The True Foundation (33)

"Senior Uncle? Yes, I remember."

An Jing knew his master wasn't the only one at Xiaoming Peak. He had a senior brother who treated him very well.

In truth, Ming Guangchen had excellent relationships throughout the sect. Many people were close to him, just as he had plenty of friends outside the sect.

"Your master has exceptional talent. In my eyes, it's inevitable that he'll surpass me one day. He could easily establish his own peak, so I never really trained him as my successor. I told Heguang and Guangchen as much, and they both understood."

Perhaps it was the Mingjing Sect's way of doing things. Chenyinzi, Heavenly Monarch Chengguang, and the Haotian Mirror Fragment were all refreshingly straightforward. They said what they meant, just like a mirror reflecting what was there. "Your Senior Uncle, True Person Xuanyu, is the next successor to Xiaoming Peak. It's not that he lacks talent—in fact, he's very capable. But... he's rather lazy."

"Lazy?"

An Jing didn't understand. How could someone become a True Person if he was lazy? Chenyinzi shook his head helplessly. "By lazy, I mean he doesn't want to do great things or improve his Fate Grid. He always says that instead of doing things that make him uncomfortable just to improve, he'd rather wait as he is. If Heaven's Fate guides him, he'll surely advance when the time comes."

"Instead of improving his Fate Grid's power, he prefers to ponder ways to use Supernatural Abilities. Take 'Mirror Manifests Self,' for example, which every True Disciple of the Mingjing Sect has. It's the same as your special 'Self in the Mirror' incarnation. He's come up with several unusual applications for it: healing wounds, breaking spells, and internalizing inner landscapes. He's always full of ideas."

"My Senior Uncle sounds like a man