Beside him, True Lord Zihong, her silver hair flowing gracefully, hesitated repeatedly before finally rising to leave.
Meeting her gaze, Liu Yu shook his head slightly. He remained firmly seated, showing no intention of leaving with her.
Seeing this, Purple Rainbow said nothing more. She soon disappeared from the attic's second floor and departed the Pill Cauldron Sect in a streak of escape light.
Obtaining an opportunity often required taking a certain risk. Rewards were proportional to what one put on the line.
Even with the Immortal Mansion to rely on, he was no exception.
In truth, Liu Yu had never liked taking needless risks. He preferred to cultivate steadily.
But to obtain certain resources, he could only fight and compete for them!
Otherwise, one slow step would lead to another, severely hampering the pace of his cultivation.
Right now, for instance, he had to resolve the issue of fourth-tier pill formulas before his cultivation and strength could advance rapidly.
Relying solely on meditation and refining qi would take more than two hundred years to reach the early-stage peak.
Liu Yu found that pace rather difficult to accept.
After all, the Cultivation World was in turmoil, and as a Nascent Soul Cultivator, he stood out far too much. Though he possessed some ability to protect himself, he was still nowhere near being able to sleep soundly without a care.
Silently watching the True Lords leave one after another, Liu Yu's expression remained unchanged. He found nothing strange about it.
After all, seeking fortune and avoiding calamity was the instinct of every living being.
As Nascent Soul True Lords, they did not need to care about the opinions of most cultivators. There was nothing wrong with doing as they pleased.
Once they decided that the risks outweighed the rewards, leaving directly