Inside Qingyun Immortal City's grand hall, cups and goblets clinked amid an exceptionally lively atmosphere.
One Nascent Soul Ancestor after another stepped forward to toast Zhou Ling and offer congratulations.
Zhou Ling smiled and nodded his thanks.
At a table in the middle of the hall, behind the Nascent Soul cultivators' tables,
sat Zhou Shan's family.
Other than the two tables occupied by Nascent Soul cultivators, this was the most conspicuous spot.
At the table sat Zhou Shan and his wife, along with Wang Xin holding her daughter.
Also present were Yuan Hu, He Zijian and his sister, and several familiar faces from Lingxia Immortal City.
Seeing the scene before her, Li Ru was overcome with excitement once more.
She had never imagined that, in barely more than a decade, that little brat would not only successfully form his core, but would now even become the City Lord of Qingyun Immortal City.
It all felt like a dream to her, so unreal.
Back in Lingxia Immortal City, her greatest hope for her child had merely been that he would become a Foundation Establishment Cultivator and find a livelihood in Lingxia Immortal City that carried no great risks.
Then marry a wife and have children—his life would have been complete.
Yet she had never expected that her son would become the City Lord of Qingyun Immortal City.
It was not only her. Zhou Shan, Yuan Hu, and the others all shared in the glory!
They were all Zhou Ling's closest people.
Naturally, they hoped Zhou Ling would achieve success in his endeavors and make great strides in cultivation.
But they had absolutely never expected Zhou Ling's accomplishments to be this astounding.
Not to mention Lingxia Immortal City—even across the entire Qingyang Immortal Domain, or even the Dao Alliance, it would be