Elder of Yao Guang

Spirit Ruins Grotto-Heaven.

When Fang Yang returned here, he found that most of the sect's cultivators had been drawn by the commotion in the Primal Ruins, heading there to seek opportunities and treasures.

Along the way, he happened to catch sight of Weiwei. The girl, like an orchid in an empty valley, leaned against the railing by the pond, her expression blank as she gazed into the distance—exactly toward the direction of the Green Emperor Tomb.

Fang Yang didn't go down to greet her. Returning to his cave dwelling, he pulled out Pure Source and began to cultivate.

Elder Wu had long made it clear to him: for a disciple from a place like Spirit Ruins Grotto-Heaven to join Yao Guang Sacred Land, they needed at least the Divine Bridge Realm.

Weiwei was an exception.

She had already reached the Divine Bridge Realm a few years ago, but she was too young at the time. After discussion, the elders of Spirit Ruins Grotto-Heaven decided to wait until she became an Other Shore cultivator before sending her to Yao Guang Sacred Land.

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Yao Guang Sacred Land was not like Spirit Ruins Grotto-Heaven. Factions and cliques were tangled and chaotic, and every resource had to be obtained through struggle.

An Other Shore cultivator held far more advantage than one at the Divine Bridge Realm.

Cultivation in the Wheel Sea Secret Realm was divided into four steps.

Open the Bitter Sea.

Chisel open the Life Spring.

Build the Divine Bridge.

Transcend to the Other Shore.

At each minor realm, one could refine a single "vessel," the carrier of the cultivator's future path.

Yet there was also the saying: one vessel breaks ten thousand laws.

A cultivator who remained steadfast, refining only one weapon throughout the Wheel Sea Secret Realm, could obtain a Dao-verifying vessel that grew alongside them.

The Dao Scripture happened to record the method of "one vessel breaking ten thousand laws," which Fang Yang could use to refine his sole vessel.

"Yao Guang Sacred Land possesses the Dragon-Patterned Black Gold Cauldron, an Emperor Weapon. Since I'll be joining Yao Guang, a cauldron as my Dao-verifying vessel couldn't be better."

Fang Yang had no particular attachment to what his "vessel" should be.

Cauldrons, bells, and pagodas were universally recognized by cultivators of the Shrouding the Heavens method as the best forms for a Dao-verifying vessel.

Following the crowd never led to mistakes.

Within his Bitter Sea, divine patterns had long been forged into the shape of a small cauldron, suspended above the Life Spring, washed and nourished by divine power.

Fang Yang gently closed his eyes and continued to comprehend the profound methods in the Dao Scripture, patching gaps in the Lesser Brightness Scripture and solidifying his foundation in the Wheel Sea Secret Realm.

This approach was certainly incomparable to directly cultivating the Dao Scripture, but it was the best he could do for now.

Days and nights turned.

The matter of the Primal Ruins came to an end.

In that incident, Spirit Ruins Grotto-Heaven lost nearly twenty to thirty percent of its cultivators—long-standing senior disciples and several formidable elders.

"Senior, our Spirit Ruins Grotto-Heaven happens to have an Immortal Seed who meets the requirements. Would you trouble yourself to take them back along the way?"

The sect master of Spirit Ruins Grotto-Heaven asked respectfully of the elder from Yao Guang Sacred Land before him.

"Fine."

The Elder of Yao Guang replied tersely.

Though he didn't think such a small place could produce any true genius, the Green Emperor Tomb affair had cost Spirit Ruins Grotto-Heaven considerable effort, so it was only right to give them face.

This time, when the Green Emperor Tomb emerged, the most important treasures had either vanished or fallen into the hands of the demon race.

But he had managed to seize a decent weapon, putting him in a good mood, which was why he was so agreeable.

With that, the Elder of Yao Guang waved his hand, using his Dao power to sweep the remaining cultivators of Spirit Ruins Grotto-Heaven into his sleeve, then transformed into a rainbow light and shot toward the direction of Spirit Ruins Grotto-Heaven.

In just a few breaths.

The Elder of Yao Guang crossed a hundred li and arrived above Spirit Ruins Grotto-Heaven.

