"Once he has Mingyue Imperial Palace to rely on in the future, my future disciple's path of growth should be much smoother, shouldn't it?"
As he murmured to himself, Li Jiuge cast one final glance at the many New Generation Disciples of Mingyue Imperial Palace within the Mortal Ruins.
Then he withdrew his gaze and sank back into slumber.
Given Li Jiuge's current condition,
even with the nourishment of the Chaos Flying Boat's Natal World,
his remnant soul could only keep from worsening by frequently entering a state of sleep.
Three days later,
the group of New Generation Disciples from Mingyue Imperial Palace who had entered the Mortal Ruins were teleported out empty-handed.
The entirety of Mingyue Imperial Palace once again returned to the proper track of development.
During the years that followed,
whenever Mingyue Imperial Palace held a large-scale recruitment, and the newly admitted New Generation Disciples entered the Mortal Ruins for training according to procedure,
Li Jiuge would temporarily awaken from slumber and secretly examine the strength of the New Generation Disciples' Innate Divine Souls.
Unfortunately, Li Jiuge ended in disappointment several times in a row.
He failed to find a suitable successor to accept as his disciple.
Time flies.
Ten thousand years passed in the blink of an eye.
Until one day after those ten thousand years had passed,
a thin youth in a green robe stepped into the Mortal Ruins, his normally steady and composed eyes carrying a trace of excitement he could hardly conceal.
Shi Xiaofan had been born into a mortal family in a small town within Mingyue Imperial Palace's territory.
Today, on the final day of Mingyue Imperial Palace's large-scale Recruitment Ceremony, his exceptional talent had been detected, allowing him to ultimately join Mingyue Imperial Palace.
After learning that he truly had a