The clan leader was greatly surprised. "Why do you say that?"
Wang Daoyuan replied, "From this conscription and the conflict with the Jin Clan, it is clear that the Netherworld Sect is divided in its attitude toward old lineages like ours.
"Old Ancestor Yang, the Jin Family Ancestor, and that Black Robe Elder all wished they could wipe us out root and branch. Elder Liu, Elder Zhou, and the others held ambiguous attitudes toward old lineages. They neither suppressed us nor protected us.
"Although Old Ancestor Yang shields us, in the battle at Cart Gorge, they dared openly use the Yang Clan as cannon fodder. What does our Wang Clan count for in comparison?
"Moreover, the Netherworld Sect clearly knew someone had set an ambush this time, yet they did not reveal the news to their subordinate forces. It was obvious that they intended to use the two sects' hands to weaken their subordinate forces.
"Grandson does not mean that the lineage should oppose the Netherworld Sect. I merely wish to remind the clan leader and all the elders that even if we successfully integrate into the Netherworld Sect, it will not mean all is well.
"Right now, the Myriad Spirit Sect and Crimson Sun Palace have joined hands against the Netherworld Sect. Though there will temporarily be no more great wars, no one can say what the future will bring.
"The Netherworld Sect does not have much chance of winning. Placing all the Wang Clan's bets on the Netherworld Sect is not a wise move.
"'He who has no long-term worries will have immediate troubles.' If we do not leave ourselves a retreat now, then should the Netherworld Sect be defeated in the future, where will our Wang Clan go?
"We are irreconcilable enemies with Crimson Sun Palace, and