After True Person Yun Miao finished speaking, he wore a gentle smile as he quietly watched the young man before him.
Shen Yi did not rush to respond. Instead, he cast his gaze toward the clear water in his cup.
The great figures of these three sects always hid profound mysteries within their words.
The other party's attitude was exceedingly courteous, beyond reproach, yet the meaning he conveyed was the same as that pink-satin-clad woman beside him.
What did it mean, to come and go as one pleased?
That was treatment reserved for guests, not members of the Three Immortals Sect, much less disciples of Spirit Void Cave.
If he wished to remain in Spirit Void Cave, he could—but only as a lodger. There was no time limit, and the Bodhi Sect would not come here looking for trouble. It sounded quite good, enough at least to resolve his immediate threat to life.
But once he agreed, Shen Yi would become a Rogue Cultivator, completely cut off from the affairs of the Northern Continent.
After all, once he left Spirit Void Cave, why would the Three Immortals Sect have any reason to protect him? Should he try to contend for anything, they could simply join hands and kill this destitute fellow from the Southern Continent without the slightest issue.
Beyond that, Shen Yi would have no right to cultivate the methods of Spirit Void Cave. How could the great Dao of an immortal sect be passed down to an outsider?
To obtain this safe place to shelter, the price was to huddle here and grow old. The moment he stepped outside, any trouble he encountered would have nothing to do with the Three Immortals Sect.
The Human Emperor truly deserved to be called the Human Emperor. Even while seated amid