Wu De, Linglong Immortal Fairy, and the others knew Ling Tian's plan, so they played along with him. When they saw Ling Tian forced to join the Immortal Spirit Palace, they all revealed deep reluctance and helplessness, which made their act even more convincing to Mo Wen, Ouyang Feiying, and the others.
Seeing the expressions on Wu De, Old Man Ling, and the others, Mo Wen and Situ Feiying sneered inwardly. They thought to themselves, Ling Tian really doesn't want to join the Immortal Spirit Palace. But he cares a great deal about Lingxiao Pavilion, so if we use it to threaten him, he'll obediently give in. He must be extremely unwilling right now, and hostile toward us, too. But once we place a soul restriction on him, he'll do as he's told.
"Ling Tian, from this moment on, you are a disciple of my Immortal Spirit Palace." Mo Wen tossed the recruitment token to him, then said, "If anyone dares to harm you, they'll be opposing the Immortal Spirit Palace—and making enemies of Brother Situ and me. I think you can rest assured that you'll be safe."
Though he said this to Ling Tian, Mo Wen looked toward Shangguan Longyin and the others. His meaning was plain.
Sure enough, when Shangguan Longyin and the others heard Mo Wen's words, their brows furrowed slightly and they looked a little displeased. But they feared the Immortal Spirit Palace and didn't dare say anything.
"Thank you, senior." Ling Tian bowed slightly, then said, "Senior, there are still many matters at Lingxiao Pavilion that I need to take care of and arrange. That will take quite some time. After all, Lingxiao Pavilion was only just established. I wonder if I could..."
"Haha, of course. Everyone who joins the Immortal Spirit Palace gets a