"Senior Disciple Brother's aptitude is far too terrifying..."
Everyone involuntarily drew in a cold breath, feeling that Jiang Chen's aptitude far surpassed their own.
When a Saint preached the Dao, the better one's aptitude and foundation, the greater the gains. The worse they were, the smaller the gains.
It was just like this time when Tongtian preached the Dao. At first, they could still understand him, but the further he went, the more obscure and profound it became. Even though the eight of them were Tongtian's personal disciples, they still found it difficult to understand, and all of them wore worried expressions while listening.
They were already like this, so the others needed no explanation. It was like poor students listening to a heavenly text.
Even so, they had still benefited greatly. They might not be able to break through to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, but breaking through one or two minor realms would be more than easy.
But what about Jiang Chen? In merely a hundred years, he had broken through directly from the early-stage Golden Immortal realm to the Perfected Grand Master Golden Immortal realm!
That was nearly two entire major realms!
It was not difficult to see just how terrifying Jiang Chen's aptitude was!
However, how could they know that this was merely the result of Jiang Chen finishing the download of their cultivation while the Saint preached the Dao, then successfully using it?
"What? Is this the Interception Sect's Senior Disciple Brother?!"
"I heard that when Tongtian the Saint accepted his first disciple, that disciple's terrifying aptitude caused countless Great Powers to fight over him. It even became one of the Primordial World's great jokes. I never thought I'd be fortunate enough to see the Senior Disciple Brother in person today. He truly lives up to his reputation!"
"Although he only has the Perfected Grand Master Golden Immortal realm of cultivation, his aura is comparable to that of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal. Is this our Interception Sect's Senior Disciple Brother?! Long live our Interception Sect!!"
"Comparing people really is infuriating!"
"I'm so envious!"
As Jiang Chen's aura erupted, countless rogue cultivators cried out in alarm. Their eyes were filled with envy and astonishment as they looked up at him!
The Interception Sect's Senior Disciple Brother!
He was clearly destined to become the number one person beneath the Saints!
It was not only them. Even Tongtian looked at Jiang Chen in surprise, with a trace of gratification in his eyes.
Earlier, he had been somewhat worried that his disciple's cultivation was too low and that the newly accepted outer disciples would surpass him, causing him to lose the respect of the masses in the future. But now, there was no need to worry.
"Enough. Golden Immortal cultivators, step forward and become outer disciples of my Interception Sect!..."
With that thought, Tongtian pressed down with one hand, interrupting their exclamations and beginning to select disciples.
Since Tongtian accepted disciples regardless of their origins, he did not spend much time selecting them. He soon finished accepting them all.
"Disciple pays respects to Master!"
"Greetings, Senior Disciple Brother!"...
As Tongtian accepted disciple after disciple, each one wore an ecstatic expression and bowed toward Tongtian and Jiang Chen from afar.
At this point, the entrance ceremony was complete, and they had officially become members of the Interception Sect.
With ten thousand immortals entering the sect, the Interception Sect flourished like never before!
Just as they became disciples of the Interception Sect, streams of providence drifted over from the horizon. They were vast and immense, their surroundings glowing red like the sun, sacred and majestic!
Clearly, this was the Interception Sect's providence!
The Interception Sect's providence floated over. It first descended into Biyou Palace, then scattered among Tongtian and the many Interception Sect disciples. But upon closer inspection, one would discover that the greatest portions had gone to Tongtian and Jiang Chen!
With providence added to him, Jiang Chen was surprised and delighted.
Providence was truly a wonderful thing. Why did those famous Great Powers possess spiritual treasures from birth? Was it not because they were naturally blessed with great providence? Now that he was the Interception Sect's Senior Disciple Brother and enjoyed the Interception Sect's providence, he was no worse off than them!
In the future, he might not pick up a spiritual treasure whenever he left home, but the chances of encountering one would increase greatly. His cultivation would also advance by leaps and bounds!
In short, there were countless benefits!
As the providence scattered, Tongtian's figure disappeared at some point, and after bidding Jiang Chen farewell, the many Interception Sect disciples also departed one after another.
"Open the download panel!"
After responding to their farewells, Jiang Chen silently said this in his heart.
Whoosh!
[Tongtian the Saint's cultivation] Total: Unknown. Progress: 0.71%. Download speed: 73 MB/s.
As the download panel appeared, the first thing that caught his eye was [Tongtian the Saint's cultivation].
"Download speed 73 MB/s, and the progress has even reached 0.71%?"
