Chapter 1829 - 1774– - 1775 The Hesitation of the Wood Virtue Star Lord_2
However, conspiring with outsiders to plot against the Qingling Primordial Lord is treacherous, colluding with outsiders, betraying the Taoist School, which is a grave crime.
Of course, such issues can be significant or trivial; if one has backing, it’s simply dismissed and no one will investigate deeply. But if there is no protection, once exposed, it will attract attacks from all sides, and no one will intervene.
In the end, it’s because he is an Independent Practitioner, having no foundation within the Taoist School, at least lacking the reliance of a Taoist Monarch relative to his position.
Even though he is now negotiating to obtain a Divine Position in the Nether Yin Department, planning to become one of the Ten Halls of Yama, the Wood Virtue Star Lord still isn’t willing to abandon his identity in the Taoist School, nor does he want to join the Witch Deity Teaching, even if he is just an Independent Practitioner within the Taoist School.
In the Taoist School, he is indeed an Independent Practitioner, but even joining the Witch Deity Teaching may not be beneficial since it’s known that unless one directly holds the Ancestral Witch Venerable Position, any later joiner cannot become the core.
The key is that within the Taoist School, although not the core, one is not too constrained; he can also wait to become recognized as a Taoist Monarch, establish his own branch, and become a prominent leader.
However, if he joins the Witch Deity Teaching, even if he becomes a Taoist Monarch and masters the Authority of life and death in the Nether Yin Department, without the Ancestral Witch Venerable Position, he is still considered an outsider and cannot control the core authority of the Witch Deity Teaching.
This is determined by their differing systems, and it is precisely because of this, even though the Witch Deity Teaching is so powerful, their system is inherently exclusive, and few powerhouses join them.
The Taoist School’s loose environment where the competent rise and the mediocre fall allows anyone strong enough to contribute to ascend.
Thus, unless there is truly no other choice, the Wood Virtue Star Lord does not genuinely wish to defect from the Taoist School to join the Witch Deity Teaching.