Lu Wushuang and Li Yixian had known during their previous conflict that turning hostile like this would very likely directly trigger a war between their two factions, yet they had still been willing to fight without hesitation. This was because they believed the Dao Attainment Ancient Pill might be the key to their future breakthroughs past their bottlenecks.
They understood even more clearly that once either of them cultivated to the Quasi-Emperor Star Sea stage like Jin Wuya, the balance throughout the Southern Territory of Qinghe Heaven and Earth would be shattered, and the situation would instantly become no different from that of the Eastern Territory.
At that time, the weaker side would either have to withdraw from the Southern Territory or curl up and make itself small. Neither of them was a Quasi-Emperor like Xuan Wei, who had only recently broken through. Their control over their respective factions was exceptionally strong, and they had no need to rely on other methods as Xuan Wei did to prune away those dissatisfied with them. Thus, they simply could not accept the outcome of their factions shrinking back.
Once a faction shrank back, its major resource strongholds would diminish, reducing the resources the two could obtain and further affecting their Dao Paths. Since this was a struggle over the Dao Path, neither could possibly hold back. This was also why Li Yixian had been unwilling to give up even the slightest chance to seize the ancient pill.
By telling the Snow Emperor this news, you were in fact saying that you had a good relationship with Lu Wushuang. If the Snow Emperor was willing to swear that she only wished to study it, you could take her to Lu Wushuang and borrow the ancient pill for her research.
Your second purpose was