Trial Mission

Trial Hall.

Inside the grand hall!

Seated upon the throne at the very front was a Mortal Cultivator who looked like a wealthy merchant of an estate owner.

Though he appeared kind and approachable, an intimidating pressure surrounded him, enough to show that he was also a formidable expert.

And not an ordinary expert at that, but one of the rare Golden Core True Persons in the Cultivation World.

Thus, while this kind-faced old man appeared benevolent, he was in fact far from harmless!

At this moment.

That seemingly harmless Golden Core True Person, who resembled a wealthy merchant, smiled at a handsome young man in the hall and said gently:

"Fellow Daoist, to have emerged from the White Cloud Sect and yet possess such exquisite transformation and concealment arts, this old man truly admires you greatly."

Cheng Buzheng paid no mind to the old man's praise.

It was nothing more than polite flattery!

Although the Second-Order Treasure Technique he had used earlier was indeed beyond comparison with ordinary treasure techniques.

To a Golden Core True Person, however, it was merely so-so.

So long as a Golden Core cultivator cultivated a Second-Order Eye Technique, their powerful cultivation would be enough to see through it!

Thus, it was nothing worth showing off.

Only divine abilities could run rampant through the Golden Core Realm.

Still, Cheng Buzheng did not expose this directly, merely smiling without a word!

After all, everyone helped lift the flower-decked sedan chair; it was only a customary compliment!

Immediately afterward!

Li Yuan spoke again:

"Fellow Daoist formed a core at such a young age. You must be someone blessed with profound fortune as well."

"No wonder Fellow Daoist has such a close friendship with Hall Master Chu's grandson, Chu Daofeng, and was able to receive Fellow Daoist Chu's