Old Ming was clearly taken aback for a moment.
In the Taiqing Realm, it was rare for anyone not to join a faction, because if trouble arose, there would be someone to back them up. If one remained a lone wolf, one had to rely entirely on oneself. Such people had a much lower survival rate and found it harder to improve their cultivation. Most importantly, many factions would not let a lone practitioner pass by unscathed; they would either be forced to join or killed.
"Young man, not bad. You have guts. To have severely injured the Young Master of the God Eagle Stronghold and extorted quite a few Spirit Stones while being unaffiliated—aren’t you afraid of the God Eagle Stronghold’s retaliation?" Old Ming asked.
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