The morning mist had yet to disperse.
The blue-gray Stele Forest loomed in and out of sight through the thin mist, exuding a solemn and desolate air.
Su Wan'er stood on the bluestone path outside the courtyard, gazing at Li Tie Zhu not far away with a complicated look.
Sunlight pierced through the thin mist and spilled over Li Tie Zhu, outlining his tall, straight figure.
The Li Tie Zhu of today was surrounded by a faint Heavenly God Middle Stage pressure. His expression was composed, and the awkwardness and naivety of his younger years had long since vanished.
An indescribable feeling churned endlessly in Su Wan'er's heart.
Back when she had left the Divine Tomb lineage, Li Tie Zhu had only been a True God Third Layer cultivator.
His foundation had been unstable, his talent mediocre, and he had been a "good-for-nothing" she had looked down upon completely.
Yet now, times had changed. He had actually broken through to the Heavenly God Middle Stage and become a sought-after young powerhouse within the sect.
As for her, she remained stuck at the True God Peak. No matter how hard she cultivated, she still could not touch the threshold of the Heavenly God Realm.
The enormous disparity filled her heart with jealousy and regret.
She should have realized it long ago. The Divine Tomb lineage was the oldest lineage of the Heavenly Star Sacred Sect and had once produced five Divine Venerables, including one at the Divine Venerable Peak. How could it truly have no foundation at all?
Back then, she had only seen how remote and desolate this place was, overlooking the profound foundation of a lineage's inheritance. She had rashly transferred to Heavenly Pill Peak, and now that she thought about it, it had been utterly foolish!
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