Chapter 324 - 324 Fu Lis answer (1/2)

Ever since he had heard about this issue from Liu Mei, back inside the 'Vermilion realm', Shun Long had always kept this question in his mind.

If Fu Li and Lu Wen really knew about this matter and didn't tell him, then they could no longer be called brother. It would simply mean that they had only approached him in order to rope him into their families.

As for lying to him? Shun Long was confident that even without Little Black's help of sensing the soul fluctuations of someone, he could determine by himself whether fatty Fu was saying the truth or not.

Fu Li's eyes instantly widened when he heard Shun Long's question, and for a moment, absolute silence filled the air around the 2 of them.

Looking at Shun Long's serious eyes, Fu Li took a deep breath before he shook his head and responded in a solemn tone

''Brother, I know about this matter now, but believe me, I had no idea about this when I first met you.

I only found out about it the day before we set off for the 'Vermilion realm'.

... Once a disciple advanced to the Heaven grade and starts comprehending their Dao, the sect would make them swear a Dao oath that they would listen to the orders of the family they have joined.

Back then, I even argued with my grandfather when I learned about it, but in the end, he refused to discuss this matter any further.

He told me that this was how the sect worked, and that it was impossible for me to change it.

After all, this wasn't a matter that involved just our Fu family, but every single one of the 5 strong families of the sect, including the Liu family of the sect master.

Even if my grandfather who is the head of our family wanted to change this, he said that he would also be powerless.

Only the Grand Elder could possibly bring up such a topic to the sect master... but the sect has already been working like this for many years, that my grandfather said that there was no chance for this to change...

Of course, many inner disciples would be dissatisfied. Some would surely think that they are peerless talents that would manage to make their name known throughout the entire continent in the future, so why should they be 'trapped' in one sect for their entire lives?

However, this is the secret rule of the sect.

Once you enter the sect, then you are practically a bird within a cage...''

After a brief moment of pause, a mocking look also appeared in fatty Fu's eyes as he continued

''Hehe, perhaps this is why our sect will never become stronger than it already is.

This is also why the sect master is staking everything in nurturing his own son, hoping that he will lead the sect to a new era in the future.

Hahaha! Originally, I had thought that our sect was really powerful, but it was only until we arrived at the 'Lightning Wasteland' that I understood the real strength of the other sects in the 'Desolate East'.

As for the reason why I didn't tell you about this once we left the sect brother... it was because I had no chance to do so.

That day, when we arrived in the 'Lightning Wasteland', I had planned to silently let you know about this matter once I finished explaining everything about Liu Changpun and his plan regarding the 'Vermilion realm', but after the head priest of the 'Golden Buddha temple' arrived, the Elders of my family watched me tightly so that I wouldn't accidentally cause any issues...''

Shun Long stayed silent for a while, but he seemed to have understood what fatty Fu was trying to tell him.

Since there wasn't a chance for him to inform Shun Long discreetly about the inner matters of the sect that he had learned from his grandfather, fatty Fu couldn't explain it unless it was just the 2 of them left.