Ordinarily, a Rogue Cultivator in the True Lake Realm would not draw much attention from a major sect, because major sects did not lack one or two True Lake Realm cultivators.
Recruiting such Rogue Cultivators made it impossible to cultivate their loyalty to the sect. It was better to nurture children with no foundation; at the very least, they were more malleable and more likely to develop a sense of belonging toward the sect.
But Lu Ye's performance today had undoubtedly moved Lin Yue.
Most importantly, he was no ordinary Rogue Cultivator. He was a Rogue Cultivator from the Peerless Continent who had only recently arrived in the Nine Provinces. He knew little of the situation there and was likely filled with uncertainty over his own future. If they recruited him at this time, it would surely be easy to win his allegiance.
As for loyalty, that could be cultivated gradually in the future.
There was no longer any need to investigate his background.
Back when Lin Yue was in Myriad Demon City, she had already sent word for someone to look into Li Taibai's origins. At the very least, she needed to determine whether this Li Taibai truly came from the Peerless Continent.
What if he were a Hidden Agent sent by the Vast Sky Alliance, or had already been recruited by them and placed within Myriad Demon Ridge? If the truth came out someday, she too would be implicated.
But today, before the witnesses of countless cultivators from both camps, this Li Taibai had slain a Tier Seven True Lake cultivator of the Vast Sky Alliance. That was enough to prove that he had no connection whatsoever to the Vast Sky Alliance. Otherwise, why would he kill someone in full view of everyone?
He had killed someone from