No matter what sort of thoughts those people have or what schemes they harbor, they're all meaningless in the face of absolute strength.
As for whether there will be specialists from various factions in this trial with special missions, wanting to take advantage of it, there's no need to worry at all.
Don't mind it at all, and even less concern yourself with being used, because you are only utilized due to your value. If you weren't valuable, others wouldn't even entertain the thought of using you.
Moreover, sometimes this is a mutual affair. When others are using you, you can entirely take the opportunity to complete your own plotting and scheming without overthinking it.
"I and my peers shall heed the Elder's teachings!"
"Go forth! I am watching over you all, and so is the Taoist Monarch," Yu Zhenzi said to them with a smile.
