Before Liu Yu could think it through, Xu Haoran spoke again.
"The Qian Court and the Sacred Lands have finished their purge for now, and every major organization has suffered heavy losses."
"While the Qian Court is focused on dealing with the Demon Race and has no time to spare for us, we have an excellent opportunity to recruit new members."
"Otherwise, once the Qian Court and the Sacred Lands free their hands, if our organization still hasn't recovered much of its strength, the consequences will be unthinkable!"
"We'll be another step farther from achieving our great goal."
"So I came unannounced this time to ask Fellow Daoist Ancient City to leave seclusion and recruit members in the eastern Central Region!"
Xu Haoran explained the reasons at a rapid pace, then stopped beating around the bush and stated the purpose of his visit outright.
Afterward, he lifted his cup and slowly savored the spirit tea, quietly waiting for an answer without pressing him.
"Recruit members in the east?"
Liu Yu's brows creased at his words.
During his years in the Central Region, he had mostly operated in its southern reaches and had only just become somewhat familiar with the situation there.
His knowledge of the rest of the Central Region, however, remained confined to what he had read.
He was not entirely ignorant, but he knew little.
Besides, his current cultivation environment was good, and every aspect of his cultivation was steadily improving. Naturally, he was reluctant when he heard this proposal.
"Must it be me?"
"Though I possess some strength, I'm still only a Golden Core cultivator. Before a Nascent Soul True Lord, I amount to nothing."
"Could the organization reconsider?"
"Perhaps sending a Nascent Soul elder would yield much better results?"
His brows tightened, then relaxed. After a