Tai-bai Condenses Dust, Cleaves the West Wind

A True Disciple was a genius martial artist whom their elders believed could at least reach the Divine Treasury, had a chance of achieving Saint Manifestation, and could inherit the Great Dao and carry on the sect's glory.

By An Jing's classification, the rank of a major sect's True Disciple was no small thing. It began at the level of a martial artist from a third-tier city, or even a provincial capital, and peaked at the level of a world-class first-tier metropolis—or, in other words, a capital city. That was the level of his own master, Ming Guangchen.

In Huaixu, capital-level martial artists were known as "heavenly paragons." The term generally referred to super-geniuses who could not only achieve Saint Manifestation, but might even reach Pure Yang.

At first, Ming Guangchen hadn't quite qualified as a true heavenly paragon, because he had hidden the fact that he was a Jinyuantian Walker. But when the True Disciples of various sects, including Shangxuan Sect, surrounded him, Ming Guangchen revealed his true strength—and showed them just how deep his reserves ran.

He had fought many against one, killed every last opponent, and then broken through to Great Heaven Saint Manifestation... Ming Guangchen's deeds had not only shaken the sect martial artists of the Northern Frontier, but also drawn the interest of major sects throughout Beixuan Jizhou and even all Ten Continents of Huaixu.

A heavenly paragon was someone of whom "all under heaven had heard."

An Jing naturally met that standard, too. No one thought he would fail to achieve Saint Manifestation. At most, they wondered whether he could overcome the [Dao Palace Pure Yang Tribulation].

The number of True Disciples in the entire Mingjing Sect was always changing. Some died while carrying out missions; others grew too old without managing to break