Time drifted by, and in the blink of an eye, nearly a hundred years had passed.
Perhaps the many sects of the Cultivation World had been busy cultivating the techniques created by Yun Tian, so not many people continued searching for Lingxiao Star. That gave Ling Tian and the others a chance to develop. As time passed, more and more Lingxiao Pavilion disciples followed Wan Yanming in overcoming their ascension tribulations. Of Lu Yuan's five brothers, three had already succeeded in overcoming theirs, while Xue Feng and Zhu Yan had been at the Great Perfection of Tribulation Transcendence for a long time. They were now just one step away from facing their ascension tribulations.
As for Hu Yao and the others, who were of the same generation as Ling Tian, most had also reached the Great Perfection of Tribulation Transcendence. However, they weren't in a hurry to undergo tribulation. Instead, they were consolidating what they had learned over the years, hoping to build an even sturdier foundation. After all, they knew that cultivation level alone didn't represent strength. The true path of cultivation was to pursue the greatest strength possible at any given level.
More than a hundred years had passed, and Lingxiao Pavilion had gained nearly ten immortals. Its strength now far surpassed what it had been when Ling Xiao was alive, and the pavilion had truly regained its former glory. This filled Old Man Ling with joy.
As the older generation successively overcame their tribulations, the younger generation had been busy too. Their cultivation had advanced at an astonishing rate. They were all geniuses of the Cultivation World, and their strength was formidable thanks to Old Man Ling's special training environment. Moreover, Lingxiao Pavilion's open-minded principle of embracing all teachings had allowed them to learn a great deal.