If Shi Xuan knew the sect leader's dangerous thoughts at this moment, he would definitely add two more layers of entry-level spirit stones.

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After returning to the Ten Continents, Yan Lingyi was unable to calm herself down for a long time.

If the mind is not calm, it is difficult to enter a meditative state during spiritual practice.

He was in a daze all day, carrying an inexplicable worry.

He couldn't help but wonder whether his talent had declined so much over the years, whether it had dropped all at once or gradually.

If his talent is declining every day, then at this very moment, is his talent still declining?

If this continues, will he no longer be the most talented cultivator on the Ten Continents?

If that's the case, will the sect still allocate resources to him? Will his fellow disciples still look at him with reverence?

No, it won't.

The more he thought about it, the less likely it was to be true.

The sect is very pragmatic, only reserving the best resources for the most talented disciples. The disciples are also very pragmatic, only following the one with the most resources and the strongest.

Sometimes he himself felt that he shouldn't think this way, but he couldn't control himself and had gone down a dead end.

As a result, his cultivation level stagnated further.

Those disciples who were not as talented as him made steady progress step by step.

This further highlights that Yan Lingyi's cultivation level is stagnating.

This stagnation made Yan Lingyi doubt herself even more, creating a vicious cycle from which she could not break free.

After recuperating for a period of time, the first thing the Great Prophet did was to find Yan Lingyi.

"Lingyi, have you been troubled lately?" the Great Prophet asked.

Yan Lingyi was a child she brought back from outside after she personally consulted a divination.

At that time, she envisioned a future where the child possessed extraordinary talent and would grow into a grandmaster-level cultivator.

But for some reason, his future seems shrouded in a fog, and it's hard to see clearly.

Could there be any unforeseen changes?

In any case, a child with such talent should not be overlooked, and the Great Prophet did not hesitate to bring him back.

Yan Lingyi's talent astonished everyone.

Throughout the entire Hongmeng Sect, and even the entire Ten Continents, there is not a single person who can be compared to Yan Lingyi.

In no time, this prodigy, personally chosen by the Great Prophet, rose to fame and became the most sought-after genius disciple on the entire continent.

He himself was convinced of his status as a chosen one of heaven and was proud of it.

Until they were about to leave the mainland to gain experience elsewhere.

The great prophet once again predicted the future, and those somewhat vague parts about Yan Lingyi gradually became clear.

His future changed from that of a revered grandmaster to that of an ordinary person.

How could that be!

The great prophet realized he was mistaken; this couldn't be!

How could a prodigy like Yan Lingyi suddenly become an ordinary person! With his talent, even without diligently cultivating, he could have achieved great things by playing and learning at the same time!

Actually, we can't blame the great prophet for not being right.

After all, Shi Xuan did not come to this world at the beginning, so it is normal that the Great Prophet could not see the people from another world.

Later, the great prophet used his heart's blood as a catalyst to open his divine eye and examine Yan Lingyi's future in detail. He discovered that when Yan Lingyi encountered opponents with even greater talent, he could not withstand the blows and fell into decline...

This temperament... it's truly unlikely he'll amount to much. Over the years, the sect has neglected to temper his character.

However, some people's temperament is innate and difficult to change.

Seeing that his disciple, on whom he had placed so much hope for so many years, was about to suffer such a change, the great prophet still spoke out to warn him.

When he goes out and encounters a disciple with greater talent, he should be kind to others and make more friends. If the two can become good friends, the situation will be quite different.

But the great prophet's wish was ultimately not fulfilled.

Yan Lingyi didn't take the Great Prophet's words to heart at all. In his opinion, there shouldn't be any cultivators in this world with more talent than him.

Especially after he went to the Well of Talent in the Azure Dragon Secret Realm, he discovered that there was a huge gap between him and all the other cultivators. His talent line was far above others, almost twice as high.

Before him, there was no one else's name at all!

He didn't even consider that it was possible that only a small number of people had ever been to the Talent Well in the Azure Dragon Secret Realm.

Later, when they arrived in the outer regions, the overly arrogant Yan Lingyi had already put the more talented cultivators on the opposing side before even discovering them.

At this moment, looking at Yan Lingyi standing in front of her with a vacant gaze, the Great Prophet sighed silently in her heart.

Yan Lingyi also looked at the Great Prophet. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but he didn't know how to start.

The Great Prophet continued, "In this world of cultivation, there will always be mountains beyond mountains and people beyond people. Talent is not the primary factor determining a cultivator's success. Throughout history, many of the most accomplished sages were not among the most gifted. Lingyi, remember this well: guard your true self."

Such earnest and heartfelt words were the limit of what a great prophet could say.

Yan Lingyi, adopting a humble and receptive attitude, bowed and thanked him.

Seeing this, the great prophet could only sigh and say, "Go."

She did her best and left the rest to fate; this time, she forced herself to do it.

After returning to his residence, Yan Lingyi pondered the words of the Great Prophet.

Did the Great Prophet mean for him to accept his fate? To accept the reality of becoming mediocre?

But he doesn't want to admit it!

If he had never been at the top, he might have accepted his fate, but he couldn't accept the feeling of falling from the peak!

The great prophet soon discovered that Yan Lingyi had not changed at all.

However, she has said what she needed to say and done what she needed to do. If she still cannot turn back, then it is her own fate.

As the years passed, the fellow disciples who had gone to the outer arena together made significant progress, but Yan Lingyi, after several years, showed no improvement whatsoever.

Just as he had expected, the sect gradually shifted its focus to others. He used to have priority in cultivation resources, but now his treatment was no better than that of ordinary disciples.

It's a vicious cycle. Because of his temperament, Yan Lingyi is now finding it quite difficult to maintain his Nascent Soul stage cultivation.

This result, though seemingly insignificant, is the most unacceptable to Yan Lingyi.

Sometimes, he would spend the whole day lost in memories of the past.

There, he was still that arrogant prodigy, the genius that the entire Ten Continents were proud of.

There, he was incredibly successful and had a bright future. He was followed by many disciples, and many female cultivators waved to him from a great distance.

The world in his imagination was so wonderful that he didn't want to wake up.