Published: February 24, 2025
"Shiyao, congratulations on your promotion to the sixth level!" Tan Yun turned to look at Zhong Wu Shiyao, smiling gracefully.
"Hmm." Zhong Wu Shiyao smiled gently, "Now that there are no outsiders, can you tell me your realm?"
"Seventh level." Tan Yun replied honestly.
"Impressive," Zhong Wu Shiyao exclaimed.
"Cut it out! You made it sound so mysterious, I thought you were in the ninth layer," Xue Ziyan rolled her eyes, feeling somewhat bored.
"You talk too much. If you didn't speak, no one would think you were a mute," Mu Mengyi shot Xue Ziyan a glare before turning to Tan Yun, "Let's head back. There are parts of the cultivation method you gave me that I don't quite understand. When we get back, could you spare some time to guide me?"
"And me!" Xue Ziyan scratched her head awkwardly, "There are some things I don't understand either."
"Tan Yun, actually, there are some parts I don't quite get either," Zhong Wu Shiyao added quietly, biting her lip.
"Alright, when we return, I'll take some time to guide you all," Tan Yun put away his smile, thinking of Qiu Yongcong and Guo Zhengshou, his gaze growing colder, "Let's go back to the sect!"
……
An hour later.
At the center of the Huangfu Sacred Sect's outer sect, in front of the Hidden Dragon Rankings, there was a sea of people. With the new disciples from the past two years, the number of outer sect disciples had exceeded one million.
All the outer sect disciples looked excitedly up at the sky above the Hidden Dragon Rankings, preparing to witness the glorious return of over three thousand trial disciples!
At this moment, Elder Law Enforcement Shen Qingqiu, Qiu Yongcong, and sixteen other outer sect elders stood in front of the disciples, chatting happily.
The discussion naturally revolved around how many of the returning trial disciples would have supreme talent and how many could reach the fifth level of fetal soul realm.
One must know that the ultimate goal of the various outer sect elders, each fulfilling their own duties, was to cultivate as many outstanding disciples for the inner sect as possible.
Without a doubt, the disciples participating in the Fallen God Canyon trial were the face of the outer sect elders.
They hoped that all the disciples returning after the trial would be supreme talent fetal souls, so that when the chief elders of the inner sect came to the outer sect to select disciples in three hours, they would have face, right?
"Hahaha." Elder Law Enforcement Qiu Yongcong, who was around fifty, rubbed his round belly and looked at the elder Guo Zhengshou, who was in his eighties, and said with a smile, "Elder Ten! I believe that with Long'er’s displayed talent in the outer sect, after he advances to the fetal soul realm, he will undoubtedly have supreme talent! I have high hopes for my disciple!"
Guo Zhengshou stroked his long white beard, affection flooding his murky eyes, "What Elder Law Enforcement says is very true. I have no children, Long'er is the best gift heaven has given me!"
"When Long'er reaches the heavenly dao in the future, having such a son, I will have no regrets in death!"
Just as Qiu Yongcong was about to respond, he suddenly laughed aloud, "The time-space tunnel has opened, my good disciple is coming back!"
Amidst the howling wind above the Hidden Dragon Rankings, the sky seemed to be torn apart by invisible hands, and a massive time-space tunnel appeared, like the heavens opening a dark mouth to devour all!
Immediately, a beam of light fell from the time-space tunnel, and figures began to emerge from the ground, bathing in the light.
"Hahahaha, I welcome you all back!" Elder Shen Qingqiu, with a kind gaze, looked at the disciples stepping out of the beam one after another, appearing quite pleased.
"Disciple pays respects to the chief elder and all the elders!"
"Disciple pays respects to the elders and the chief elder..."
"……"
Each disciple stepping out of the beam bowed to the sixteen outer sect elders and then stood in an orderly and spirited manner below the Battle Rankings Platform, enjoying the admiring gazes of over a million outer sect disciples.