Jiang Chen's eyes lit up when he saw this.
After his strength had soared, not only was his download speed several times faster than before, but the download progress also filled him with delight.
0.71%!
Compared to the 0.51% from a hundred years ago, it had increased by a full 0.2%. In other words, he was one step closer to successfully downloading the Saint's cultivation!
The time required had also definitely been shortened considerably from the previous estimate of three hundred thousand years!
How could he not be delighted?
"However, this speed is still a little slow. I have to find a way to speed it up again!"
Jiang Chen soon calmed down.
Although the current download speed was gratifying, when he thought of how long it would take to complete the download, he still found it difficult to accept.
Earlier, he had intended to follow his master the entire time, quietly developing under a Saint's protection until he successfully downloaded his cultivation, and only then leave. But now, it seemed he was no longer satisfied with that.
There was no helping it. After experiencing the exhilaration of successfully downloading cultivation in a hundred years and directly breaking through to the Perfected Grand Master Golden Immortal realm, the thought of needing several hundred thousand years to download a Saint's cultivation made the difference seem unbearably long.
Moreover, Jiang Chen knew that if he wanted to quickly finish downloading the Saint's cultivation, he had to use the method of sacrificing spiritual treasures!
For other things, the speed brought by a breakthrough in strength might be just right, but for a Saint's cultivation, the speed provided by breaking through was simply far too slow!
Without becoming a Saint, one would forever remain an ant!
Although many junior brothers envied his cultivation, Jiang Chen did not become arrogant or carried away. After all, in his previous life, he understood better than anyone the truth that without becoming a Saint, one would forever remain an ant!
"It seems that if I want to quickly download the Saint's cultivation, I'll have to travel through the Primordial World and seek other opportunities!"
Jiang Chen thought this over.
However, if he left Golden Ao Island, the task currently being downloaded would also stop.
For a moment, all kinds of pros and cons surfaced in his mind.
"If I don't risk the bait, I won't catch the wolf. If I obtain a large number of spiritual treasures, I can not only make up for the losses, but also increase the speed!"
Jiang Chen soon made his decision!
Once he had decided, he brought Ao Yu, the mount he had just subdued, and turned to leave Golden Ao Island.
"Roar!"
After learning of Jiang Chen's intentions, Ao Yu threw her head back and roared. Then, her entire body was shrouded in a mass of red light.
The next moment.
A pink True Dragon, three thousand zhang long, appeared before everyone's eyes!
When the True Dragon appeared, many Interception Sect disciples who had yet to leave were startled. They thought someone was causing trouble in the Saint's Daoist arena. But when they saw the True Dragon bowing before Jiang Chen and allowing him to stand atop her head, they were all dumbfounded!
Seeing this, how could they not know that this True Dragon was their Senior Disciple Brother's mount? Yet precisely because they understood this, they were even more shocked. A True Dragon as a mount—and a late-stage Grand Master Golden Immortal True Dragon at that—this was probably the only one in the entire Primordial World!
That was right. After Tongtian preached the Dao, Ao Yu's cultivation had already reached the late-stage Grand Master Golden Immortal realm.
Thus, amid everyone's cries of alarm, Ao Yu carried Jiang Chen into the clouds and disappeared into the horizon, roaming through the sky!
Back to Jiang Chen.
After leaving Golden Ao Island, Jiang Chen sat atop Ao Yu's dragon head. As he looked down at the Primordial World, he wondered where he should go.
This was his first time leaving his master, and also his first time traveling through the Primordial World, so he felt somewhat unfamiliar and lost.
He asked Ao Yu, but Ao Yu said that this was also her first time leaving. She had always cultivated in the Dragon Palace, making her a bona fide shut-in cultivator who knew only a little about the Primordial World.
Helpless, Jiang Chen could only think it over himself.
"Come to think of it, ever since becoming my master's disciple, I haven't seen the Human Race of the Primordial World again. Why don't I go back and take a look first?"
Jiang Chen suddenly thought of his fellow clansmen.
Once he had made up his mind, he immediately had Ao Yu head toward the Human Race in the East Sea.
It had to be said that having a late-stage Grand Master Golden Immortal True Dragon as a mount was quite enjoyable. Not only could he stand on her head and overlook the scenery of the Primordial World, but her speed was also excellent.
More importantly, he could even take a nap along the way.
The comfort of it all was beyond description!
Just like that.
If someone happened to be in the clouds, they would see a pink True Dragon swimming through the boundless clouds, with a sleeping youth atop her head!
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