[It wasn't just the most powerful sects that possessed cultivators at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining; even peerless immortal sects with cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage or even the Dao Foundation stage also came.]

The people of Guichen Sect were truly terrified... utterly terrified!

[Some Foundation Establishment cultivators at the seventh realm are waging a chaotic battle in the starry sky beyond the Dao Domain, destroying countless light-years, all for the purpose of vying to take you as their disciple.]

The reason is simple: the Guichen Sect doesn't yet recognize who bestowed the blessing, and the faces of the three Dao Ancestors are blurred in various statues, maintaining their revered mystique.

However, those at the seventh realm were different; they had truly paid their respects to the three Dao Ancestors!

[If it were just a blessing from the ninth rank, that would be one thing; your future achievements would at most be comparable to theirs, as you are far from having grown up yet. But to face the Dao Ancestor directly... means that at only six years old, you are already far superior to them!]

A teacher's status rises because of their student!

Outside the gates of the Guichen Sect, crowds thronged, filling the sky and the earth. Even Foundation Establishment cultivators could only hover in an inconspicuous corner of the sky. At the very front were Foundation Establishment cultivators, along with people from other Dao Domains who had come from elsewhere.

One of the True Immortals, at level 6.7 billion, was annoyed by all this: "What does a child know?"

This "True Lord Yan Gu" stretched out his massive hand, intending to move the entire Gui Chen Sect away.

He no longer wanted to argue, nor did he want to entertain a naive child like you in order to gain the qualification to be a master.

[Just arrest them and give them some "training".]

Although I wouldn't dare brainwash you, strict teachers produce outstanding students, and discipline brings forth filial piety. In eight or ten years, you'll naturally understand his goodness!

[So what if the Dao Ancestor is paying attention? It's not like the Dao Ancestor is going to take you as a disciple. This child will eventually need a master, and True Monarch Yan Gu is very suitable!]

[When True Monarch Yan Gu made his move, his power was boundless. The strongest of the other Foundation Establishment cultivators present was only at the 5 billion level, a terrifying difference.]

However, just as he was about to succeed, the giant hand manifested by his Dao power instantly collapsed.

The sky, filled with cultivators, parted to make way for a young man who slowly strolled forward.

The young man glanced coldly at Yan Gu Zhenjun, then slapped him across the face, leaving a purplish-blue handprint that would remain for trillions of years: "Get lost!"

[True Lord Yan Gu covered his face and retreated, his back view resembling that of a dog.]

This young man is Miro.

Yes, that Dao Domain Lord.

[The moment he appeared, the other Foundation Establishment cultivators could only retreat, cursing the Domain Lord in their hearts for being shameless—he had already reached the limit of advancement, yet he still wanted to steal their disciples!]

Can't we give them a chance to advance?!

[Mi Luo arrived at the mountain gate, bent down to look at you in Jiang Rou's arms, and was about to speak when you preemptively asked a question.]

"Hey, aren't you the one who used to stand behind Old Yuan?"

Miro: "..."

The countless Foundation Establishment and Dao Foundation Establishment cultivators: "..."

The surrounding air was deathly still, but Jiang Rou, oblivious to the atmosphere, lowered her head and asked, in what she thought was a very soft voice, "Xiao Shou, who is Old Yuan? Where in my sect is that old man surnamed Yuan?"

The numerous Seventh Realm experts and Domain Lords, who heard everything clearly, were speechless.

Jiang Rou didn't understand. You were taken in by her as a child and have lived within the Guichen Sect ever since. Even when you went out, you went with her. So the "Old Yuan" you mentioned could only be some unknown old man in some corner of the Guichen Sect.

"Ah, Old Yuan," you said nonchalantly, pointing to the sky.

[In the direction your finger moved, the densely packed Foundation Establishment cultivators in the sky desperately scattered in all directions, shattering and deforming the space itself. Countless collisions occurred within mere seconds.]

[By Dao Ancestor! They don't want to be labeled as that old Yuan leader by you!]

"That's the old man who was just in the sky."

Seeing Jiang Rou's blank expression, you added, "The one I was pointing fingers at, because he's older than me and his name is Yuan, I call him Old Yuan."

Jiang Rou: "..."

She had never seen the true appearance of the Dao Ancestor, but she knew the titles of the three Dao Ancestors.

[To avoid offending those of higher status, lower-level cultivators or commoners might not care, but if the one bestowing blessings were any other Foundation Establishment cultivator, they would never dare to use the name Yuan!]

Therefore, the truth can only be...

Everyone: "..."

They dared not utter a single word, even silently begging you to stop, fearing that one day the Dao Ancestor would sense their disrespectful title and they would be gone in an instant.

They're not like you, young and fearless.

[...]

[Milo didn't come here to take you as a disciple; he came here specifically to treat you like a lord.]

[Although the specific content of your conversation with the Three Dao Ancestors was not disclosed, Mi Luo was standing behind them at the time. He wasn't in frozen time, so he witnessed the entire friendly conversation between the three of you!]

[In the Miro Heavenly Palace, you now fully understand the cultivation method that is prevalent in this universe.]

[It was named the Golden Elixir Method.]

[A simple Qi Refining stage spans from the first to the fourth realm.]

[The first level of Qi Refining is roughly equivalent to a Grandmaster, the second level is at least a very powerful Grandmaster, the third level is between the Innate and Celestial Realm, and the ninth level, also known as the Great Perfection, is equivalent to the peak of the Fourth Realm.]

There are two main reasons why those at the second level of Qi Refining can travel nearly a hundred miles in a second, while Grandmasters can only barely break the sound barrier.

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