Master-Apprenticeship Ceremony

The vast plaza had suddenly fallen solemn. Everyone stared unblinkingly toward the center of the towering stone platform, waiting for the protagonist to appear.

Although Qin Fengming had taken part in several skill competitions, not many cultivators in Manghuang Mountain had interacted with him. At this moment, more than a thousand cultivators all wanted to see what was so extraordinary about this young cultivator whom everyone had described in such legendary terms.

"Fellow Daoists here to witness the ceremony, before the formal apprenticeship begins, I, Shu, must first give a brief introduction to this cultivator who wishes to become a disciple of the five Supreme Elders of Manghuang Mountain."

Shu Jingliang swept his gaze across the scene, a smile on his face, and continued in a ringing voice.

"This cultivator is named Qin Fengming. Having cultivated immortality for merely fifty years, he has already reached the peak of Foundation Establishment. Such outstanding aptitude is something rarely encountered in the Yuanfeng Empire's immortal cultivation world over the past several thousand years."

As Shu Jingliang's voice rang out, the many cultivators who had come to witness the ceremony immediately let out a wave of murmurs. After hearing only those few words, several of the cultivators seated near the front straightened, sharp glints flashing briefly through their eyes.

"Even more remarkable is that, despite his youth, this young cultivator has conducted profound research into alchemy, artifact refinement, talisman crafting, formations, and Puppet Technique. This is something unprecedented in the tens of thousands of years of Manghuang Mountain's history. That is why the five Supreme Elders of Manghuang Mountain came out of seclusion and took this cultivator as their disciple together."

The moment Shu Jingliang finished speaking, an uproar broke out among the cultivators present.

As everyone knew, Manghuang Mountain had always judged whether