Zhou Yongcheng looked excited and felt a surge of emotion.

The addition of three junior sisters at once is a once-in-a-century joyous occasion.

Even back when there were Transcending Tribulation Ancestors, it was rare to find more than a few in a hundred years.

In the past, there were venerable elders who had transcended tribulations. Even if a disciple had not yet reached the Golden Core stage, they could use secret techniques to directly sense the spirit of the secret realm, find those who had received the secret realm's inheritance, and then bring them back to the sect for further training.

However, in most cases, the five spiritual roots are not high. Even with the Five Elements Sect's powerful natural treasures for cultivation and the sect's secret spiritual energy supply, less than one-third can survive the Golden Core tribulation.

The next stage, the Nascent Soul realm, requires one out of five to reach...

The various secret techniques of the Five Elements Sect can only be practiced by those who have reached the Nascent Soul stage.

Even if you combine all fifty people with the five elements of spiritual roots, it would be difficult for even one person to cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage and become an inner disciple!

The three people that Wei Lan found had directly cultivated to the Golden Core realm on their own outside.

Absolutely 100% an inner disciple!

Moreover, it is very likely that they are even more talented than everyone in the current Five Elements Sect!

With the sect's help, I will definitely advance to the Nascent Soul stage quickly, and then pass through the sect's illusionary realm to transcend the Mortal Transformation stage and advance to the Divine Transformation stage!

The Five Elements Sect has hope!

Zhou Yongcheng put away the letter, stepped out of the secret room,

With a single incantation, the ancient bell, silent for centuries, rang once more, its melodious sound echoing throughout the Five Elements Mountain range, stretching for miles.

"Thump..."

"Thump..."

"Thump..."

Three bells toll! Order to assemble!

The bell's sound was melodious and deep, possessing the power to penetrate arrays and calm magical forces.

Even when in seclusion to break through to the next level, one can temporarily suppress one's magical power and avoid going astray due to disturbance.

Even if they can't make it to the crucial moment, they won't be discouraged and will be able to break through the bottleneck again.

After the bell rang, Zhou Yongcheng was already seated on a chair in the main hall, the seat for a sect elder.

The head seat at the head of the table is empty; no one has sat there for a long time.

If I could see someone ride on it when I die a hundred years from now, I would have no regrets...

While Zhou Yongcheng was deep in thought, his fellow students began to arrive one after another.

The first to arrive was the energetic and impulsive fifth junior brother, Wei Lan.

"Senior Brother!"

Next came the seventh junior sister, the eighth junior brother, the tenth junior sister, the eleventh junior sister...

"Senior Brother!" *7

Zhou Yongcheng nodded, remaining silent and waiting quietly for the remaining junior disciples.

Of the remaining four, the second junior sister, the third junior sister, and the sixth junior brother had all burned out their spiritual roots. Apart from their main spiritual root, they had only a trace of the rest left, making it impossible for them to continue burning their spiritual roots in battle. They could only cultivate in seclusion year-round.

Only the fourth junior sister still has a little over a hundred units of spiritual root left, and she is about to break through to the Fusion stage.

If this matter weren't so important, Zhou Yongcheng wouldn't have bothered us at this time.

Before long, the remaining people also arrived. There were a total of eleven people in the Five Elements Sect, four men and seven women, and all of them were present!

Zhou Yongcheng first looked at his fourth junior sister, Lu Yunlin.

"Did it affect Fourth Junior Sister?"

Among them, only Lu Yunlin was at the tenth level of the Void Returning Realm, nearing a breakthrough.

But since she came, it shouldn't have any impact.

Lu Yunlin shook his head upon hearing this.

"Almost there... Senior Brother, your hair..."

Actually, the junior brothers and sisters who came earlier had wanted to ask this question for a long time. Now that Lu Yunlin had asked it, everyone stared at Zhou Yongcheng, except for the fifth brother, Wei Lan, whose face showed sorrow.

Although everyone was at Five Elements Mountain, they didn't often come to the central hall.

So after all this time, no one knows what happened.

Zhou Yongcheng smiled slightly.

"It's just a minor issue with my training, nothing serious!"

