should you join the Lewd Old Man sect?

[wei270]

it seems joining his sec block you off from a lot of stuff, i heard it helps you get ending but you can do the endings without him right?

[FunkyWeirdo]

You can definitely achieve endings without joining the old man sect. However, the advantage is that if you join his sect, you can leave at a later time, which allows you to join any other sects.

On the other hand, you will lock out from joining him if you reject him at the beginning of the game. Meaning, he is gone forever.

For a more "perfect run", you need to join his sect first, then only join the other sects later on. This choice will allow you to collect as many legendary martial arts and items as possible.

[dq_177]

The first time through the game its the best idea to join his sect and follow it all the way through.
Gets you some important stuff that will really help you through that first playthrough.

Then when you do future playthroughs with a stronger starting MC (due to the things you unlocked playing previously) you have more freedom to go down different paths.