Hearing this, Huang Que shook his head helplessly and said:
"If you're merely a mortal bone, then what does that make me?"
Clearly, he thought Xu Taiping was only being modest when he called himself a mere mortal bone.
Little did he know that the young man before him, chosen by Youyun Prefecture, truly was a mortal bone.
Xu Taiping did not explain.
"But what could you do even if you went back?"
Huang Que asked in bewilderment.
"Eldest Brother Huang Que, you said yourself that even the Sect Master of the Azure Profound Sect has to act according to the rules. If I haven't broken them, he can't kill me."
"If I can help the Seventh Peak claim first place among the Seven Peaks within those rules, the Sect Master will have to accept a Sword Inquiry from the disciples of the Seven Peaks."
"If the disciples of the Seven Peaks win the Sword Inquiry, the Sect Master will have to step down."
Xu Taiping explained his intentions to Huang Que with clear reasoning.
"If everything you've described succeeds, your Azure Profound Sect could indeed enjoy peace for a long time. But that's the best possible outcome."
Huang Que's brow remained tightly furrowed.
"But if we don't fight for it, there won't be any best possible outcome. Second Senior Brother understood precisely that, which is why he plunged into Fallen Longyuan without looking back, despite how dangerous it was."
Xu Taiping spoke with great seriousness.
Setting aside a few unpleasant matters, Qingxuan was, in fact, his second home.
There were Senior Sister Linglong, Second Senior Brother, Buyu, Senior Sister Ziyan, and Recluse Sansan, who had taught him the sword for three years.
Now, this home was about to be torn apart. Keeping himself safe might be the wisest choice,