The eruption of the Ancient Dao Well had ended.
The new generation of prodigies in the Southern Domain had officially entered the Golden Core era in one fell swoop.
A single ancient insight had allowed the Dao heirs and geniuses of every sect to advance to Golden Core, saving them more than a decade of painstaking cultivation.
This had been a grand occasion.
Yet... amid this grand occasion, only two people had shone the brightest.
The first was Li Yu. He had been the first to comprehend the Ancient Dao Well, and he had publicly revealed all of his insights without concealment.
Selling his insights for money did not diminish his glory in the slightest. After all, such insights were not something money could buy.
The second was Meng Hao!
He alone had fought against the masses. Surrounded and attacked by the Dao heirs, he had still broken through to Golden Core in one stroke before drifting away. Such bearing eclipsed the age, leaving the Dao heirs of every faction looking pale by comparison.
"I've always been outstanding. I don't need anyone else to remind me of that!"
Having once again become "Fang Mu," Meng Hao wore a bashful expression upon hearing these assessments, though inwardly, he was secretly pleased with himself.
He followed the Purple Cloud Sect back to the sect. Before he had even settled down, he heard another piece of news.
"The Purple Furnace Pill Master advancement trial has begun."
"All Main Furnace Pill Masters may enter the Purple Luck Immortal Soil to take part in the Purple Furnace Pill Master trial."
"In this trial, Master Dan Gui will choose the finest candidates and accept them as his inheriting disciples!"
The tolling of bells resounded through the clouds as a mighty voice spread across the Purple Cloud