"Huh?"
The news greatly surprised Yue Wen.
He knew Qi Dian had always taken pride in being an Immortal Sect disciple. Why had he suddenly decided to leave?
They knew each other well by now, so Yue Wen asked outright, "Why?"
"After I got back, I told my master-my former master-about us destroying the research institute. He was worried the Hu Family would take their anger out on the Riverside Gate because of me. He wanted to take me to their door to apologize and shift all the blame onto your Agency."
"Brother Yue, I can understand him fearing the Hu Family's power and standing by in the face of their crimes."
"But not only refusing to punish evil and uphold good, but actively bowing to evildoers-that truly went against my heart as a cultivator.
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"After an argument, I left the sect."
"And after all these years of cultivation, all the effort I've put in and all the money I've spent, I'm still a long way behind true geniuses like you."
"Maybe... I'm just not suited to continuing down this path."
Sensing Qi Dian's sadness, Yue Wen felt rather wistful himself. In these chaotic times, the cultivation world still tacitly followed the law of the jungle. Neither law nor morality could get you through everything.
Qi Dian's master managed such a large sect in River City. For him to be this cautious, he must have seen plenty of painful examples.
But a young cultivator with ideals like Qi Dian certainly couldn't accept those values. And not just him-if Yue Wen had been in his place, he very likely wouldn't have been able to accept it either.
It was just that Yue Wen didn't even have an Immortal Sect to shelter him, or the chance to apologize. If someone came