenly Palace. Qiu Yinhe had given him those same two choices.
Supreme One Heavenly Palace was, after all, one of the Three Orthodox Traditions, as well as a traditional land of Sword Cultivators. It was indeed a good fit for Luo Zheng.
More importantly, he had learned from Qiu Yinhe that the path chosen by the Heavenly Palace did not conflict with his own, nor did it run counter to the Nine Li.
Thus, his choice to go up the mountain followed naturally.
Hearing Luo Zheng's answer, the Academy Disciples fell silent once more.
They all knew what going up the mountain meant, and knew even more clearly that Luo Zheng was qualified to do so.
They were naturally reluctant to see Luo Zheng leave, but if they stubbornly tried to keep him, they would probably seem too selfish.
Yue Baicheng looked at the silent crowd and then said sincerely, "The clan leader is a true genius. Keeping him in Dragon City to look after us would be a waste of his talent. Now that he's going up the mountain, it means the Heavenly Palace has recognized a rare talent. We ought to congratulate him!"
"Yue Baicheng is right!" Yue Baihao followed.
"The Flag Lord has already done too much for us!"
"If it weren't for the Flag Lord, we wouldn't even have made it past the Sword Wall..."
"If everyone devotes themselves to cultivation, perhaps we'll be able to follow the Flag Lord up the mountain someday..."
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