At that, Lin Yang rolled his eyes.
If you didn't dare, then you didn't dare. Why make so many excuses?
He could tell, too. Though this Sage Remnant Soul had once been a Saint, he was timid and afraid of trouble, a real survivalist. Whenever danger came around, he ran as far from it as he could.
"What's with that look?"
The Sage Remnant Soul planted his hands on his hips and puffed himself up.
Even a little brat dared to look down on him. How was he supposed to hold his head up after that?
"Don't scare Lin Yang, or I'll tell Senior you've been bullying us!"
Mu Qingqing raised her little fist and waved it. She and Lin Yang were on the same side; she was even willing to die for him.
She wore a green dress and carried herself with quiet grace. Her skin was fair, and her features were delicate. She wasn't a top-tier beauty, but she was certainly easy on the eyes.
"Qingqing."
Lin Yang shook his head with a smile and took Mu Qingqing's hand, signaling for her to show the Sage Remnant Soul a little respect.
When Lin Yang took her hand, Mu Qingqing froze, her pretty face turning red without her even realizing it.
She could feel that Lin Yang treated her differently now than he had before.
"Oooh!"
The Sage Remnant Soul whistled and clicked his tongue, instantly wrecking the lovely atmosphere between them.
Lin Yang said irritably,
"Actually, you don't need to show him so much respect from now on. He doesn't even have any self-respect, so why bother giving him any?"
"Pfft!"
Mu Qingqing covered her mouth and giggled. As she looked at Lin Yang's profile, her heart began to pound faster. This guy really was different now...
At the front of the flying boat, Hua Yunfei lounged in a chair and leisurely sipped his tea. Though the three had deliberately kept their voices low, how could they hide their conversation from him?
If the little fellow really does ask, should I turn him down?
Hua Yunfei was still hesitating. Lin Yang had a good character, decent talent, and a special constitution. All things considered, he was more than qualified to become his disciple.
Still, he was weighing it over.
Once he agreed, he'd have to take responsibility for Lin Yang's future.
Their karma would become intertwined.
For someone who followed the Survival Dao, having too much karma was no good.
Over the next two months, the flying boat crossed Arid State and eventually entered Qingzhou.
This was Yaoguang Holy Land's territory.
The Eastern Domain was divided into Arid State, Qingzhou, and Cangzhou.
The other Supreme Dao Holy Land in the Eastern Domain, Sun Moon Divine Cult, was in Cangzhou!
"This is harder than I thought..."
Hua Yunfei stood with his hands behind his back at the very front of the flying boat, watching the sea of clouds slide past with a helpless look.
In two whole months, he hadn't come across a single person with Sacred Tier Low Grade aptitude.
It really was too difficult.
"If nothing else works, we could kidnap someone from a Supreme Dao Holy Land!"
"They're definitely hiding a few geniuses with Sacred Tier Low Grade aptitude!"
The thought flashed through Hua Yunfei's mind, but he immediately dismissed it.
As if! He was a young man of the Survival Dao. How could he do something like that?
If they got angry and asked an ancestor to divine his identity, wouldn't he be bringing trouble to the sect?
Still, he hadn't come away empty-handed over the past two months.
There were now two more people aboard the flying boat.
Both had Dao Tier Qualification, and they were twins.
He planned to bring them back to the sect and train them. With talent like theirs, after proper cultivation, they should be able to enter the Ancestral Tomb one day!
[Name: Tang Yi]
[Age: 20]
[Realm: None]
[Identity: Mortal]
[Cultivation Aptitude: Dao Tier Middle Grade]
[Other Talents: Dao Tier Middle Grade Earth Attribute Talent, Dao Tier Low Grade Blade Dao Talent, Heaven Tier High Grade Formation Dao Talent.]
[Constitution: Black Sha Yin Body (Unawakened)]
[Techniques: None]
[Divine Abilities: None]
[Artifacts: None]
[Fortune: Purple!]
