Peerless Talent

Within Heavenly Fortune Hall, Dao Lord Zhenying sat high upon her treasured throne.

As a Spirit Transformation Dao Lord, she already stood aloft, ruling over an entire domain. Among the many Spirit Transformation cultivators of the Profound Bright Church, Dao Lord Zhenying was one of the foremost powerhouses, wielding great authority. Seated upon her throne now, she naturally radiated majesty.

The moment Gao Xian entered the great hall, he offered Dao Lord Zhenying a distant clasped-hands bow. He then nodded to Fan Qingyuan, who stood waiting at the side. This shopkeeper's cultivation was nothing remarkable, and her vision was somewhat shallow, but she could take payment and get things done. She was quite important to him.

Gao Xian had not known Fan Qingyuan would be here, nor was he in the mood to play mind games with this shopkeeper. He had rested for over a month after returning from Heavenly Ghost Prison, only coming to see Dao Lord Zhenying once he had recovered his mental condition.

Gao Xian had a rather favorable impression of the generous and open-handed Dao Lord Zhenying.

Dao Lord Zhenying gave Gao Xian a slight nod in acknowledgment, returning his courtesy. A Nascent Soul True Lord was nothing in her eyes. But Gao Xian was different—different from every Nascent Soul True Lord in the church.

Even Taichu, that peerlessly gifted genius, fell quite a ways short when compared to Gao Xian.

She knew that Gao Xian had met the Dao Venerable and seemed to have received his guidance. Over these past several decades, his cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds. Being able to catch the Dao Venerable's eye was no small matter.

Even a genius like Taichu had never received the Dao Venerable's personal guidance! Over the past ten thousand years, the number of cultivators