As for why Shi Sha, the newly empowered cultivator, chose not to negotiate with the Guiyuan Sect but instead sought out Great Cultivator Hua Ying first, it was an unavoidable decision.
The Guiyuan Sect's demand was the "Qingning Forbidden Scripture." However, this scripture, which was a fusion of the "Frost Condensation Divine Book" and the "Cold Heaven Scripture," was not stored within the Bitao Sect.
Great Cultivator Hua Ying, being the only Peak Great Cultivator of the Bitao Sect previously, decided to study the "Qingning Forbidden Scripture" first after obtaining it.
It was within his rights, and besides, with Great Cultivator Yi Xiao joining the Bitao Sect and gaining considerable power, for some specific reasons, he did not want Great Cultivator Yi Xiao to see the "Qingning Forbidden Scripture."
