Aurora was once again utterly shocked. "Annihilation's second aunt and second uncle are actually them?"
"What is so extraordinary about these two Grand Imperial Mentors?" Li Tianming wondered inwardly.
Aurora explained, "These two Grand Imperial Mentors are extremely famous in the Heavenly Emperor Sect. They are far stronger than the likes of Li Zongyuan. Rumor has it that their strength rivals the Demon-Subduing Holy Emperor's, and they may very well have reached a realm above Heavenly Venerable—the realm beyond the Primordial Eonic God."
"They're that powerful?"
Li Tianming felt a flicker of shock. He had never expected such top-tier Grand Imperial Mentors to offer him a chance to become their disciple.
Of course, he was not yet ten thousand years old. This was only preliminary contact for now; whether he could truly succeed in taking them as masters would depend on their attitude.
The two top-tier Grand Imperial Mentors, Hongyan and Taisu, first examined Li Tianming carefully from head to toe, in no hurry to speak.
Then Taisu, the handsome man, smiled. "Not bad. Your foundation is very solid. I had heard that you advanced very quickly, and I was somewhat worried that you had been too eager for quick success, damaging your foundation instead. But now that I see you, there is no such problem at all."
"This disciple is not someone who aims too high and reaches too far. What I seek is not to shine brilliantly in contests of youth, only to watch my old rivals reach the summit in my later years while I sigh in the shadows." Li Tianming's eyes gleamed brightly.
The female Grand Imperial Mentor, Hongyan, nodded in praise. "Excellent. It seems that both your talent and your temperament possess the potential to climb to great heights. That is exceedingly rare. I am