Hearing that Li Yun needed time to consider, Green Paulownia and Purple Mountain exchanged smiles. Neither showed the slightest intention of pressuring him. Instead, they were perfectly understanding.
After all, wanting to think it over meant he had not refused. As long as he had not refused, they could report back.
"Of course."
"This has come rather suddenly for you, Fellow Daoist Li. It's only natural that you need time to consider it."
"It's just—"
"Fellow Daoist Li, there's one more thing we should mention."
As he spoke, Saint Sect Green Paulownia deliberately leaned closer to Li Yun and lowered his voice. "To be frank, Fellow Daoist Li, Saint Venerable Man Yue has a very good chance of becoming the next Domain Lord. That's the real reason so many people in the Evergreen Ancient Domain hope to become her retainers."
Li Yun's expression froze.
This was tied to a change in Domain Lords?
But that did not make sense.
Wasn't the current Domain Lord, Saint Venerable Heavenly Wood, doing perfectly well? And wasn't he about to advance to the Saint Emperor realm?
Seeing the tension and confusion on Li Yun's face,
Saint Sect Green Paulownia hurried to explain in a low voice.
"You've only recently arrived in the Evergreen Ancient Domain, Fellow Daoist Li, so there are things you may not know. The Azure Emperor Great House has a rule: the Domain Lord must be a Saint Venerable. Once the Domain Lord advances to Saint Emperor, however, they must step down."
"This gives younger members of the house a chance to rise, while ensuring that those who advance to Saint Emperor have more time to strive for the Dao Sage realm!"
Boom!
Li Yun's mind rang at those words.
Strive for the Dao Sage realm?
Even though he was already