Tao Dingfu said, "I merely heard Senior Brother Yuan speak of these matters, but what he said may not all be true. Especially since Upper Firmament Heaven may be involved, Junior Sister Nie and I have no way to verify it. After considering it from every angle, only you, Junior Brother, may be able to get to the bottom of this."
Zhang Yu recalled that after he had entered that teacher's school, although he had followed him for a time, he possessed an adult's mind and knew not to pry into what he should not ask about. Some matters only became troublesome once one knew of them.
Though fellow disciples occasionally spoke a few words about their school's origins, everyone knew they were not direct heirs and would not enter its inner gates in the future. Thus, they had not discussed it much, and his knowledge of that teacher's background had indeed been very limited.
It was only after encountering Daoist Zhan Kong that he had vaguely begun to suspect something.
Now, hearing Tao Dingfu say this and learning that the sect had existed before Celestial Xia arrived, he could be certain. Yet what he was thinking of at this moment was not whether the other party would come knocking, but that Daoist Zhan Kong's inability to return for the time being might also be related to this matter.
He said slowly, "Thank you for coming in person to tell me of this, Senior Brother. I will find a way to verify it. If anyone from the sect comes looking for Senior Brother or any other fellow disciple, have them come directly to me. I will speak with them myself."
He did not know what agreement the sect had reached with Celestial Xia, but these fellow disciples were now cultivators