The flying boat quickly arrived outside the gate of the Dao Sheng Sect.
After settling Wang Guofeng at the reception desk, Zhang Yuhe transformed into a streak of light and flew swiftly towards the depths of the sect.
Before long, he arrived outside a grand hall.
Phoenix Palace.
This is where Lu Mingfang handles his affairs.
Zhang Yuhe entered the main hall and discovered that, in addition to Lu Mingfang, Li Tian was also inside.
"Disciple Zhang Yuhe greets Elder Lu."
"Oh, Senior Brother is here too."
Zhang Yuhe respectfully bowed to Lu Mingfang, then warmly greeted Li Tian.
Only then did he realize that Li Tian had actually broken through to the Void Refinement Realm.
As far as he knew, Li Tian had only been cultivating for a little over nine hundred years.
He cultivated to the Void Refinement Realm in just over nine hundred years; he truly deserves to be the senior disciple of the Dao Saint Sect.
This talent is unmatched by ordinary people.
"Senior Brother, you've broken through? Congratulations, congratulations!"
Faced with Zhang Yuhe's congratulations, Li Tian managed a forced smile on his usually stern face.
"It was just luck; I can't compare to Junior Brother Zhang."
"Junior Brother has cultivated to the Void Refinement Realm in just a hundred years. He is truly unprecedented and probably will never be the same again."
"You're too kind, senior. I'm just a bit more diligent than others."
Li Tian is speechless.
Is this even human language?
You think you're so diligent?
Do you think everyone else is sleeping all day?
Within the Dao Sheng Sect, diligent disciples are as numerous as hairs on a cow, but those who can ultimately cultivate to the Refinement Void Realm are less than one in ten thousand.
Not to mention, he cultivated to the Void Refinement Realm in just one hundred years.
The most fundamental aspect of cultivation is still relying on natural talent.
People who lack natural talent will not go very far, no matter how hard they work.
The so-called going against the will of Heaven is nothing more than self-hypnosis for mediocre people.
Originally, Li Tian was extremely confident in his talent.
He possesses a fire spirit body that is extremely rare, and the entire Dao Sheng Sect regards him as a potential candidate for ascension.
He hopes that one day he can ascend to the Immortal Realm and re-establish contact with the sects in the Upper Realm.
However, looking at Zhang Yuhe now...
Li Tian felt that his once proud talent was nothing compared to Zhang Yuhe's.
There's absolutely no comparison.
...
Lu Mingfang stood to the side, silently sensing the aura of the Void Refinement Realm emanating from Zhang Yuhe.
He really didn't know what to say to the disciple who had misjudged him back then.
At first, he thought the kid was just a lucky guy who accidentally found the token.
He didn't care much at all, and simply followed the sect's rules to take Zhang Yuhe into the inner sect.
Little did he know that in just over a hundred years, this kid had already broken through to the Void Refinement Realm.
How long did it take you to break through to the Void Refinement Realm?
Was it five thousand or six thousand?
Thinking about this, Lu Mingfang felt a little sad.
People are afraid of comparison.
It's very uncomfortable to compare yourself to someone who is exceptionally outstanding.
At this moment, Lu Mingfang and Li Tian were in the main hall, and that was the feeling.
"Alright, let's go meet the sect leader first. Follow me."
Lu Mingfang interrupted the two of them, then transformed into a streak of light and flew deep into the sect.
Zhang Yuhe and Li Tian quickly flew after them.
Before long, they arrived at the foot of a towering mountain.
The mountain peaks were shrouded in mist, with occasional buildings appearing and disappearing on the summit.
A stone path winds its way up from the foot of the mountain, its end nowhere in sight.
At the entrance to the path stands a tall stone tablet.
The stone tablet is inscribed with the three large characters "Daosheng Peak".
The handwriting is elegant and beautiful, as if countless Taoist principles are hidden within it.
"Let's go, the sect leader is waiting for us in the ancestral hall."
With a flick of his sleeve, Lu Mingfang strode quickly up the stone steps toward the mountaintop.
Li Tian and Zhang Yuhe followed closely behind.
Soon, they reached the end of the path.
A magnificent building stood atop the mountain.
The plaque above the main gate of the building reads "Ancestral Master Hall".
