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In truth, Li Fan was very much looking forward to getting to know the new generation of cultivators from Mo Zhu Mountain and forming his own little clique. He couldn't possibly do everything by himself, could he? But those seniors who had attained enlightenment decades, or even hundreds of years ago, were one, conservative in thinking, and two, too entangled with various forces. You never know which organization they might be undercover agents for. How could he fully trust them?
These two potential companions had a clean background, and being poor made them easy to sway, but it was a pity their aptitude could only be considered excellent—they simply couldn't keep up with his own pace in cultivation. There's no way to team up for experience grinding in this world, so he could only invest in some trash, letting the two of them try their luck on the battlefield. If they could catch up, they might become useful helpers in the future.
