At those words, Xi He, Changxi, and Purple Light were delighted. Yuan Yan's answer was exactly what they had hoped to hear.
The Moon Star and Ziwei Star had given birth to them. They were their homes, the places best suited to their cultivation, and bound to their fortune.
If they fled without a fight and abandoned the Moon Star and Ziwei Star to save their lives, their Dao Hearts would surely be clouded. That could become a major obstacle when they tried to break through to Hunyuan Great Firmament Golden Immortal.
They feared that, after they joined the Yingzhou Immortal Island Lineage, Yuan Yan would make them give up the Moon Star and Ziwei Star. That was why they had wavered between defending their homes to the death and joining his lineage!
But now Yuan Yan had given them a clear answer. They no longer needed to hesitate.
Xi He, Changxi, and Purple Light exchanged glances, then bowed together. "We wish to join the Yingzhou Immortal Island Lineage. Please accept us, Sage!"
"Good!" Yuan Yan smiled. "Since the three of you are willing to join the Yingzhou Immortal Island Lineage, I certainly won't treat you poorly."
"From now on, you shall be Deputy Sect Leaders of the Yingzhou Immortal Island Lineage, equal in rank to the Queen Mother of the West and beneath only the six Sect Leaders. What do you think?"
"Thank you, Sage!" Xi He, Changxi, and Purple Light were overjoyed and bowed again.
They were close to Nuwa and the Queen Mother of the West, so they knew what standing a Deputy Sect Leader held in the Yingzhou Immortal Island Lineage.
They had guessed that, if they joined the lineage, they would most likely receive the same rank.
But that had only been a guess!
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