"Indeed!" Han Zhu nodded emphatically. "That is precisely why this old man had to ask you beforehand! The Buddhist Sect... is truly different from the Dao Sect! Otherwise, conflict would not have arisen, nor could such a conflict have grown so great that the Buddhist Sect was destroyed! Unlike sword cultivators, who can stand shoulder to shoulder with the Dao Sect! After this great war, sword cultivators even have the possibility of surpassing the Dao Sect!"
"Yes, this disciple understands!" Xiao Hua himself possessed sword essence, so he naturally knew that sword cultivators also used Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, making them somewhat coincidentally aligned with the Dao Sect. The Buddhist Sect, however, treated Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi as if it were nothing, so naturally it and the Dao Sect were two paths that could not be walked together.
"Only... this disciple is very curious. How did Martial Uncle make his choice?" Xiao Hua asked probing again.
"The Dao Sect speaks of Three Thousand Great Daos, while the Buddhist Sect says that Buddhist teachings do not save those without affinity. If you do not comprehend it, then no matter how much this old man says, it will be useless! You should take advantage of this time to think carefully!" Han Zhu stubbornly refused to say more, leaving Xiao Hua helpless.
After that, Han Zhu led Xiao Hua southward and eastward all the way, gradually entering treacherous mountain foothills as they slowly drew closer to the direction of Qiang He Sea! Moreover, Han Zhu flew straight there, not using any Teleportation Array at all!
Though Xiao Hua was quite calm inwardly, an expression of confusion appeared on his face. One day, just after they had secretly flown past a city, Xiao Hua asked in a low voice, "Martial Uncle, this