Such a personality, such mentality, such tactics… all of it led the Nascent Soul Cultivators to the same conclusion. Meng Hao might have the Sublime Spirit Scripture, but as of now, they didn’t want to capture him and use Soul Search to retrieve it. That would lead to his death.
If they could get Meng Hao to join their Sect, they could help him grow into a truly powerful expert of the Sect!