Fei Ting froze.
This... this wouldn't work either?
But on second thought, it made sense. Zhang Yuan was only in the middle stage of the foundation establishment realm, while he was a Great Cultivator in the middle stage of the purple mansion realm. Asking the Profound Ancestor to deal with such a low-level cultivator would be rather wasteful.
Besides, the Profound Ancestor was right. Only by dealing with Zhang Yuan himself could he resolve the hatred in his heart.
After a little thought, Fei Ting quickly understood the Profound Ancestor's reasoning. Yet understanding was one thing; having two wishes rejected in a row still left him in a quandary. For a moment, he had no idea what wish he should make.
This wouldn't work, and that wouldn't work. If I made another wish, would the Profound Ancestor agree?
Fei Ting pondered briefly, then ventured:
"Then could you make me the Mysterious Court Daoist Heir, Profound Ancestor? Replace Xu Lingyin with me."
Becoming the Mysterious Court Daoist Heir and enjoying the support of the Mysterious Court's resources-surely that would benefit my cultivation.
"This matter..."
The middle-aged Daoist looked at Xu Lingyin. After considering it for a moment, he said, "The Mysterious Court Daoist Heir was appointed by the current Great Immortal Lord. Although I am the founding patriarch of the Mysterious Court, seas have since turned into mulberry fields. Neither sentiment nor reason warrants my interfering in the Mysterious Court's affairs."
It was not that he did not want to interfere in the Mysterious Court's affairs.
Rather, too much time had passed. The present Mysterious Court was no longer the one he knew. Judging from the karma surrounding this woman, he knew neither of the Mysterious Court's two current Great Immortal Lords.
If he revealed his identity and sought to interfere