Li Yan was not at all surprised by Shangguan Tianque losing his former gentleness and acting so out of character. Shangguan Tianque and Ren Yanyu, husband and wife, acknowledged him, and had always treated him as the elder they trusted most within the sect. It could be said they had opened almost all of the sect's authority to him.
But Li Yan knew even more clearly that Pojun Sect had been built by Shangguan Tianque and Ren Yanyu with their own hands. It had been a process of creating something from nothing, and this sect was more like their child!
So even though Li Yan's cultivation had long since surpassed theirs, he had never once thought of seizing this sect. He only wanted it to become a force that accompanied him. A Pojun Sect that had lost those two would no longer be Pojun Sect.
Shangguan Tianque and Ren Yanyu could allow the sect to perish amid its development, but if they were asked to kill their own child with their own hands, those two would absolutely never agree to do such a thing.
Li Yan saw that Shangguan Tianque had tacitly accepted his deduction, and he smiled.
"Senior Brother, I won't hide it from you either. In truth, I already had this idea before Elder Zuo was conscripted, but the situation is not what you are thinking today.
"When I first came to the Immortal Spirit Realm, it was Banjiang who saved me, and afterward I repaid that kindness to Pojun Sect more than once. I imagine Senior Brother will not deny that.
"But my roots are in the Cangxuan Realm. I have still kept my identity as an elder of Pojun Sect. This is my recognition of Senior Brother and Senior Sister, and also my recognition of Pojun