The Marquis of Southwind had tried to win him over simply because he valued Qin Shujian's status as an Array Dao Grandmaster and the Origin Sect's strength.
Qin Shujian understood that perfectly well.
After absorbing the Heavenly Corpse Sect and establishing the Origin Pavilion, the Origin Sect had become far stronger than before.
Whether in strength.
Or in resources.
The Origin Sect was no weaker than any other top-tier great sect.
Although the cultivation world had always been weaker than the Imperial Court.
That comparison was with the vast Imperial Court as a whole, not merely a single prefecture or domain.
For the marquis of a prefecture.
Securing the support of a top-tier great sect would inevitably bring a tremendous increase in strength.
After all.
Those top-tier great sects alone accounted for half the cultivation world's strength.
The remaining half consisted of the other sects and independent cultivators.
That alone showed just how much weight the top-tier great sects carried.
Zhang Yi has unified Southwind Prefecture, and his strength certainly ranks among the best of the various marquises. Unfortunately, I value the Imperial Court's underlying reserves more than the marquises' strength.
Otherwise, I would have agreed.
Qin Shujian shook his head inwardly.
Rebellion was something one could only afford to win. Defeat meant certain death.
The Origin Sect's prospects were excellent at present. What it needed in the short term was time, not anything else.
He would have to lose his mind to join Zhang Yi in rebelling.
Otherwise, keeping out of harm's way was the safest choice.
After entering Pingchuan Prefecture.
Qin Shujian followed the information he had obtained earlier and headed first toward a place where a demon calamity had erupted.
This time, he did not use a Teleportation Gate.
The main reason was that the destination was