You're a Loose Cultivator-You Have No Right to Enter

Fine, then stay!

After Guan Fangyi stepped forward and joined hands with Wen Mo'er to probe her cultivation, confirming that she posed no threat, Niu Youdao agreed to let Wen Mo'er remain.

In truth, even if Purple Gold Cave had not come looking for him this time, he had been considering how to forge good relations with the three major sects.

Just as he had said, he had already reached a bottleneck. Some matters had to be faced sooner or later and could not be avoided. He simply did not possess the strength to contend against the three major sects!

It was not easy to keep one foot in several boats. Xiaoyao Palace was his first consideration, since he had dealt with them more often and understood them better.

When Xiaoyao Palace had initially expressed such intentions, the main reason he had refused was not whether he liked Yi Shu. The main reason was that he had felt too passive.

His own qualifications were insufficient. Once he went to Xiaoyao Palace, he would have no say at all. Under such passive circumstances, as an outsider facing Xiaoyao Palace's people, he would be no different from a lamb entering a pack of wolves—he could only let them arrange him as they pleased.

Now, in the war between nations, Shang Chaozong and Meng Shanming had fought splendidly. The Southern Prefecture under his control had demonstrated its ability to turn the tide, and Southern Prefecture's forces had shown themselves to be the backbone of Yan Kingdom. This had also greatly enhanced Niu Youdao's influence, giving him the qualifications to sit down and talk with Xiaoyao Palace.

But Shang Chaozong had taken things too far. He had killed Xiaoyao Palace Elder Shi Sheng. Niu Youdao could not estimate how great an impact this matter