He Zhuo has been in this lower realm for three years with his son and Yinreng.

Xiao Ba's cultivation at the early stage of the Golden Core realm has been stabilized, and he has already reached the tenth level of Qi Refining. He has now joined a mercenary group and gone out to gain experience.

He Zhuo and the others ascended to Qianyi City, a subordinate city of the Fenglei Pavilion sect. The spiritual energy here is abundant. When He Zhuo first arrived, he was even recruited by the disciples and elders of the Fenglei Pavilion stationed at the ascension site, who wanted him to become an elder in the sect.

Fenglei Pavilion is a place that specializes in producing sword cultivators, which doesn't align with Hezhuo's intentions. Moreover, Yinreng and Xiaoba need time to adapt to the cultivation world, so Hezhuo politely declined, finding a courtyard to settle down in and letting Yinreng and Xiaoba venture out on their own.

In the past three years, apart from the storage bag they carried with them, He Zhuo has not given them any resources; they have to earn them themselves from outside.

The two underwent a complete transformation.

"Sister-in-law" He Zhuo saw Yinreng as soon as he came out of the pass.

"Second brother, no need for such formalities. Where did Xiao Ba go?"

“My nephew Honghua went out with the ‘Flame’ mercenary group. They said he would be back in about a month. He has been gone for 29 days now, so he will be back soon.”

"Hmm. In six months, the Xuantian Sect and Yunlan Sect will be recruiting people. During this time, you must have experienced the hardships of being a rogue cultivator. I plan to take you and Xiao Ba to join a sect. Joining a sect will give you something to rely on, and you can also spar with your fellow disciples more often. What do you think?"

He Zhuo recalled that when he first arrived, he took precautions to prevent robbery.

He Zhuo's realm is the Upper Thousand Realms, which is two realms higher than this Lower Thousand Realms. Therefore, anyone who forms a Core at the age of 50 is a genius among geniuses. He Zhuo's bone age is just over 50, and he has a single-element Heavenly Spiritual Root. He might be snatched away as a disciple. He Zhuo already has a master, who is the only disciple of a Tribulation Transcending Great Power. Naturally, he will not take another person as his master. He slightly disguised his bone age as 200 years old.

Because Yinreng had a single lightning spiritual root, he was noticed by an elder of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion who wanted to take him as a disciple. This elder was only at the Golden Core stage and his lifespan was not long. He wanted to find someone to inherit his mantle. He Zhuo said that he needed to adapt for a while before considering it.

"Second brother, your sister-in-law helped you politely decline the offer from Master Guangwei of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion because we've only been here a short time and need to learn more about and adapt to this cultivation world. Your sister-in-law sees that you're adapting well. So, how about you still want to become Master Guangwei's disciple? If you need it, your sister-in-law will take you there."

"Sister-in-law." Yinreng was about to bow again.

He Zhuo waved his hand: "Don't be in a hurry. Your aptitude is quite good. You have a single lightning-type spiritual root with 60% spiritual root value, which is above average. Moreover, you already had an epiphany during the Qi Refining stage. This is enough to make up for the difference in your years of cultivation. That's why Master Guangwei offered to take you as his disciple."

You should have already learned about it while you were out there. Fenglei Pavilion is a second-rate sect, mainly composed of sword cultivators. Sword cultivators are arguably the strongest fighters in their class. In addition, their main business is collecting and selling information.

You have a lightning spiritual root, which is indeed suitable for sword cultivation.

However, sword cultivation is austere, and Master Guangwei's lifespan is nearing its end; I've heard his cultivation methods are only average. As for the Xuantian Sect and Yunlan Sect, they are first-tier sects, diverse and flourishing, possessing all four arts of cultivation, including sword and magic cultivation. You should consider them carefully. It'll be good to visit them while we wait for Xiao Ba to return. However, I think it's beneficial to go and see more. It takes about four months to get to the Xuantian Sect from here, and the Yunlan Sect is quite far, requiring a teleportation array.”