As the saying went, an elder in the household was a treasure. Experienced old cultivators were, in fact, warmly welcomed by spirit peak blessed lands everywhere.
They had already lost their ambition to forge ahead and sought only stability. If they had children or younger descendants, those descendants would enter the Peak Master's tutelage as retainers or true disciples. This was how hosts and guests coexisted in many spirit peak blessed lands.
The implicit bargain was that, over time, they would impart everything they had learned, holding nothing back, to build up the foundations of the spirit peak blessed land they had joined.
In this way, a spirit peak blessed land could gradually develop into a major new school or Mountain Gate.
Although such old cultivators were master artisans, the benefits they sought were modest. A false blessed land, or a spiritual valley where they could settle and make a living, would suffice.
Most of them sought refuge with a Peak Master for the sake of their descendants, hoping to perpetuate their bloodline and Dao lineage.
And Peak Masters took them in not merely for their wealth and resources, but also to develop Puppet Master skills and Dao arts.
Compared with this man, the other two master artisans had higher cultivation, deeper attainments, and greater potential to advance.
But they were elite figures. If these guests ever tried to usurp their host's place, Li Chen would find it quite a headache, even with his absolute confidence that he could suppress them.
Rather than let that happen, it was better to eliminate the hidden danger from the outset and avoid making trouble for himself.
Thus, after reading through the information, Li Chen remarked, "I'll only consider Fellow Daoist Hua."
"He's old and unexceptional, so he won't threaten my position, but he's