While waiting, a group of elders surrounded Shen Sangluo, asking her about matters concerning the cultivation world.

These old folks, who cherish talent, naturally adored this exceptionally gifted and virtuous young man.

It's worth noting that no new talent has emerged in the transitional realm for over a thousand years.

They were getting sick of seeing the same old faces all day long, so they had to come and see the new girl to cleanse their eyes.

To these ancient beings who have lived for thousands of years, Chen Sangruo, who is not yet thirty, is naturally considered a little kid.

Of course, the people from the Beast Taming Sect were an exception. After being humiliated by Shen Sangruo, the Beast Taming Sect's patriarch led his people back to their cave.

"What is your cultivation level now, young Daoist Sang Ruo?" The usually serious Flying Cloud Sect patriarch put on a smiling face, looking much more kind.

The other elders were horrified when they saw him like this, as if they had seen a ghost. Was this still the same Li Lihui? Had he been possessed by some evil spirit?

The way he addressed her changed from "Little Fellow Daoist Shen" to the more affectionate "Little Fellow Daoist Sang Ruo".

For some reason, he felt an instant connection with this girl, finding her personality particularly appealing to him.

For the umpteenth time, he sighed in his heart, wishing she were from the Flying Cloud Sect.

Seeing the longing in the eyes of the Flying Cloud Sect's patriarch, the snake woman and the others silently shook their heads again.

The greater the expectation, the angrier one will be at those "unfilial descendants" when the truth is revealed.

"This junior is currently at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm," Shen Sangruo replied truthfully.

She harbored resentment towards the Flying Cloud Sect, but they had no grudges against the sect's patriarch, so they wouldn't hold a grudge against the Flying Cloud Sect members in the Transcendent Realm because of the sect's affairs.

"Early stage of Nascent Soul?!" The Flying Cloud Sect Patriarch clicked his tongue in amazement. "Such terrifying speed, I'm afraid no one can match you."

Such a young Nascent Soul cultivator—it's hard to believe if word got out.

"You flatter me, senior."

"Yes, back when I hadn't yet reached the Transitional Realm, there was also a young man of exceptional talent in the Flying Cloud Sect named Ling Xiao. His talent was so outstanding that it was a once-in-a-millennium occurrence, yet he still couldn't compare to Fellow Daoist Sang Ruo." The speaker was none other than the current Flying Cloud Sect's former sect master, named Fu Cheng.

He was also the last cultivator in the Flying Cloud Sect and even the entire cultivation world to break through to the Void Refinement stage.

When he was still the sect leader, Lingxiao Zhenren, who was only a teenager, had already shown exceptional talent.

"Back then, many people predicted that Ling Xiao would be the next person in the cultivation world to break through to the Void Refinement stage, but a thousand years have passed and there has been no news yet." Fu Cheng sighed.

"Several years ago, there were signs that new people were about to enter the transition zone, but for some reason, those signs mysteriously disappeared."

This has become an unsolved mystery in the transitional world.

They certainly couldn't have imagined that Lingxiao Zhenren, who had already stepped into the Transcendent Realm, would be betrayed by an evil spirit because of his deep faith in it, and even have a portion of his cultivation stolen.

"I wonder if Fellow Daoist Sang Ruo knows Ling Xiao? What is his current situation? Why has he not been able to advance to the Transitional Realm yet? What is the Flying Cloud Sect like? I would be grateful if Fellow Daoist Sang Ruo could tell me."

The patriarch of the Flying Cloud Sect was also quite interested in this. He founded the Flying Cloud Sect himself, so he naturally cared about its development.

Do you know Master Lingxiao?

Shen Sanruo raised an eyebrow. She and Lingxiao Zhenren were more than just acquaintances; they were practically "very close," after all, he was her former master.

But looking at the burning gazes of the elders of the Flying Cloud Sect, she felt that Lingxiao Zhenren and Shen Daochen and the others had truly let down the Flying Cloud Sect.

I also feel sorry for these ancestors who have encountered such incompetent descendants.

Out of kindness, before telling them about the Flying Cloud Sect, she reminded them, "Seniors, please be mentally prepared."

Upon hearing her words, the Flying Cloud Sect Patriarch and all the Flying Cloud Sect members had only one thought in their minds: Bu Hao!

"Speak," the Flying Cloud Sect Patriarch said, straightening his expression. He wanted to see what earth-shattering feats those younger generations could accomplish.

"More than ten years ago, the Flying Cloud Sect Master Shen Daochen discovered that his daughter had been switched at birth. His biological daughter came to the Flying Cloud Sect to recognize her. From then on, he doted on this biological daughter. The number one cultivator, True Person Lingxiao, also took that girl as his personal disciple."

"Unexpectedly, the woman was an evil spirit with a system on her body. The system was connected to evil cultivators, and her purpose was to gain their favor and seize their power."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the Feiyun Sect members became solemn, and they roughly guessed what was going to happen next.

"The world had already discovered the woman's secrets, but Shen Daochen and Lingxiao Zhenren still believed in her wholeheartedly and were willing to vouch for her with their own lives."

"Later, the woman was finally exposed, but she used the system to steal the cultivation of Lingxiao Zhenren, who had broken through to the Void Refinement Realm, causing his cultivation to drop to the Divine Transformation Realm. This is also the reason why the seniors saw the omen before, but no one has been able to advance to the Transition Realm for so long."

"Moreover, she had set up a killing formation within the Flying Cloud Sect in advance, causing the sect to lose nearly half of its disciples and suffer a severe blow."

The elders of the Flying Cloud Sect clenched their fists tightly, their faces showing a desperate attempt to suppress their anger.

It's hardened! The fist has hardened!

"Later, in the process of cracking the evil cultivator's conspiracy, Shen Daochen and Lingxiao Zhenren did not lead the Feiyun Sect to contribute to the matter. Instead, they frequently harassed the fake daughter who had severed ties with them."

"The incident involving the evil entity a few months ago exhausted the Flying Cloud Sect's vitality. Lingxiao Zhenren also fell into demonic possession during that incident, attempting to reverse time and space, and died from his body exploding."

"It seems difficult for the Flying Cloud Sect to recover its strength."

Her tone was utterly calm, and to others it sounded as if she were talking about something completely unrelated to them, as if she were merely an onlooker.

I never imagined that she was the fake daughter.

"Good, good, good!" The Flying Cloud Sect patriarch said "good" three times in a row, each of them gritting their teeth.

His expression, which had softened because of Shen Sangruo, turned stern again, his face full of fierceness.

He felt he had made sufficient preparations, but clearly he hadn't done enough.

"The younger generation of the Flying Cloud Sect is so foolish as to treat an evil spirit as their own daughter! Utterly stupid! Utterly stupid!"

Although Shen Sangruo only gave a general overview, they were able to imagine the extent to which Shen Daochen and Lingxiao Zhenren had been bewitched by that evil spirit.

"How did the dignified Flying Cloud Sect Master and the number one cultivator manage to sit in such a position if they couldn't even distinguish between evil spirits?"

The thought that his Flying Cloud Sect had been destroyed by an incompetent descendant filled the Flying Cloud Sect's patriarch with rage.

She wished she could rush up to Shen Daochen, point her finger at him, and ask him what he was really thinking.

Upon hearing this, Fu Cheng, who had passed the position of sect leader to Shen Daochen and praised Lingxiao Zhenren for his talent, broke out in a cold sweat.

Sensing the anger of his seniors, he felt as if he were dying.

Second update! Thank you all for your support! *tweets*