After questioning Guan Fu in detail, Zhang Yu had Li Qinghe arrange suitable lodging for him. Then, after having Azure Sunlight brew a cup of hot tea, he sat there and fell into thought.
According to Guan Fu, the upper ranks of the Six Suchness Sect had long harbored a concern. They believed that although they enjoyed the Profound Chief's protection and did not need to submit to the Inspection Office's examination, continuing to resist like this would sooner or later lead to trouble.
Thus, for the past several decades, the Six Suchness Sect had been preparing a way out, following the example of those extraterritorial Dao sects and establishing a small outpost beyond Azure Yang Upper Continent.
This had originally been an extremely secret matter, but Dao sects themselves were hardly places that emphasized strict order and rules. Indeed, ties between master and disciple often outweighed ties to the sect itself. Given enough time, word had naturally leaked out.
According to Guan Fu, the Six Suchness Sect was not the only one doing this. Many Dao sects had been secretly making arrangements and plotting escape routes. Without prior agreement, they had all chosen the lands beyond the domain, and in the end, this had become an open secret that was not quite public.
This time, Guan Fu had noticed faint signs that the Six Suchness Sect was preparing to withdraw. Yet he was unwilling to go to those desolate lands, and he believed the sect was finished, so he had decided to take the risk of informing Zhang Yu.
Zhang Yu considered this. If the Six Suchness Sect truly took the initiative to retreat beyond the domain, it might appear to reduce a great deal of trouble, but that was not how the matter could be calculated.
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