Upon hearing this, the junior sisters were immediately relieved. The entire Five Elements Sect was now under the command of their eldest brother, Zhou Yongcheng; in essence, he was their master and the sect leader.

If Zhou Yongcheng gets into trouble, they really don't know what to do.

The younger junior sister is easy to fool, but the older junior brothers and sisters are not so simple.

Second junior sister Yang Lingzhi glanced at Zhou Yongcheng's graying temples with a complicated expression, and said slowly,

"Senior Brother, is this... a self-destruction using your spiritual root?"

Spiritual root self-destruction!

Everyone was stunned. From the moment they entered the sect, they were told that if their spiritual roots self-destructed, their future would be ruined, and they must not use this technique unless they were desperate!

"Senior Brother should still have a lot of spiritual root points, so why would he use spiritual root self-destruction? Second Senior Sister, you must have seen wrong."

"Yes, unless facing a Tribulation-Transcending Immortal, why would one need to self-destruct their spiritual root?"

...

Unless... a Transcending Tribulation Immortal!

Zhou Yongcheng did not refute, and the crowd's voices grew softer and softer.

Azure couldn't help but feel guilty and spoke up.

"It's me! My senior brother encountered two immortal ancestors from the Black and White Sword Sect and the Flame Demon Sect while trying to save me..."

Upon hearing this, everyone turned their attention to Wei Lan.

Some were angry, some regretful, some shook their heads, some sighed...

If the spiritual root self-destructs and one cannot break through to the next realm to increase lifespan, then one only has a hundred years left.

Everyone had already agreed to stay home, so why did Wei Lan still go out?

Seeing that everyone was pointing the finger at Weilan, Zhou Yongcheng raised his hand to stop them from saying what they were about to say.

"Alright, alright! There are still a hundred years left. I'm about to break through anyway, so things aren't that serious!"

Even if one breaks through, without the Five Elements spiritual roots and losing supernatural powers, this is a very serious matter.

Seeing everyone still looking dejected, Zhou Yongcheng couldn't help but laugh.

"Sit down and let's talk!"

After they were seated, Zhou Yongcheng began to announce...

"The reason I called everyone here today is because it's a joyous occasion, and this was all made possible thanks to Wei Lan, so please don't blame him!"

Hmm? Great news... Azure is so impulsive, what great news could it possibly accomplish?

"We're about to have three more junior sisters!"

"Whoosh!"

Three junior sisters! The crowd's spirits lifted again. Before they could speak, Zhou Yongcheng continued,

"And they are three junior sisters who have already formed their cores!"

With five elemental spiritual roots, and the ability to form a core externally on its own, this talent is truly remarkable.

Tenth Junior Sister Tang Shishi and Eleventh Junior Sister Luo Lingshan immediately jumped up with joy.

Wow! That's amazing!

"Yes, if you form your core outside, how will you survive the tribulation lightning?"

Seeing everyone's happiness, Wei Lan finally raised her head.

Zhou Yongcheng was also all smiles; his sacrifice had not been in vain. However, he hadn't finished speaking...

"Not only that, they also cultivate in the southern border region."

The southern border region is a prime example of a barren land; even top-grade spirit stones are hard to find.

In that case, these three junior sisters must be even more talented than them!

Azure also spoke up at the opportune moment.

"I personally took in three junior sisters. At that time, one of them, Feng Minyi, was already at the peak of Foundation Establishment. I didn't expect her to reach the Golden Core stage so quickly. Although I haven't checked her bone age, she is definitely no more than fifty years old!"

These are truly wonderful news items.

A Five Elements Golden Core cultivator under fifty years old... that must be incredibly talented!

Everyone was shocked.

Even the usually calm and composed second senior sister showed shock in her eyes.

The Third Senior Sister Murong Zhao, who had just been glaring angrily at Wei Lan, softened her gaze when she looked at Wei Lan again.

After everyone had finished processing the information, Zhou Yongcheng continued, albeit with slight hesitation.

"However, there is still one problem..."

Upon hearing this, everyone's hearts leaped into their throats.

"These three junior sisters... all have a cousin, and their master... is also a Five Elements Spiritual Root... and has already reached the eighth level of the Nascent Soul stage!"

"This person's name is Ye Feng!"