"Thank you, Daoist Guanlan!"
Lu Ren did not stand on ceremony. He reached out and took the Void Dao Marrow.
Daoist Guanlan smiled faintly but said nothing more for the moment.
After a while, she asked, "Lu Ren, I heard Sect Master Xuan Yin has taken you as his personal disciple?"
"That's right," Lu Ren said with a nod.
"Then do you know Cang Xuanming is also Sect Master Xuan Yin's personal disciple?" Daoist Guanlan asked.
"Sect Master Xuan Yin already told me," Lu Ren said.
A flicker crossed Daoist Guanlan's eyes. "Since you know, it seems you're prepared to fight Cang Xuanming to the death."
"Between two Void of Destiny Battle Bodies, a fated battle is inevitable."
Lu Ren remained calm. "My cultivation may be far beneath his now, but when that day comes, I won't necessarily lose."
"Have you ever wondered why Sect Master Xuan Yin took you as his personal disciple?"
Daoist Guanlan looked at Lu Ren, her fine brows drawing together.
"Of course I have."
Lu Ren smiled faintly. "But it doesn't matter."
"It doesn't matter?"
Daoist Guanlan paused in surprise.
"That's right."
Lu Ren nodded. "Whatever his motives, I'm his personal disciple now. At the very least, Cang Xuanming won't dare move against me openly."
"As for what he does in the shadows, if he tries some underhanded trick, I'll face it."
Daoist Guanlan studied Lu Ren for a moment. "You see things clearly."
Lu Ren smiled without answering.
After a moment's thought, Daoist Guanlan continued, "The truth is, we Daoists have never truly accepted Cang Xuanming."
"Why?" Lu Ren asked curiously.
"Because not everything he has was won through his own efforts."
Daoist Guanlan walked slowly to the bow and gazed into the boundless void. "Many of the resources he received were offered up