"I wouldn't dare, seniors. I merely heard you discussing the branches and was... was a little curious about the clan.
Besides, I know absolutely nothing about the branches you three belong to, so I truly cannot say which one I should join.
Why don't you decide among yourselves? I'll join whichever branch you choose!"
Zi Kun looked apprehensive. He had already received Li Yan's voice transmission.
The moment Xiang Longfei spoke, Li Yan knew how this would end, and immediately stopped Zi Kun from asking further.
Li Yan could not help sighing. Before Zi Kun entered the clan, these people would never let the other branches learn of this matter.
He seemed to see that scene from Falling Star Valley years ago, when he had stood to one side watching Feng Tao and the others being chosen by several Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Back then, Xingming was still in hiding, while Zhu Luomu and the others were hardly in ideal circumstances either. In the end, Feng Tao and the others could only choose among those people in the courtyard.
Seeing how resolute Xiang Ling and the other two were, and how determined they were not to let anyone else come and compete, Li Yan knew his plan had fallen through.
His idea had been good, but these people had barred the way completely. He immediately transmitted to Zi Kun that, if he intended to enter the clan, he could only choose one of these three branches.
However, he advised Zi Kun to choose someone other than the black-robed old woman. Judging by her earlier behavior, if she became his sponsor, she would definitely not be easy to get along with.
The black-robed old woman would only think of extracting the greatest possible benefit from Zi Kun—and the greatest benefit for herself,