The Old Master of the Beast Taming Sect, across all of Xiehe, is a figure akin to an immortal.
If such a decree were to be heard in Long Valley, then Cao Yanran's ranking among the true disciples would ascend by at least one or two places, and his future prospects would become boundless.
But if this were truly to happen, would you say it was due to Cao Yanran's own ability, or because of the Old Master's decree, transforming inadequacy into sufficiency?
In this world, such situations are the most abundant—matters hovering between success and failure, influenced by special conditions, peculiar timings, and unique actions, where even the slightest change shifts the facts.
And amidst these changes, advancing resolutely with an unwavering heart is wisdom; treading carefully as though walking on ice is also wisdom.
The Flower-Coat Old Man had spotted this latter form of wisdom within Cao Yanran, which is why he remarked that the Mao Sect has worthy successors.
