Hou Niao didn't stay with Li Chuping for too long, just as he felt, his time at the Mu Mansion and the Central Army Mansion was exactly the same; this was no coincidence, but rather a deliberate control by the three mansion masters, to demonstrate fair competition.
It was principled and interesting; the same amount of time, the same book of insights, the rest was left to him to make a choice.
This was the standard way cultivators conduct their scheme, compared to mundane forces, it had an extra touch of the cultivators' unstrained style.
According to the rules of the Quanzhen Sect, after reaching the Tongxuan Realm, a cultivator has a two-year consolidation period, during which they are not allowed to leave the sect at will, as this is considered a mandatory protection phase; for a sect organization, Tongxuan cultivators are already very precious assets that cannot be lost lightly, unlike disciples who are left to roam freely.
