"With your cultivation, you must still be careful when entering the seventh level of the Mysterious Yellow Underground Palace. That place is filled with seventh-rank demon beasts and evil entities..."
Seeing that Gao Xian did not seem to take it too seriously, the Nine Provinces Cauldron offered another reminder.
"Seventh-rank?"
Gao Xian was somewhat surprised. "Senior, without seeds of the Creation Golden Talisman, where would seventh-rank power come from?"
"Some are avatars of eighth-rank demons; others are formed from the remnant souls of ancient ninth-rank demon fiends, nourished by Killing Intent. That is precisely why the Army-Breaking Heavenly Sha Sword is suited to that place."
"So that's how it is."
Gao Xian's interest was greatly piqued. Old Nine truly had deep reserves. Just as he was about to ask more, the light and shadows before his eyes shifted, and he had already returned to the Divine Firmament Hall.
"This..." Gao Xian could not quite make sense of it. What was there to fear about chatting for a while? Every time their business was done, Old Nine could not wait to send him away... Could Old Nine be socially anxious?
The Divine Firmament Hall was utterly silent. Gao Xian gazed deeply at the statue of Xuanming Heavenly Venerable directly before him.
All along, he had never taken this statue seriously. It had only been erected in accordance with sect tradition, as a Founder Statue.
Its main purpose was to add a sense of ceremony, emphasize the sect's orthodox lineage, strengthen the disciples' sense of belonging, and enhance their sense of honor, among other things.
Every sect operated this way, even Devil Dao Sects.
As an organizational system, a sect needed such a framework. It was also an important foundation of the sect.
Gao Xian had never imagined that Xuanming Heavenly Venerable