As long as he became one of the Immortals and Buddhas, he could give up being a rebel.
Pan Long considered this very seriously.
Becoming one of the Immortals and Buddhas was no longer beyond his reach. Barring any surprises, it would take him twenty or thirty years at the earliest, a century or more at the latest, but he would get there.
That meant he truly might escape the fate that had bound the Pan Lineage since its founding: the mortal enmity with the Great Xia Royal Family that came with possessing the Classic of Mountains and Seas. He could walk openly beneath the sun as "Wen Chao's successor."
That identity carried immense weight. For one thing, if he could prove he was Chancellor Wen's successor, he could become the leader of the Divine Mechanism Bureau.
The Great Xia Royal Family descended from the Martial Emperor, while he was Chancellor Wen's successor. Those two men had founded the Great Xia Dynasty together.
So long as he raised no banner of rebellion, the Great Xia Royal Family would surely grant him great honors and an exalted position. They might even create some title like Carefree Prince especially for him.
Pan Long cared nothing for a princely title. But if he could avoid rebelling and live his days in peace and stability, of course he had no desire to be a professional rebel.
It was not as though a rebellious bone grew from the back of his skull, leaving him restless unless he picked a fight with someone...
So should he abandon the rebel's path, devote himself to cultivation, then gather his friends after becoming one of the Immortals and Buddhas, lay his cards on the table with the Great Xia Dynasty, and wipe his record clean?
He closed his eyes