[Name: Tang Er]
[Age: 20]
[Realm: None]
[Identity: Mortal]
[Cultivation Aptitude: Dao Tier Middle Grade]
[Other Talents: Dao Tier Middle Grade Earth Attribute Talent, Dao Tier Low Grade Blade Dao Talent, Heaven Tier High Grade Formation Dao Talent.]
[Constitution: Black Sha Yang Body (Unawakened)]
[Techniques: None]
[Divine Abilities: None]
[Artifacts: None]
[Fortune: Purple!]
The two were almost identical in every way except for their special constitutions.
It was worth mentioning that the Black Sha Yin Body and Black Sha Yang Body weren't very powerful on their own.
Though both their constitutions were perfect, they were still inferior to Lin Yang's incomplete Thunder Battle Body.
But that was only when they appeared separately!
When the Black Sha Yin Body and Black Sha Yang Body appeared together, the two could join forces and contend with even a Primordial Sacred Body of the same realm!
These two constitutions could fuse, allowing their bearers to evolve yin and yang and perform special Dao techniques. They were incredibly powerful!
Tang Yi and Tang Er were twins with a natural rapport. Working together, they would be a force to be reckoned with!
As the two grew stronger, as long as they stayed together, even opponents several minor realms above them would have a hard time taking them down!
Legend had it that before proving himself the Great Emperor, one Great Emperor had challenged every Quasi-Emperor at Perfection Level in the starry sky.
He had hoped to achieve a breakthrough in battle, undergo Emperor Tribulation, merge with the Heavenly Heart Mark, and ascend to the Emperor Realm!
The most difficult battle that Great Emperor fought before proving himself was against twin brothers who possessed the Black Sha Yin Body and Black Sha Yang Body.
Their battle lasted for decades and was fought with devastating ferocity. The cultivator on the verge of becoming a Great Emperor had nearly been defeated, coughing up blood as he fell.
So, the moment Hua Yunfei saw Tang Yi and Tang Er, he decided to bring them back to the sect and cultivate them as future pillars of the sect!
The Ancestral Tomb needed talents like them!
After entering Qingzhou, Hua Yunfei found that there were clearly more geniuses around. Still, he wasn't willing to bring just anyone back to the sect for cultivation.
Kaoshan Sect had deep foundations, and his standards were exceptionally high. So after Tang Yi and Tang Er, he didn't let anyone else aboard.
Another month passed. The flying boat was about to leave Qingzhou and enter Cangzhou, which was under the influence of Sun Moon Divine Cult.
At the edge of Qingzhou, the Disciple Recruitment Ceremony of one of the Nine Great Immortal Sects, Qiankun Grotto-Heaven, was being held that very day!
Millions of people had gathered in the plaza at the entrance to Qiankun Grotto-Heaven. The crowd stretched out like a dark sea!
Geniuses of every kind had gathered, and the atmosphere was electric. The plaza rang with heated discussion.
A yellow-robed youth with an ordinary appearance stood among them, seemingly uninvolved in everything around him.
Even so, he drew gasps from the people nearby.
"Holy crap, isn't that Huang Xuan?"
"The guy left Yaoguang Holy Land and came here to take Qiankun Grotto-Heaven's recruitment exam!"
"Won't Yaoguang Holy Land be furious when they find out?"
"Yeah! He was one of the candidates for Holy Son of the current generation, but after losing out, he insisted on leaving the Holy Land."
"Maybe he thought he was no longer of any use. The Holy Son has been chosen, so all of Yaoguang Holy Land's resources will surely be directed toward him!"
"Exactly! Huang Xuan may have Sacred Tier Low Grade aptitude, but I heard that the rumored Holy Son is even more powerful!"
Hua Yunfei stared intently at the scene below—or, more precisely, at Huang Xuan. His expression shifted from calm to puzzled, then to astonishment.
This guy...
Holy crap!
He'd also heard the crowd's discussion. If this guy had lost the Holy Son position, then what kind of person was Yaoguang Holy Son?
But Hua Yunfei didn't care at all about Yaoguang Holy Son. He was far more interested in Huang Xuan himself!
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