Meanwhile, news that North Nether Saint of the Universe Sect was accepting a disciple quickly spread throughout the universe, especially among the many Saint-level sects near the Universe Sect. They were the first to receive the shocking news.
The Six Great Star Domains under the Universe Sect's jurisdiction were the first to be shaken by the news. It became the headline story that day and was broadcast on the evening news, informing the entire population.
"My heavens, a Saint is actually taking on a disciple! How many years has it been since that happened?"
"As far as I can remember, it's been at least a thousand years since one took on a disciple. This is incredibly rare."
"I heard North Nether Saint personally accepted a disciple this time. His name is Xia Ping."
"Xia Ping? What's his background? Is he the descendant of some great family, or perhaps a kingdom's crown prince?"
"No idea. He's very mysterious. The Universe Sect only gave us a name; nobody knows anything about his background."
"Exactly. It's as if he appeared out of nowhere. We'd never heard his name before, and he wasn't some young genius already famous throughout the Six Great Star Domains. Maybe he comes from a commoner's family."
"Really? Someone from a commoner's family could have enough talent to catch a Saint's eye?"
"Still, since North Nether Saint accepted him as a disciple, he must have some remarkable abilities."
"If our Universe Sect gains another Saint, then we'll really have struck it rich."
Countless people discussed the matter with great interest.
After all, across the Six Great Star Domains and their countless planets, among hundreds of trillions of humans, only three Saints had emerged.
And those three Saints had accepted only a handful of disciples in total. They were rarer than