My Cornerstone

This day.

A dark cloud that blotted out the sky swept through the thick white clouds over the Jin Kingdom!

It shot straight toward the White Cloud Mountain Range!

Before long, it reached the depths of the White Cloud Mountain Range and hovered before a smooth, lustrous Light Screen.

A short while later!

A massive opening appeared, and the Heaven Escaping Boat, vast enough to blot out the sky, slowly flew through it.

Within the White Cloud Sect, among its mountains and canyons!

Streaks of spiritual light shot over and circled the Heaven Escaping Boat, sizing it up. Then they began talking among themselves:

"The Heaven Escaping Boat is back!"

"Could that mean our Martial Granduncle has returned?"

"Of course!"

"Think about it. The Golden Core Celebration Banquet is about to begin, so Martial Uncle Cheng is bound to come back!"

"I heard Martial Uncle Cheng still doesn't have any disciples. Do you think we might have a chance?"

"Don't go dreaming of reaching the heavens in one step!"

"Ordinary disciples need at least Foundation Establishment Realm cultivation to become Martial Granduncle's disciple. Otherwise, they'd need exceptional spiritual root talent—at least a Mutated Spiritual Root!"

"In my view, only Foundation Establishment Realm Martial Uncles have any chance of becoming Martial Granduncle's disciples at this Golden Core Banquet."

"..."

Inside the Heaven Escaping Boat, Cheng Buzheng heard the Qi Refining Stage youngsters talking and smiled faintly.

He, too, had once been one of the junior cultivators gathered around to watch the Heaven Escaping Boat. Now he had become a Golden Core cultivator whom everyone looked up to.

At least, that was how things were in the White Cloud Sect!

As for taking disciples, although it was one of the proceedings at the Golden Core Banquet, he was not obliged to take