Yan Yu suddenly realized. If they choose an elite disciple to preserve the heritage, the risk is indeed too great. If that disciple dies or betrays them, the entire orthodox lineage of the Shangqing Sect would be doomed.
Then what if they copy all the secret techniques and distribute them to all disciples? The risk would be smaller, but the chances of a leak would increase. As long as any one disciple is killed or defects, these things would fall into enemy hands, and the years of accumulated heritage of the Shangqing Sect would benefit other sects.
Therefore, the Shangqing Sect only has one option, which is to split the lineage. You take some, I take some, spreading the eggs into multiple baskets, even if some are lost, it would still be acceptable.
