Becoming a Grand Heart Nourisher was no easy matter.
It required accumulated experience; broader knowledge; tempering of the mind and spirit... and more. Thus, Heart Nourishers generally had to reach the ripe old age of over a hundred before they could possibly cultivate into Grand Heart Nourishers!
If Ning Xiaochuan became a Grand Heart Nourisher at his current age, he would naturally qualify to become a Core Disciple of Heavenly Emperor Mountain.
Since Ning Xiaochuan was a Heart Nourisher with exceptional talent, his talent naturally could not be wasted.
The four elders discussed it for a while, then all nodded, as though they had reached some consensus.
Elder Ji said, "Ning Xiaochuan, because your talent is so special, I fear there is only one person in Ten Thousand Swords Palace who can become your master. We will send word to that person, but whether he will accept you as his disciple, we cannot guarantee."
Ning Xiaochuan said, "May I ask who that person is?"
"The Second Palace Lord of Ten Thousand Swords Palace," Elder Ji said solemnly.
Ning Xiaochuan had heard Wu Qingchou speak of the seven Palace Lords of Ten Thousand Swords Palace. He had heard that the Palace Lords at the front of the ranking were all great figures within Heavenly Emperor Mountain. These people had long since ceased involving themselves much in the affairs of Ten Thousand Swords Palace, leaving everything to two relatively younger Palace Lords.
Among the seven Palace Lords, the eldest was the Second Palace Lord. It was said that he was already over five hundred years old, a true old antique! That Second Palace Lord was certainly an extraordinary Grand Heart Nourisher, or the four elders would not have mentioned him before Ning Xiaochuan.
If he could take a powerful Heart Nourisher as