"All I ask for is a peaceful cultivation!"
Zhou Yi quickly bowed and explained, his previous inadvertent display of desirelessness was too conspicuous in the intensely competitive Cultivation World.
In the eyes of mortals, those who cultivate the way renounce fame and wealth.
But in reality, cultivators harbor even more intense desires, painstakingly pursuing immortality for hundreds or thousands of years—obsessions growing daily akin to inner demons—simply indifferent to gold and jewels.
"The poor Daoist is well aware."
Xiao Yunzi nodded slightly and said, "If you had been acting privately and accumulating tremendous karmic force, one couldn't help but suspect that there was some grand scheme to overthrow the Divine Continent!"
Once the suspicions of immortal beings were aroused, there was no need to search for evidence; they would simply send Zhou Yi into the cycle of reincarnation.
"I request the sect leader to take action and suppress the Xiangshui Dragon Clan."
