Lu Yao's mother was only at the True Immortal Realm Late Stage, far inferior to Xue Qianxi. Thus, when he emerged from seclusion, she had not noticed anything amiss at all.
Because she was so familiar with him, and because she did not feel at ease letting Lu Yao travel alone, she had asked him to protect Lu Yao. But Lu Yao was different. No matter what, he was one of the Lu Family's candidates. Not only did he lack none of this knowledge, he had also already completed Dao Verification. Though he possessed authority and had not reacted as quickly as Qin Xiao, he still belatedly noticed the change in his Grandpa Xue.
Naturally, this was a tremendous blessing to him. Xue Qianxi becoming stronger would certainly allow Tianji Pavilion to grow even more powerful. In an instant, he even forgot about the dark space, merely clinging to Xue Qianxi like a child as he sought the truth.
After receiving the answer he wanted from Xue Qianxi, Lu Yao was overjoyed. Lu Wushuang was still in secluded cultivation, refining the Dao Attainment Ancient Pill, and knew nothing of Xue Qianxi's transformation. Lu Yao could be considered the first person to learn of it.
Yet after his joy subsided, Lu Yao calmed down as well. Though he acted like a child before Xue Qianxi, he understood the weight of matters. Xue Qianxi was still one final step short. What he needed most was to wait for the right opportunity and break through. Going out to protect him like this was not a good choice.
Although Qingming Hetong Heaven had been exceptionally united during the Change of All Heavens, once the external enemy was gone, it was not as harmonious as people imagined.
Throughout history, there had indeed been hegemonic factions