He released the group from Spirit Ruins Grotto-Heaven and ordered:

"Summon that Immortal Seed at once."

"Yes!"

The sect master of Spirit Ruins Grotto-Heaven acknowledged and rushed at his fastest speed to Weiwei's cave dwelling, knocking on the door to call her out.

"Uncle Li, what's the urgent matter?"

Weiwei stepped out of her cave dwelling, seeing his anxious expression, and asked.

She had not formally taken a master at Spirit Ruins Grotto-Heaven, addressing close elders as uncles or aunts to show familiarity.

"A major incident occurred in the Primal Ruins, drawing a great figure from Yao Guang Sacred Land. Now that it's resolved, and Spirit Ruins Grotto-Heaven contributed its share, I shamelessly asked that senior to take you back to Yao Guang Sacred Land."

"This way, with his connection, you'll have an easier time at Yao Guang Sacred Land and won't have to worry about being troubled."

The sect master of Spirit Ruins Grotto-Heaven explained his intent in a few brief words.

Weiwei dared not delay upon hearing this. She had assumed that after the Primal Ruins matter was settled, an elder of Spirit Ruins Grotto-Heaven would personally escort her to the Yao Guang Sacred Land.

Now it was rather rushed—her luggage was not yet packed. She hurried back to her cave dwelling, gathered the essentials, and immediately followed the Spirit Ruins Sect Leader to meet the elder of Spirit Ruins Grotto-Heaven.

"Her foundation is fairly solid."

The moment the Elder of Yao Guang laid eyes on Weiwei, he saw through her foundation—the pure aura of the Lesser Brightness Scripture.

Moreover, at just sixteen years old, cultivating in a small place like Spirit Ruins Grotto-Heaven, she had already completed the Other Shore Realm, with only one step left to open the Dao Palace Secret Realm. She could be called exceptionally gifted.

"Those eyes..."

The Elder of Yao Guang suddenly sensed something and fixed his gaze on Weiwei's lively eyes, a trace of shock appearing on his face.

But everyone present was respectfully deferential, and no one noticed his unusual reaction.

"Such eyes actually exist—the legendary Immortal Spirit Eye!"

His heart raced, but then he thought of something and calmed down.

This matter needed to be concealed, or else...

Good fortune might turn into disaster.

"Who is breaking through over there?"

The Elder of Yao Guang's divine perception was sharp; he heard a sound like crashing waves and pointed to a thatched hut below.

"That is the dwelling of Fang Yang, another Immortal Seed of our grotto-heaven. He only recently began cultivation, yet he has already broken through to the Life Spring Realm."

The Spirit Ruins Sect Leader said.

He had never met Fang Yang, but as the master of the grotto-heaven, he knew the details of each Immortal Seed.

"Life Spring?"

The Elder of Yao Guang shook his head with a light laugh.

His eyesight was extraordinary; through the gaps in the thatched hut, he saw a handsome youth, with beams of light shooting from his body, faintly forming half a soaring bridge of light.

He was familiar with this phenomenon.

It was not due to the youth's special physique, but rather the natural manifestation that appeared when the Yao Guang Technique was cultivated to perfection and one broke through to the Divine Bridge Realm.

In the history of the Yao Guang Sacred Land, all who displayed such phenomena when breaking through a realm had become great cultivators of the Immortal Platform Realm.

It seemed his trip here had not been in vain.

Not only had he gained the Immortal Spirit Eye, but he had also acquired a disciple of extraordinary insight.

The Elder of Yao Guang's urgency to return to the Sacred Land eased, and he quietly waited for Fang Yang to finish his breakthrough.

Beside him, the Spirit Ruins Sect Leader sensed it was unwise to ask further, but vaguely felt this was a good thing—perhaps Fang Yang would be taken along as well?

A pity that Fang Yang had only recently joined the sect and had not formed deep bonds with the elders or disciples.

Weiwei, using the wonder of the Immortal Spirit Eye, became the second person present to realize that Fang Yang was breaking through to the Divine Bridge Realm.

But she felt no surprise; instead, she thought it was only natural.

Though she had little contact with Fang Yang—merely a fellow disciple who had debated the Dao two or three times—it was enough for her to see that his insight was so profound it made one feel ashamed by comparison.