When they saw Huang Tian become a True Immortal, Mysterious Cave Mountain fell silent for an instant, then erupted!
True Person Yuyang's hands trembled. He laughed three times. "He did it! He did it! He really did it!!"
After laughing, he wept until his robes were soaked.
The immortal tribulation thousands of years ago had struck him far too hard. Though he had since steadied himself, learned to face that failure, and trained diligently to overcome the nine Loose Immortal tribulations, his failed attempt remained a thorn in his heart and a source of endless regret.
Now Huang Tian had become a True Immortal. Though it was his disciple and not he himself who had ascended, the old man's heart swelled with comfort. One of his deepest wishes had been fulfilled!
True Person Yuyang wept for joy, while his disciples cheered and leaped about.
"He did it! Senior Brother Huang became an immortal!"
"From now on, he'll live as long as Heaven, with boundless Daoist arts!"
"Senior Brother was born with the makings of an immortal. I knew he'd ascend the moment he joined us!"
"A True Immortal! I never thought I'd live to see someone survive a tribulation and become an immortal—and it's my own senior brother!"
"Haha! Now I'm the junior brother of a genuine True Immortal! Mysterious Cave Mountain is an orthodox lineage, not some fringe school!"
"I wonder if I can become an immortal in this lifetime. No, I won't ask for that. I'd be happy just to reach the Yang Spirit stage and become a great cultivator in my own right."
Standing in the air, Huang Tian felt the Origin Pole Dao Seed within him, now more complete and natural after the test of the Questioning Dao Thunder. He was deeply satisfied.
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