Chapter 1273 Separation

The male cultivator's past is quite tragic, but this issue cannot be solved by simply garnering sympathy.

There's no need for Chi Luan to speak; Cai Luan directly asked, "Didn't you know which types of people Crimson Phoenix doesn't accept when you entered the sect?"

"I knew," the male cultivator nodded, "but I left with my mother when I was very young. I don't consider that place my hometown, and I hate the Yinsha Sect. They hate Crimson Phoenix, so I especially wanted to join Crimson Phoenix."

"In your case," Cai Luan shook her head helplessly, "why didn't you explain the situation at the time?"

The Crimson Phoenix Sect denies entry to disciples from certain regions, but it's not entirely inflexible—although it's mostly impossible to make exceptions.

The male cultivator stubbornly insisted, "I don't consider myself from Netherworld Mountain, and... I was worried about being rejected."