The Town Sea Sect had already offered terms generous enough to tempt any Rogue Cultivator. Joining them now would not arouse too much suspicion.
Still, Wang Daoyuan intended to be more cautious and reduce the doubts surrounding him to the absolute minimum.
After all, the Town Sea Sect did not have a very good reputation.
A force that played with avatars and corpse refinement was one that Rogue Cultivators would normally avoid like the plague.
If he turned them down once more, it should seem more genuine.
With that in mind, Wang Daoyuan cupped his hands and said, "Fellow Daoist, your terms are extremely tempting to me. It is just..."
Seeing his hesitant expression, Liu Jingtao asked, "If you have any dissatisfaction, Fellow Daoist, feel free to say it."
Wang Daoyuan still did not state it outright. "I had only planned to stay on Demon Slaying Island for a few years. I never intended to join the Town Sea Sect.
"Yet the terms you have offered are simply too generous. I am deeply tempted.
"I need to think it over carefully before giving you an answer."
Liu Jingtao's expression remained exceedingly calm. "That is only natural. Then I shall take my leave for now and visit again in a month."
Wang Daoyuan escorted him to the door, then closed the shop and returned to the back courtyard.
At that moment, Zhou Luan was nurturing pills.
She had previously spent several hundred years in the Spirit Pearl Space, and her cultivation had long since surpassed Wang Daoyuan's.
She had merely suppressed her realm to avoid appearing too conspicuous, never breaking through to Late Soul Transformation.
Since her cultivation could no longer improve, she had devoted all her time to the Hundred Cultivation Arts.
Whenever she had nothing to do, she would