By normal reasoning, his thoughts did hold some merit. Moreover, unlike Guo Nanxing, all his Cave Mansion disciples were here; if they were exterminated, his efforts from the past hundred years would be completely wasted, which added to his growing doubts.
After weighing his options, he figured that since the Mingcang Sect had already learned of his actions and sent their Top Ten Disciples to hunt him down, that small demon cave would be off-limits in the future. He needed to swiftly take down Zhang Yan and then leave this place with his disciples—this would be the wisest decision.
He had also considered turning around and fleeing right now, but Zhang Yan's sword ball, which he clearly saw, made him hesitate. If he simply ran away, losing face would be the least of his worries—his disciples might be massacred by the opponent, something he would absolutely never allow.