The three entered the Ancestral Hall, where a middle-aged man in white robes stood solemnly in the center of the hall.
The middle-aged man in white exuded no aura, and Zhang Yuhe could not discern his cultivation level at all.
Upon seeing the middle-aged man in white, Lu Mingfang and Li Tian respectfully greeted him.
"Greetings, Sect Master."
Zhang Yuhe quickly echoed the call.
"Disciple Zhang Yuhe greets Sect Master."
He had only heard of Feng Xiaotian, the sect leader of Dao Sheng Sect, before; this was the first time he had met him in person.
It is said that Feng Xiaotian was exceptionally talented from a young age, and after entering the Dao Sheng Sect, he soared to great heights.
He spent three hundred years transforming into a deity, eight hundred years refining into a void, and in less than twenty thousand years, he advanced to the Mahayana realm.
It is even stronger than Li Tian now.
Moreover, Feng Xiaotian is currently one of only two Mahayana cultivators in the Dao Sheng Sect.
Besides Feng Xiaotian, the Dao Sheng Sect also has another Mahayana patriarch.
However, that Mahayana patriarch has not shown his face for thousands of years.
Let alone ordinary sect disciples, even most sect elders have only heard of them by name, and very few have actually seen them in person.
The path to immortality is increasingly difficult.
Despite the Dao Sheng Sect's dominance over the entire Yu Fan Tian, it remains extremely difficult to cultivate a Mahayana cultivator.
Fortunately, Mahayana cultivators have long lifespans; if they live without disasters or difficulties, they can live for nearly 100,000 years.
Such a long period of time is enough for the Dao Saint Sect to produce a second Mahayana cultivator.
Therefore, since its founding, the Mahayana lineage of the Daosheng Sect has never been interrupted.
...
Feng Xiaotian turned around and looked at the three of them. When he saw Zhang Yuhe, he smiled and said...
"Your name is Zhang Yuhe? Very good."
"A hundred years of Void Refinement—not to mention in Yu Fan Heaven, even in the Immortal Realm, judging from the records left by the Ancestor, there aren't many people like that."
"Cultivate diligently. With your talent, given time, you will surely be able to surpass us and ascend to the Immortal Realm."
"I hope that one day you can lead the Dao Saint Sect to glory in the Immortal Realm, so that we can also share in the glory."
Upon hearing Feng Xiaotian's words, Zhang Yuhe quickly responded.
"Thank you for your encouragement, Sect Master. I will keep it in mind and cultivate diligently without ever slacking off."
"Very good, you two come with me to pay homage to the ancestral master."
Feng Xiaotian waved his sleeves and led them to the main hall of the Ancestral Master's Hall.
A statue of an immortal in a green robe stands in the very center of the main hall.
The immortal carried a long sword on his back, stood on auspicious clouds, and wore flowing blue robes; he was clearly extraordinary.
Feng Xiaotian bowed respectfully to the statue of the immortal, then turned to Zhang Yuhe and the other man and said.
"This is our Dao Sheng Sect's founding ancestor, and also the Golden Immortal ancestor of the Dao Sheng Sect in the Immortal Realm, Ancestor Lu Yunfei."
"Come and pay homage to our ancestor."
Zhang Yuhe and Li Tian quickly walked to the statue and respectfully bowed.
The form of worshipping the ancestral master was much simpler than Zhang Yuhe had imagined.
They simply bowed to the statue and then left the hall; there were no complicated procedures.
Standing outside the main hall, Feng Xiaotian spoke to the two of them.
"Bring me your identity jade tokens."
They quickly handed over the jade pendant.
Feng Xiaotian took the jade tablet and began to carve characters in the air.
A short while later, the jade pendant was handed back.
"Alright, from now on, you will be elders of the Dao Saint Sect. You must remember the sect's teachings and maintain the stability of the Feathered Mortal Realm."
"yes."
Zhang Yuhe and Li Tian responded that it was true.
Feng Xiaotian then turned to Lu Mingfang and said.
"The two newly appointed elders of the Dao Sheng Sect have spread this news throughout the world. The rest is up to you to handle."
"yes."
After Feng Xiaotian finished speaking, his figure flashed and disappeared instantly.
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