Summoned

Many people had high hopes for Gan Zhen breaking through to the Spirit 통 Realm.

But only Gan Zhen himself knew exactly how much he was worth.

Just as mentioned before, Gan Zhen had no particularly astonishing cultivation talent. Before leaving Luoling Sect to travel the world, he had been nothing more than an ordinary Inner Disciple.

His achievements today were not due to his talent, but solely to the opportunities he had encountered.

The cultivation resources Gan Zhen received from the sect far exceeded those of ordinary Qi Sea Realm cultivators.

The reason was that he had copied the fire technique he obtained while traveling and submitted a copy to the sect.

But in truth, Gan Zhen had held something back.

He had copied only the first half, never telling anyone that the fire technique had a second half.

Now certain that he would likely never break through to the Spirit 통 Realm in his lifetime, Gan Zhen began searching for someone to inherit his mantle.

That day, Gan Zhen stood on the training grounds and took one look at the young woman before him before deciding she was the one.

There was no other reason. It was simply because she possessed a quality strikingly similar to the one he had had in his youth—

Obstinacy.

It was Gan Zhen's devotion to and pursuit of the Immortal Dao that had allowed him, during those thirty years of travel, to seize this opportunity. After returning to the sect, he had soared to new heights with that mysterious fire technique, reaching the Qi Sea Realm—a level he hadn't even dared dream of in his youth.

And in Xiao Xi'er's eyes, Gan Zhen seemed to see his former self.

He believed that no one in all of Luoling Sect was better suited