Immediately afterward, Ling Pengyun ventured deeper into the sect and eventually entered the Ice Profound Lineage's Affairs Hall. He sought out the Great Elder who managed the hall, Old Ice Marrow Dao Lord, and filled in the register recording his return to the sect.
This would make it easier for the Ice Profound Lineage to manage its members.
"Young friend Peng Yun? You've finally returned."
"I was terribly worried about your safety while you were away from the sect. By the way, did your training journey go smoothly? Did you resolve the mental bottleneck you encountered before?"
The moment Old Ice Marrow Dao Lord saw Ling Pengyun arrive, delight lit up his face, and he hurried to greet him.
"Of course. I also took the opportunity to raise my cultivation to the limit of my current realm. In fact, my spiritual power now rivals seventy or eighty percent of the power of a Void Refinement cultivator."
"My divine sense can even directly rival that of an ordinary early-stage Void Refinement cultivator."
Ling Pengyun spoke with a smile.
At first, Old Ice Marrow Dao Lord found this somewhat hard to believe. Although he knew how outstanding Ling Pengyun's aptitude was, he truly had not expected him to reach such heights after a mere ten-odd years of training outside the sect.
Thus, he carefully examined Ling Pengyun's cultivation. Once he confirmed that this was indeed the case, he was overwhelmed with delighted surprise.
"You truly possess heaven-bestowed talent, young friend."
"I never imagined you would reach this point so quickly. Moreover, given your cultivation and divine sense, you really do have something of a foundation for Void Refinement. Even if you attempted the breakthrough with your own strength alone, you would probably have a ten to twenty percent chance of success."
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