After all, setting up an abode so quickly—setting aside the other new disciples—he was currently the only one who had gone out to establish a Daoist dojo.
Bai Changshou and Liao Bufan were both stationed within the Dao Sect. Their cultivation duties differed somewhat from those of other disciples, and remaining within the sect gave them more room to shine.
As for Lu Qing, it had to be said that his choice left many disciples who had heard of his reputation rather surprised.
"Outside is nowhere near as good as the sect, nor is it as safe. I had thought Senior Brother Lu was always cautious by nature. Why was he refusing to remain in the sect now? What a pity, what a pity."
"What a pity indeed. Those who came up from the Dao Academy and the Minor Realms—there are pitifully few who remain in the Dao Sect. It is still better to throw in one's lot with the great clans."
Some seemed to sigh in regret, while others envied the treatment enjoyed by cultivation disciples from great clans.
You and I might both belong to the Dao Sect, but among the several lineages—the great clans, Minor Realms, Dao Academies, and natives of the Nine Heavens—the great clan disciples were not especially numerous within the sect. Yet they were never absent from crucial positions. Their influence clearly ran deep, their roots firmly entrenched.
"Exactly, exactly. If Senior Brother Lu remained at the mountain gate, I would certainly join his faction. What a pity..." Someone's words carried an ambiguous undertone.
Others chimed in through the Talisman Light afterward.
Until—
"You fellow Daoists are far too foolish. Where could a great Void Realm cultivator not go? Do not measure him by the yardstick of our own hearts. That is a different