Ji Mie Arhat withdrew his distant gaze and smiled faintly.
There was a measure of helplessness hidden within that smile.
He did not simply cherish talent.
"You do not understand the greater tide, nor do you understand the current predicament of our Temple of Boundless Beings."
Ji Mie Arhat spoke slowly, his voice deep and distant:
"I have observed that this boy's physical foundation is solid, and he has even cultivated Dragon Tendon Tiger Bone."
"His body's resilience and capacity for accumulated foundations surpass all of Cloud Province. He is a body-tempering prodigy seen only once in a century."
"The Dragon Elephant Vajra Prajna Divine Art is supremely hard and supremely yang, an ultimate body-tempering art."
"Under heaven, among young martial artists at present, only a scant few are suited to this cultivation method."
"Wang Yuan is one of them."
"As for the other secrets upon him, I did not investigate them deeply, nor was there any need to."
Ji Mie Arhat's vision was lofty; he only sought a suitable "chess piece."
The white-robed monk nodded in realization, then asked:
"Even if Wang Yuan is suited to the cultivation method, Master need not support him with such wholehearted effort."
"After all, he is not one of our temple."
Ji Mie Arhat's eyes narrowed, and his tone suddenly turned grave as he revealed the true core secret:
"Because the Imperial Court's Weapon Master will soon take charge of Cloud Province."
"The Great Yin Dynasty is brimming with ambition, seeking to gather all martial territories beneath heaven into its grasp."
"Every Weapon Master is among the Imperial Court's foremost combat forces."
"They wield divine weapons and demonic blades, carrying the fortune of imperial authority as they suppress an entire region."
"Cloud Province's martial world is exceedingly weak. The so-called two great Lineages