As Cao Yuxiu listened to his Sect Leader's teachings, all the hesitation and conflict on his face faded, replaced by boundless resolve.
Yet in the depths of his eyes, where no one could see, a trace of helplessness surfaced.
Everyone in the Mountain-Shaking Immortal Sect praised his steadiness and his devotion to the sect's greater interests.
So much so that back in the Pearl-Curtain Blessed Land, even an extra glance at that young friend Luo had made Qi Zhentian, the Inner Sect Grand Elder, change his expression.
But being too steady, weighing too many considerations, and forever looking ahead and behind before acting had imperceptibly robbed him of the sharp edge a young man ought to possess.
Take Liu Yiyi, the Heavenly Pill Sect Dao Seed, for example.
Their strength was comparable, and she might even have been a shade weaker than him, but the sharpness radiating from her made Cao Yuxiu's eyes ache and stirred an uncontrollable envy in his heart.
Unfortunately, everyone had their own path to walk. Hers was not a path he could take merely by envying it.
Moreover, compared with Liu Yiyi, the Heavenly Pill Sect Dao Seed, that young friend Luo wore his sharp edge even more openly.
Even at the risk of offending a colossus like Xuantian Tower, he refused to suffer the slightest loss.
"Truly..."
A sigh of emotion escaped Cao Yuxiu's lips. With difficulty, he settled his tangled thoughts, then turned and headed outside the Mountain-Shaking Immortal Sect's mountain gate.
Before the gigantic footprint that housed the Mountain-Shaking Immortal Sect's mountain gate, the Landscape Scroll spread across the entire sky, depicting a magnificent age of prosperity.
Yet this Landscape Scroll was utterly different from before.
Not only were the figures within it clearer, but the terrifying power it unleashed was even