Hidden Dragon Rankings: 25th Place

Golden Roc Island, Li Clan.

Inside a golden pavilion adorned with carved railings and jade masonry, a tall, thin middle-aged man was reporting to an elderly man in blue robes who was past sixty.

The blue-robed elder had gaunt cheeks and stood as thin and tall as a bamboo pole. Judging from the powerful fluctuations of magical power emanating from him, he was clearly a Golden Core Late Stage cultivator.

"Yunfeng, this time was truly perilous. It's fortunate that you were unharmed. It's just a pity about your eldest brother—he failed to survive the demon beasts."

The blue-robed elder sighed, his face full of affection.

His name was Li Xuangan, and Li Yunfeng was his descendant.

The Li Clan cultivators had gone to Four Directions Island to purchase goods, only to encounter several third-rank demon birds on their way back. They suffered grievous casualties, and one descendant whom Li Xuangan thought highly of had perished.

Li Xuangan had no idea that the person standing before him was not Li Yunfeng at all, but Zhao Hunchback.

Zhao Hunchback's physical body had been destroyed by a powerful enemy. Fortunately, he encountered a Li Clan cultivator, and his Primordial Spirit left his body to seize the Li Clan cultivator's body. With a single transformation, Zhao Hunchback became Li Yunfeng.

"Thanks to the talismans Grandfather bestowed upon me, your grandson was able to escape disaster. If Third Brother hadn't covered for me, I fear I wouldn't have survived either."

A regretful expression appeared on Zhao Hunchback's face.

"You're already at Foundation Establishment Late Stage. Stop running around everywhere and focus on cultivating. I will provide you with spiritual items for forming a Golden Core, so that you may attempt to advance to the Golden Core Stage."

Li Xuangan instructed him. He did not have