This had nothing to do with whether one feared death or not; it was simply a matter of pursuing profit and avoiding harm.
He believed that the sword-wielding surnamed Jin Foundation Establishment cultivator he had seen earlier must have been such a person as well, which was why he could not understand how that man had ended up dying at the hands of a Late Foundation Establishment demonic cultivator.
"Alas, Junior Brother Jin was a sword cultivator. His cultivation and his progress in the Dao of the Sword were inextricably linked, so he always pushed himself to advance by challenging powerful opponents."
Chapter 256