"Teacher, what exactly did he promise you? How could you agree to something like this?"
Although she felt it was not her place to say much, Nalan Yanran could not help but press the matter when she saw the troubled look on her teacher's face.
"He promised to help me break through to the Dou Zong realm and help the Misty Cloud Sect maintain its current standing. He also promised that the grudge between your two families would end here, and that he would no longer hold the past against the Nalan Clan. Under such circumstances, I could only agree to him. Otherwise, if he truly chose to blame us, the consequences would be unimaginable. After all, he is now a seventh-tier alchemist. The Misty Cloud Sect simply cannot afford to provoke a seventh-tier alchemist."
"On the Dou Qi Continent, a seventh-tier alchemist can summon Dou Zun experts. What is more, he is no ordinary seventh-tier alchemist. A seventh-tier alchemist as young as him is likely one of only a handful across the entire Dou Qi Continent. That alone proves that there must be a colossal force behind him, one that none of us can afford to provoke. Otherwise, he would not dare oppose the Soul Hall. Nor would you have learned about your grandmaster. So no matter what, I could only agree. Even for the sake of the entire Misty Cloud Sect, I had no choice but to accept his conditions."
"But this is not entirely bad. This way, his child can become your junior brother or junior sister in the future and help you ascend to the position of sect leader."
"Teacher, I do not want the position of sect leader. Leave it to your child with him in the future." Hearing her teacher's final words, Nalan Yanran