Yue Wen knew that obtaining this chance to be assessed had already been exceptionally difficult.
No matter how gifted and celebrated he was outside, he was only a lowly apprentice in the Dragon Hall. He owed even his opportunity to speak with Ao Yuanchi to his status as a Living Immortal's disciple.
Zhu Sanqing had given him a platform that allowed his words to be taken seriously by these truly important figures.
Secondly, Yue Wen was already working with the East Sea Hall Lord, which genuinely made him useful to the Void Dragon King.
Another reason was that Yue Wen had been alert enough to come to River City to contact him. Absolutely no one knew about their conversation.
If Yue Wen had sought cooperation with the Void Dragon King while inside the Dragon Hall, Ao Yuanchi would not have bothered with him. He would only have thought there was something wrong with his head.
Only somewhere outside the Dragon Hall could their plotting remain completely unknown to the East Sea Hall Lord and have a chance of succeeding.
The right timing, location, and people had come together to win Yue Wen this opportunity to participate in the struggle between the East Sea's highest powers.
As for whether Ao Yuanchi would deceive him after he approached him about working together, that was not important.
Right now, he only needed to pass the screening.
Even if Ao Yuanchi was the Dragon Hall traitor working with the Demon Race, it did not matter. Yue Wen would not trust him completely. Moving between the two factions would let Yue Wen obtain more information. As for the final conclusion, he would still have to judge for himself.
This might have been dangerous for others, but for Yue Wen, who had a Living Immortal as