The reason he had not kept Sikong Jing by his side to cultivate was precisely a suggestion from Bei Cang.
Everyone knew that Sikong Jing was not a Sacred Body. Everyone felt that if anything went wrong, they could simply push Sikong Jing out and dispose of him. Keeping him at his side would place too much importance on him, naturally making people think that major trouble would arise in the future.
As long as people were worried, all kinds of ulterior thoughts would emerge and undermine their unity.
At the same time, the matter of Sikong Jing being able to extend and restore the Qianyuan Fragment Map had to remain the greatest secret.
For now, this secret could only be known by him and Bei Cang. But if Sikong Jing remained at his side, it would certainly arouse others' suspicions.
If this secret were uncovered, Sikong Jing would become a second Xiu Hanzhi—someone everyone wanted to possess.
Bei Cang nodded slightly and said, "Yes. We need everyone to think that we're protecting Sikong Jing only for the sake of face, only because we resent the Thousand Kings Holy Tower's bullying... That way, Sikong Jing will actually be safer."
When Murong Jianyun had declared that Sikong Jing was his greatest reverse scale, he had nearly publicly announced that he wanted to take Sikong Jing as a personal disciple, perhaps even his foremost disciple.
Fortunately, Bei Cang had stopped him at once.
And once Murong Jianyun had calmed down, he naturally understood the danger in an instant.
He muttered again, "From now on, my Saint Martial Stage will be a trump card. The Qianyuan Battle-Killing Diagram may become our second trump card, while Sikong Jing might even become the third in the future..."
"So what arrangement should I give him? An