These people were not fools. Following the Lin Clan meant certain death in the future, but following Lin Pingfan offered at least a glimmer of hope.
That glimmer of hope lay in the complete Cultivation Method.
The Lin Clan, in order to control the members of the Bahuang, only provided partial versions of the Cultivation Method, ensuring that their progress in reaching higher realms remained suppressed. You could only advance if they permitted it; otherwise, you would remain at the First Level Qi Condensation Stage forever. Once in that state, you would have no way to defend yourself against the Ancient Tribe of the West.
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