An Unexpectedly Exposed Secret?

The people of the Myriad Clouds Sect found the more they thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

After all, Huai Jin True Person's cultivation had risen far too quickly. Even if he had previously received a portion of the sect's secret treasure, Divine Cloud, it should not have been possible for him to reach the peak of the Purple Palace Realm so swiftly.

"Furthermore, does rebuilding a mountain gate really require so many people? A mountain gate could be built anywhere, yet he specifically chose that stretch of mountains. There must be some secret hidden within it."

An elder said this with certainty.

This view won the agreement of the other elders. As for why Huai Jin True Person had taken the initiative to come knocking at this time, it was not difficult to understand.

Though he had already left the Myriad Clouds Sect, he was completely different from those fellows who had been forcibly exiled.

The tale of Huai Jin True Person saving Northern Province cultivators from fire and water was still being sung to this day. Now that he was reopening his mountain gate, many people were watching him from the shadows.

Perhaps some believed that, since so many people wished to join him, he could simply select manpower from among them if he needed help.

Little did they know that spies from other sects were thinking the exact same thing.

Because his reputation was too high, the moment Huai Jin True Person opened his mountain gate, a sea of cultivators would immediately come seeking to join his discipleship.

When everyone's enthusiasm seemed perfectly justified, how could he distinguish who was sincere and who harbored ulterior motives?

If he refused them, he would needlessly dampen everyone's enthusiasm, which would do no good for his future reputation