Published: March 3, 2025
Chapter 435: Solemn Oath
Yuan Yang Sect, Heavenly Peak.
A pitch-black escape light fell at the True Sun Dojo, revealing a figure clad in a black robe with black hair.
This person was Liu Yu!
On the ninth day after completing the true disciple assessment task, just finishing the daily training, he received a message from the sect to attend the promotion ceremony for true disciples.
At a glance, there were quite a number of cultivators present at the dojo, either familiar or unfamiliar foundation establishment fellow disciples.
However, even the unfamiliar ones were known to Liu Yu by name, so there was no awkwardness of meeting without knowing each other's names.
After all, immortal cultivators had excellent memories, and there were only a few hundred foundation establishment cultivators in the Yuan Yang Sect. Even if they had never interacted, it was still easy to gather simple information.
“Congratulations, Senior Brother Liu,” Qian Zhijin quickly approached and clasped his hands in salute.
He wore a smile that seemed as warm as spring, but within his heart, it was extremely complicated—both envious and slightly jealous, truly a bit emotional.
Looking back to the past, Liu Yu was just an ordinary outer sect disciple with a cultivation level of only the fourth layer of qi refinement.
He used to be offered a few spiritual stones as a benefit to handle some minor tasks, and was addressed as "Senior Brother Qian."
But now, time had passed, and both their statuses had undergone tremendous changes.
Liu Yu soared to great heights, step by step rising from an ordinary outer sect disciple, and was now about to be named a true disciple, while he would have to address him as senior brother.
That was indeed a position of true discipleship!
There were over four hundred foundation establishment cultivators in the sect, but only a handful, about twenty or so, were fortunate enough to be named true disciples.
Each one was a peerless talent, far surpassing ordinary foundation establishment cultivators.
They received key cultivation from the sect, and their chances of condensing the golden core were also far better than those of ordinary cultivators.
That he could achieve the position of true disciple with mid foundation establishment stage cultivation certainly impressed him.
“Congratulations to Senior Brother Liu on ascending to the position of true disciple, the golden core great achievement is just around the corner!”
However, Qian Zhijin, with his wealth of experience, suppressed the myriad of emotions and complexities within him, sincerely offering his congratulations.
At this moment, he was also happy and grateful.
No matter what, his relationship with Liu Yu was still quite good, barely qualifying as “friends.”
With the other party's bright future ahead, it was certainly not a bad thing.
In the future, if he encountered some difficulties, perhaps he could rely on the other party?!
“Senior Brother Qian is too polite.”
“I, Liu, am just cultivating step by step. To be able to attain the position of true disciple relies entirely on the sect's cultivation and a bit of luck.”
“As for the golden core great achievement, I absolutely dare not claim it,” Liu Yu replied with a hearty laugh, being polite.
A talented person standing out in a forest will be subject to the wind; although he was about to become a true disciple, he still did not want to be too high-profile.
“Senior Brother Liu is already a true disciple; I am simply not worthy of addressing you as senior brother.”
“Please do not mention it again,” Qian Zhijin waved his hand repeatedly, indicating that he could not accept it.
Over the past decade, he and Liu Yu had roughly the same time in foundation establishment and had now also reached the mid foundation establishment stage.
However, the status of true disciples and ordinary disciples was vastly different. Even if their cultivations were the same or even higher, the latter still had to address the former as senior brother, as per the ancient sect's rules and etiquette.