"Want to recruit me into the Buddhist Sect?" Lu Xiaotian's eyes held a hint of amusement. "You should know quite a bit about my background by now. Besides, I haven't severed my seven emotions and six desires, nor have I finished with the mortal world. I don't want to become a monk."
"The person behind the sword art Lu Daoyou cultivates may come looking for you in the future. You'll have to face that person yourself. Aside from that, the Buddhist Sect can block everyone else on your behalf. As for your unwillingness to become a monk, you can simply serve as our sect's guest alchemy king."
Venerable Mingyi said, "Looks like you really do know quite a lot about me." Lu Xiaotian's eyes narrowed. The person behind the Misty Sword Art had always been an inescapable nightmare in his heart. However, ever since he had cultivated the Lotus Avatar, that hidden danger had been resolved. Even if the person behind the sword art came looking for him in the future, he could abandon the Lotus Avatar and preserve his true body if he had no other choice.
By comparison, Ye Qianxun had instead become his greatest threat.
"What does Lu Daoyou think?" Venerable Mingyi asked.
"Not very well of it. I'm free and unfettered outside, so why would I put a tightening curse around my own neck?" Lu Xiaotian shook his head. If he had wanted to join the Buddhist Sect, he would have done so long ago. Why wait until now? Besides, that Devil Lord had planted Bone-Binding Devil Smoke in his body. Even if the other party invited him, it was already too late.
"Although no one knows exactly what happened back then in the star region, walls have ears. The forces under Ye Qianxun, a Mahayana