The efficacy of walking the deviant path always comes down to choices, not "creating choices."
He couldn't use his Divine Skills to make someone choose what he himself would never choose.
Perhaps after the Divine Power Seed blossomed, the deviant path would exhibit superior performance. But at least for now, it could only do so much.
Jiang Wang had misjudged Feng Ming, thinking he would want to take him on as a "sidekick." But from beginning to end, Feng Ming was wholly indifferent, treating Jiang Wang merely as a chance encounter, someone to alleviate his boredom with.
He might chat with Jiang Wang, show him "a slice of life," or walk arm in arm with him, but once this longevity banquet was over, he wouldn't so much as recognize Jiang Wang.
What Yu Songhai, what Creek Cloud Sword Sect--such insignificant characters, he would never take to heart.
