"Of course I mean it." Wu Cang sighed. "In the Hidden Demon Guard, we can gain access to more profound martial arts, but the missions we undertake are also more dangerous. Actually, I understand my own aptitude very well. No matter how hard I keep working, I probably won't improve much further. Perhaps I can take another step and reach the entering Dao realm, but that will likely be my limit. I want to rest. For me, a position as a regent elder in the Three Great Halls is the best choice. You may not know this, but people like us covet those positions. Unfortunately, they generally go to people from within the Three Great Halls. In the past, we never had a chance. Yet those in the enlightenment realm in the Three Great Halls live amid blessings without knowing it, desperately trying to enter the Main Hall and join the Elders' Council. But how many can really move from the outer hall to the inner hall? Some may not even manage to fit into the outer hall and end up as mere reserves. There's nothing wrong with ambition, but ambition without the strength to match is a tragedy. I used to be like that too. Now I want to let go. Perhaps resting will help settle my mind. Enough of that. The past is the past. This time, I was able to join the Heavenly Demon Hall because I knew you."
"Oh? The Hall Master made an exception for my sake?" Huang Xiao asked.
It was understandable that the enlightenment realm elders of the Three Great Halls wanted to enter the Main Hall. Perhaps their thinking would change only after they had experienced life there.
"Yes. Mainly, it was because I risked my life on the last mission, and