"You're going?"
"Heavenly Dao City is no weak force, and we still don't know what they're plotting. Why don't we send someone else?"
"Exactly. What you need most right now is time. Given enough time, Heavenly Dao City won't even be worth your notice."
"Elder Chen, I know you're capable and confident, and that you neither care nor fear them, but you should still be cautious."
Hearing their words, Chen Changan smiled and said, "When I was refining pills, none of you thought to tell me to spend more time cultivating. Now you remember?"
"Well... Elder Chen, we weren't..."
"Ahem, it's not as though we only care about our own interests. We truly are worried you might be in danger."
"Exactly. We're all on the same side, so let's not lie. As long as you're alive, the Heavenly Profound Sect has a future. If something happens to you, we really will suffer a huge loss."
"We're all adults. There's no need to hide anything. Our sincerity is real, but so are our interests."
"Sincerity is sincerity, and interests are interests. The two can exist at the same time."
These people were honest, at least. They were far better than those who kept everything bottled up and wagged their tongues behind others' backs.
"You're the ones who need to cultivate most right now."
"I can't stay in the Heavenly Profound Sect forever. Before I leave, you must give the sect the strength to face danger."
"Never mind having the strength to expand. You must at least have the strength to protect yourselves."
"The Heavenly Profound Sect has expanded so much now. If you can't keep things under control, you'll lose those territories sooner or later."
"You... should be more anxious than I am."
"Most importantly, no one is better suited to