Putting himself in Qian Yin's shoes, Han Changming would also have led a delegation to Han Zhangxiang's Spirit Transformation ceremony. The old drunkard's heart was not on the wine.
The Han Clan had yet to align itself with the Mysterious Sun Sect; it might still side with the Dark Yin Sect.
The Han Clan had not been developing on the Central Heaven Continent for long. What the Mysterious Sun Sect and Dark Yin Sect valued was not Han Changming or Han Zhangxiang, but the Wang Clan.
The Wang Clan had three Spirit Transformation Cultivators and had grown very close to the Han Clan over the years. Both the Mysterious Sun Sect and the Dark Yin Sect had tried to win over the Wang Clan, to no avail. The Wang Clan had remained neutral throughout.
If the Han Clan aligned with either the Mysterious Sun Sect or the Dark Yin Sect, perhaps the Wang Clan would follow suit.
So long as the Han Clan continued to grow stronger, it was bound to be drawn into the struggles between major powers. The Han Clan and Wang Clan had a combined total of six Spirit Transformation Cultivators, enough to maintain their neutrality.
"Patriarch, keep Fellow Daoist Ma and the others company. I'll go welcome them."
After giving this instruction, Han Changming rose and left.
The Han Clan had not sent an invitation to the Dark Yin Sect. Since Qian Yin had come personally, it would have been far too disrespectful to send a Nascent Soul Cultivator to receive him.
If they wanted to remain neutral, they could not offend either side.
Outside Ten Thousand Gourd Forest, a black flying boat shimmering with dark light hovered high in the air.
Over a hundred Dark Yin Sect disciples stood aboard the flying boat, led by