Bowing to a Saint Master, the Purple Lightning Hammer

The grand voice of a Saint's Dao slowly echoed through this great hall, a world unto itself.

Even the surrounding void seemed to stagnate slightly in response.

Though he could not see through the underlying logic behind it,

Tongtian Cult Master would not, like Primordial Heavenly Venerable of the Expounding Sect, casually judge and erase variables according to the principles of Heaven's Dao and its contrary.

In the eyes of the Shangqing Saint, since the very foundation of his sect was to seize a sliver of heavenly opportunity for all living beings,

then such an anomaly, untouched by karma and blessed with heaven-defying comprehension, appearing just as the Interception Sect had opened its doors wide, was a fortunate karmic destiny belonging solely to the Interception Sect.

It would be far too regrettable not to take in such fine jade of exceptional talent.

With Xuan Liu's astonishing comprehension and the foundation of a top-grade innate spiritual root, he was more than qualified to become the fifth personal disciple under Saint Tongtian.

Thus, Tongtian Cult Master did not hesitate in the slightest and swiftly issued this Saintly decree.

Below the dais, Xuan Liu's body jolted violently the instant he heard the words "fifth personal disciple."

The excitement in his heart surged forth wildly at that moment.

Fifth personal disciple!

He really was the fifth personal disciple!

He had thought that, even if Duobao Daoist valued him highly enough to bring him into Jade Tour Palace,

the Saint would still need to thoroughly test him.

Yet he had never expected the supreme leader of the Interception Sect to possess such great magnanimity.

After merely seeing through him with a single glance, without a single superfluous word, he directly spoke up

and accepted him into the ranks of the Profound Sect's personal disciples, whose number did not even reach twenty!

"This disciple, Xuan Liu, pays respects to Master!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Xuan Liu placed both hands on the ground and respectfully performed the formal ceremony of three kneelings and nine kowtows toward the lofty dais.

"May Master's holy lifespan know no bounds, and may the Great Dao flourish forever!"

After formally completing the disciple-acceptance ceremony, Xuan Liu could not help feeling deeply moved.

In the Primordial World novels he had read in his previous life, Saint Tongtian was usually described as lofty in spirit, discerning in recognizing talent, and possessing courage and broad-mindedness far beyond ordinary people.

Now that he had seen him in person, he understood that hearing of something a hundred times was not as good as seeing it once.

By entering the lineage of such a Saint, amid the chaotic and perilous Lich Tribulation,

his future cultivation and plans finally had a true foundation of confidence!

Seeing Xuan Liu complete the ceremony, a trace of heartfelt delight appeared on Duobao Daoist's refined face.

He then bowed to Tongtian Cult Master and said, "Congratulations, Master, on gaining another peerless talent capable of bearing the fortune of our Interception Sect."

"With Junior Brother joining us, the prosperity of our Interception Sect will surely surpass anything from the past!"

Duobao Daoist was also quite pleased.

He was the eldest senior brother of the Interception Sect. The more terrifying Xuan Liu's comprehension was, the more immeasurable his future achievements would be.

The stronger the personal disciples of the Interception Sect became, the more glory he, as their eldest senior brother, would naturally receive.

In the past, those fellows from the Expounding Sect had often mocked the origins of their Interception Sect disciples.

They went on and on about how they were all furred and horned beasts, creatures born from dampness and eggs. He had long grown tired of hearing it.

But his fifth junior brother had transformed from the World-Purifying Divine Willow, a top-grade innate spiritual root.

"Good."

Upon the dais, a gentle look of approval appeared on Tongtian Cult Master's face.

"Xuan Liu, now that you have entered my sect and become the fifth personal disciple of the Interception Sect,

you have accepted the karma of the Shangqing Dao Tradition. As a disciple of a Saint, you naturally cannot lack a Dharma treasure for protection."

Immediately afterward, Tongtian Cult Master extended one great hand.

Then, with effortless ease, he lightly grasped at a certain point within the void.

"Rumble!!!"

Suddenly, deafening thunder roared.

It rose from the depths of nothingness, breaking the tranquility within Jade Tour Palace.

The next moment, dazzling purple divine radiance abruptly burst forth.

Endless purple lightning gathered faintly into a river, carrying the supreme destructive Dao intent capable of annihilating heaven and earth in every direction and reducing all things in the void to ruin as it descended with overwhelming force.

At the center of that tide of thundersea, a supreme spiritual treasure emanating pure innate aura slowly revealed its true form.

It was a mysterious Dharma treasure entirely violet-gold in color, shaped like an octagonal bronze hammer.

The hammer's body was visibly covered in countless lines concerning the laws of thunder, its talismanic patterns profound and its Dao charm obscure.

With every faint tremor, it traced enormous black spatial fissures

through the surrounding void, its might soaring to the heavens.

"This treasure is called the Purple Lightning Hammer."

Holding the incomparably violent violet-gold hammer aloft in one hand, Tongtian Cult Master looked down at Xuan Liu and explained, "This was a top-grade innate spiritual treasure I obtained from Treasure Distribution Rock in the past. It was condensed and nurtured from the supreme laws of thunder between heaven and earth."

"It contains thirty-six innate restrictions. When wielded, it can summon Purple Cloud Divine Thunder and destroy the physical bodies and primordial spirits of all beings beneath Golden Immortal Daluo."

"Today, I shall personally bestow this Purple Lightning Hammer upon you as a protective Dao treasure for you, the fifth personal disciple of my Interception Sect!"

"I hope that in the future, you will not weaken the reputation of my Shangqing Dao Tradition. Accept it at once."

As his words fell, he lightly swept his arm.

"Buzz!"

The Purple Lightning Hammer, a top-grade innate spiritual treasure for which countless great powers of the Primordial World would go mad with desire and fight to seize,

turned into an exceptionally docile streak of purple lightning under the soothing influence of the Saint's power and hovered steadily before Xuan Liu.

Looking at this protective treasure before him, an item at the level of a top-grade innate spiritual treasure that radiated endless destructive origin, Xuan Liu's eyelid twitched violently once more.

A top-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Purple Lightning Hammer!

It was among the finest Dharma treasures in the Primordial World, with exceptionally formidable killing power.

Compared to the supreme innate spiritual treasure, the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors wielded by the Three Cloud Fairies, it was only slightly inferior.

"This disciple thanks Master for bestowing this treasure. I will certainly not disappoint Master's high expectations. From this day onward, I will cultivate diligently and strive to attain the Dao as soon as possible!" Suppressing the surging fervor in his heart, Xuan Liu steadily raised both hands before him.

He calmly received that docile streak of purple lightning into his palms.

The instant the treasure entered his hands, the circulation of Dharma power within his body involuntarily froze.

Xuan Liu could keenly sense the pure aura of heavenly punishment, powerful enough to destroy heaven and earth, contained deep within the violet-gold hammer.

For a time, his face was filled with irrepressible excitement.

"Excellent!"

Upon the dais, Tongtian Cult Master nodded in satisfaction as he looked at Xuan Liu's undisguised delight.

Then his gaze shifted slightly and fell upon Duobao Daoist, the chief eldest disciple below, as he calmly instructed, "Duobao, as the first disciple of the Interception Sect, Xuan Liu currently has no place to settle."

"Go at once to the boundless seas along the shore of the East Sea and find a top-tier immortal mountain blessed land for your fifth junior brother, one rich in spiritual energy and complete in its laws, to serve as his Daoist grounds."

"There must not be the slightest perfunctoriness."