True intimacy does not necessarily require baring every secret one carries.
After this latest trial, Chen Xuan was more certain than ever that the "righteous path" upheld by the Yaoguang Sword Sect was different from that of other immortal sects. His fellow disciples here were willing to sacrifice their lives for one another. Even Nan Qianqian and E Yan, who had held a poor impression of him, had stood up for him time and again in front of cultivators from other sects. Chen Xuan had no doubt that if a life-or-death crisis arose, they would sacrifice themselves to cover his escape. As for Gong Zijia, she had helped Wan'er and the others purge their toxins without the slightest hesitation, fully aware that she risked death or corruption in the process.
Coupled with the way Chu Yun had defied public opinion to persuade Elder Hua Yu and the other elders to support him, and the pressure she was now bracing herself to withstand from the major immortal sects on his behalf—this unconditional care and trust convinced Chen Xuan that the Yaoguang Sword Sect was a righteous path worth remaining in. Here, he never had to worry about betrayal, backstabbing, or infighting, and the pressure from the outside world was minimal.
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