Any one of these people was a resounding name, a towering figure in his own right. What had brought them together, and why did they seem so united in purpose, working together on some shared scheme?
Naturally, the head of the Shi Family did not believe they had truly come for his sake. There had to be a deeper purpose.
"Thank you, fellow Daoists, for saving my life. But I have never met any of you before. What merit or ability do I possess to warrant your intervention?" the head of the Shi Family asked uneasily.
"Fellow Daoist Shi, there is no need to belittle yourself. You are now a promising seed of the Demonic Path whom Venerable Wu holds in high regard. If the Demonized Warrior Path spreads throughout the world one day, you and the younger friends here may well be its pioneers. Before we came, Venerable Wu reminded us a thousand times that we must bring you back safely to oversee the relevant affairs within the alliance." To the head of the Shi Family's surprise, Gu Ying brought up a certain person.
"Venerable Wu?" The head of the Shi Family paused, then quickly realized whom he meant.
"So that is how it is. Have we become pawns in Venerable Wu's struggle against the Azure Cloud Sect?" The head of the Shi Family gave a bleak smile.
He understood Gu Ying's meaning at once.
The Demonized Warrior Path involved an entire system of related industries and the development of forces, not merely ordinary individual cultivation.
A head of a household like him had once led a regional power. He had both experience and ability, making him the ideal choice to oversee practical affairs. A Rogue Cultivator expert, free as an idle cloud or a wild crane, would be