"Draw allies into the quagmire?"
When Yu Zhong heard the plans to expand the affiliated families' ranks of Golden Pill Monks, regardless of their reliability, his face showed hesitation and uncertainty.
These Patriarchs of Nascent Soul,
truly do not regard the lives of Golden Pill Monks as lives at all!
If a Golden Pill Monk is willing to rebel, that would be a cause for universal joy.
But if they are unwilling, or even go so far as to report to a higher authority, and die as a result, it's still a good outcome. One less Cultivator to sustain the Formation Method, which is a benefit no matter how one looks at it.
When he heard about the reward for the top three contributors being the Hei Clan's Nascent Soul Cultivation Method...
"Did the Immortal really say that?!!"
