And regarding the identity issue of Daoist Ran Deng, capable of entering the Purple Cloud Palace to learn the Dao, yet unable to join the Chan Sect?
Could it be that the Chan Sect founded by Yuqing Primordial Heavenly Venerate is harder to enter than Hong Jun Daoist Ancestor's Purple Cloud Palace?
Merely by virtue of being one of the Three Thousand Guests of Mortal Dust in the Purple Cloud Palace, Yuqing Primordial also needs to give face to Daoist Ran Deng and offer him the respect he deserves.
As the hierarch of the Chan Sect, Yuqing Primordial naturally values conforming to the Heavenly Dao and esteems propriety, subconsciously pondering all aspects.
Thus, for Yuqing Primordial, Daoist Ran Deng indeed poses a very troubling issue.
Most importantly, Yuqing Primordial Heavenly Venerate had never imagined that one of the Three Thousand Guests of Mortal Dust in the Purple Cloud Palace would abandon his own path and seek discipleship within the Chan Sect.