Jocelyn Field and the others wouldn't be the only sect to come to guide them.
Moreover, there were many ways to go to the Holy Region, and it was not necessarily that they had to rely on them.
The reason to keep it a secret from the Pavilion Master was also very simple.
If others found out, Ethan Smith would worry that some would give up, like Frederick Cohen and Edward Green.
This was Ethan Smith's private matter, and he couldn't let it affect others because of it.
Furthermore... Ethan Smith could also take this opportunity to remove the two poisons of Dudley Lynch and Obadiah Heptinstall.
"Lord Pavilion Master, if I haven't reached the Holy Region after a year, please come to pick me up," Ethan Smith said.
The Pavilion Master nodded and said, "Alright."
Ethan Smith sat in the room for a long time, letting out a faint sigh.
Ethan Smith had no qualifications to comment on his father's decision; doing his part well was enough.