Heavenly Prodigy

At that moment, on Star Lord Taiyin's Brightmoon Peak, with the deadline for announcing the Inner Estate Dao Lords drawing near, more than a dozen people were gathered together, waiting for the rankings to change.

They were all Outer Estate Dao Lords of the Dao Venerable Palace.

Star Lord Tianxiang, Star Lord Qisha, and the others were among them.

Also present were Wang Yizhen and Fang Yuchen, who had already wasted two more cultivation cycles in the Dao Venerable Palace.

"Becoming an Inner Estate Dao Lord is too difficult. Looking back now, we were simply too naïve."

Star Lord Qisha smiled bitterly. "In the Firecloud Palace, we only had to compete with the palace's disciples. But in the Dao Venerable Palace, apart from a handful of top forces like the Firecloud Palace, we have to compete with every Golden Immortal. The difficulty is on entirely different levels."

His words left Wang Yizhen, Fang Yuchen, and the others at a loss for how to reply.

After a long while, Wang Yizhen finally mocked himself. "The Dao Venerable Palace isn't a charity either. Capable people can rise to prominence anywhere. The Dao Venerable Palace and the Firecloud Palace are no different. Ultimately, our abilities simply aren't enough. We aren't outstanding enough."

"Indeed. The current Kindling Star Sea is different from the past. The three great forces are no longer embroiled in fierce disputes. Instead, they've settled down to pursue development. Under such circumstances, true geniuses don't need to worry about their talents going unrecognized. As long as you truly display the potential for immortality, there will be plenty of families willing to invest in you. You might even alarm an Immortal Venerable and be accepted as a disciple."

"Among the Dao Venerable Palace's three thousand Inner Estate Dao Lords, sometimes the competitors