"This..."
At first, Ye Zhong wanted to refuse outright.
But when he thought of the situation the Ye Family faced, he had to admit that Xiao Lin had a point.
Once the Ye Family lost its permanent elder seat at Danta, its standing in the Pill Region would plummet!
Rather than face that, the Ye Family could seek another power's protection in advance.
It was a difficult choice.
If the Ye Family could pass the next Pill Gathering assessment and keep its permanent elder seat at Danta, Ye Zhong would refuse Xiao Lin without hesitation.
But could he guarantee that?
Unfortunately, not in the slightest!
In fact, Ye Zhong thought the Ye Family would most likely finish last again at the assessment twenty years from now!
In his mind, that meant there was at least an eighty-percent chance the Ye Family would lose its permanent elder seat at Danta in twenty years.
So now that Xiao Lin had extended an olive branch, Ye Zhong did not dare reject him lightly.
After all, this was a way out!
The Ye Family had two paths before it: gamble on keeping its permanent elder seat at Danta in twenty years, or seek protection from a power outside Danta ahead of time.
But if they chose the latter, they did not necessarily have to join the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace.
Xiao Lin was a formidable figure, but Ye Zhong knew little about the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace's overall strength.
After all, the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace had been founded only a few years ago.
Its foundations clearly could not compare with those of the Central Plains' prominent first-rate powers.
It had not even recruited many disciples.
That was another reason Ye Zhong hesitated to accept Xiao Lin's invitation.
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