Inside the inner hall of the Lin family, Lin Tao was conversing with an imposing elder, his attitude appearing far more respectful than when he faced others.
"Tao'er, it's been a little over a year since you broke through to the mid-stage of the Force Condensation Realm, hasn't it? How is your cultivation progress proceeding with the Hidden Water True Scripture of the Hidden Water Sect?"
"Haha, Father, you really weren't wrong back then when you had me join the Hidden Water Sect.
With this Hidden Water True Scripture practiced alongside our Lin family's Sun Moon Divine Art, my cultivation speed is almost fast enough to rival those with upper-middle spiritual aptitude."
"It's good that it's effective. After all, you only possess medium aptitude. Back then, the rules of the Hidden Water Sect were not this strict, and Father also pulled a lot of strings just to get you into the sect.
Yet as long as you can cultivate to the perfection of the Force Condensation Realm before the age of forty-five, and with the aid of our family's divine weapon, the Sun Moon Wheel, it is still possible to break through to the Spirit God Realm above Force Condensation, allowing our Lin family to return to our peak."
The imposing elder nodded.
"The Spirit God Realm..." A trace of anticipation also surfaced in Lin Tao's gaze.
However, the elder then asked casually.
"I heard you've been paying a lot of attention to a country boy recently? Could it be that his spiritual aptitude isn't bad? Otherwise, why would you take a liking to him?"
"That's not it."
Lin Tao paused, shook his head, and smiled faintly. "Father, I told you before, I'm pursuing that Junior Sister Chu in the sect. She possesses upper spiritual aptitude and is already in