Join the Dao Sect?
Shi Lan gently shook her head. She had too many secrets. Joining a major power would bring her no real benefit.
The Prodigy Ranking had brought her no small amount of trouble, but it had also given her an additional protective umbrella. Coupled with her identity as a member of the Demon-Suppressing Army, she did not particularly need the protection of a major power anymore.
Especially not a power like the Dao Sect. It was filled with countless old antiques, and if she became its Holy Maiden, who knew what strange rules and regulations might suddenly emerge?
Even if she truly had to join some power, the Imperial Court would be her first choice.
More importantly, there was the system's main quest. She had to build a force that belonged solely to her.
"I'm honored by your sect's favor, but at present, I have no intention of joining any power."
"There's no need for you to decide in haste. Your martial cultivation has already reached the Myriad Manifestations Realm, so perhaps you've begun preparing to condense your Primordial Spirit. Our Dao Sect's Xuanyang Dao has the strongest Primordial Spirit-condensing method in the Shenzhou Vast Land, while the Jieyang Dao possesses peerless immortal pills that can help you forge the most formidable Primordial Spirit foundation."
"As long as you agree, from this day onward, you will be the Holy Maiden whom all of our Dao Sect's allied forces revere together. All cultivation resources, including minor secret realms that can raise your strength in a short period, will be open to you!"
"Should you need anything in the future, you may command anyone below the Dao Lords of our Dao Sect at will. Moreover, our Celestial Master Dao will prepare a Dao-Protecting Venerable at the Sun-Moon Realm for