To the initiates' ears, Xinzi's words didn't make sense. As Dong Ling's mother, shouldn't Zi Yao at least consider the benefits that her child would receive by cultivating the sect's top techniques? One has to know that the Yin-Yang Sword Array was both a heaven-grade battle formation and cultivation method. As if that wasn't enough, the Nine Paths of Yin and Yang that it stemmed from could, in the right hands, unlock life-changing opportunities.
Most didn't have access to the secrets of the Nine Paths. But even without that knowledge, common sense dictated that Zi Yao would prioritize her daughter's development over her disciple's—what parent wouldn't? And when we add to that the Nine Paths' secret benefits, it only made more sense. However, as they peered into Xinzi's eyes, the initiates had the conviction that the monk wasn't pulling one of his usual pranks on them—they couldn't doubt his words.
