"How so?"
"If you join the imperial court's army now, you might be struck by heaven's lightning. That's not a figure of speech—you could genuinely violate your cultivation oath."
Everyone burst into laughter.
Suddenly, some could no longer laugh, occasionally glancing at several elders, whether intentionally or not.
Some elders looked embarrassed and turned their heads elsewhere. Some turned and left, while others remained utterly composed.
Because the Sky Firmament Sect forbade its disciples from switching to the Idle Prince Cultivation Method, allowing them only to learn a few spells.
Yet now, many sects larger than the Sky Firmament Sect had wholly switched to the Idle Prince Cultivation Method.
It was said that because of this, they had caught quite a few spies from the Demon Race, the imperial court, or the Devil Sect and Evil Sects.
Black-Bearded Guest swept his cold gaze across the disciples and turned to leave.
Some disciples followed Black-Bearded Guest away.
The remaining disciples stayed silent for a long while.
One bold disciple said in a low voice, "A few days ago, I exchanged messages with a friend from the Nine Talismans Sect. Back then, I was one rank above him. Now, he's one rank above me."
Everyone froze. That was equivalent to rising two ranks.
The disciple continued, "The key is, my friend said advancement is secondary. The entire Nine Talismans Sect is supplying spirit talismans to the River Guard Army and the Idle Prince Army. It's tiring, sure, but the pride in his voice was enough to make anyone envious. I can understand not being allowed to cultivate the method—ancestral rules and all that. Besides, the Idle Prince is considered to have come from our Sky Firmament Sect. Sooner or later, we'll be able to learn it."
Everyone nodded in succession. The reason