Hearing Ning Wangshu's words, Xiao Yichen could not help frowning. Clearly, he was not entirely satisfied with Ning Wangshu's answer.
However, he did not show it and instead asked, "May I ask how I should address you, fellow cultivator? And which sect do you come from?"
Hearing this, Ning Wangshu glanced at him and smiled, seemingly understanding why he was asking. "My surname is Ning. Besides, I am merely a Free Cultivator."
"I do not belong to any sect."
After a pause, Ning Wangshu continued, "It was precisely because of this that Yaoli joined your sect before this."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yichen understood and felt somewhat relieved.
He had actually already guessed that Ning Wangshu was likely a Free Cultivator with no sect or affiliation. Otherwise, if Ning Wangshu truly belonged to some sect, why would Yaoli have joined the Samsara Heaven Sect in the first place?
After all, though the Samsara Heaven Sect was powerful, Ning Wangshu was an Immortal King.
Any sect with an Immortal King overseeing it could not possibly be weak.
He had specifically asked which sect Ning Wangshu came from merely to confirm this.
Now that it was clear Ning Wangshu was only a Free Cultivator, he felt much more at ease.
Since Ning Wangshu was merely a Free Cultivator, he believed Yaoli was unlikely to choose to leave the Samsara Heaven Sect. After all, the various resources the Samsara Heaven Sect could provide were not something a lone Free Cultivator could compare with.
Moreover, Free Cultivators had no sect or school, so there was no need to worry about any sect inheritance. Ning Wangshu would not insist on taking Yaoli away to pass down his sect's legacy.
With that concern gone, Xiao Yichen naturally relaxed considerably.
After all, the inheritance Yaoli had obtained