From beginning to end, Hou Niao wore a smile, leaving those secretly watching him unable to guess his true thoughts.
Should I bow my head?
Since I've already achieved my goal, there's really no need to fight until the fish dies and the net breaks, turning us into enemies, is there?
Now that I've successfully become a True Disciple, with twenty years still to go, a little maneuvering with my strength would practically set Shanmen having two Constellations in stone. Not to mention that close connection I have with Tianxin Pavilion. As a disciple Tianxin Pavilion has tacitly acknowledged, surely they'd be happy to see me become a Constellation True Disciple?
He would be satisfied, the Quanzhen Sect would be satisfied, and their tradition would face no risk of internal strife-apart from those four stubborn True Persons.
Reform? Haven't things already changed? The creation of the Truth-Seeking Hall is reform's greatest achievement. Even if the changes weren't that thorough, things have changed, after all. Perhaps reform was always supposed to proceed step by step?
The four free-roaming True Persons would be disappointed? What does it matter whether they're disappointed? They don't want to stay in Jade Capital City anyway, and sooner or later they'll resume wandering and cultivating. So that doesn't seem to stand in the way of anything?
My friends? Once I join the ranks of True Disciples, can my friends be far behind? Just as that unnamed mediator said, plenty of True Disciples are suppressing their cultivation realms. I can help those people reach the Upper Realm-that's something I'm good at. Once their places open up, won't my friends have their chance?
The more he thought about it, the more sense it made. The terms the other side had offered were extremely favorable to him. What reason could