Chen Nianzhi's eyes narrowed slightly, but he still said nothing.
Seeing this, Heavenly Wind shook his head and said, "Qian Xuande lacks ambition and is timid in all he does. Even though he has now become an immortal, I fear he will find it difficult to achieve anything great."
"At most, you can only believe half of what he says."
"Oh?"
Chen Nianzhi's eyes narrowed slightly, yet his expression remained utterly blank.
Seeing this, Heavenly Wind could only smile bitterly. "Do you know why Qian Xuande has clearly survived one great tribulation, yet is still only at the seventh level of Ascension?"
"This..."
Chen Nianzhi paused slightly, a thoughtful look appearing on his face.
Generally speaking, the vast majority of human immortals could cultivate to the seventh level of Ascension after a million years of arduous cultivation.
If they survived one great tribulation and received the opportunities bestowed by it, reaching the eighth or ninth level of Ascension would be no difficult matter.
Was Six Luminaries Immortal not proof enough? He had lived only several hundred thousand years, yet already possessed eighth-level Ascension cultivation. This showed that for humans cultivating in the Ascension realm, there were no overly difficult barriers.
Qian Xuande had clearly survived a great tribulation and obtained its opportunities, yet he was only at the seventh level of Ascension. This truly exceeded Chen Nianzhi's expectations.
Seeing Chen Nianzhi's puzzled expression, Heavenly Wind finally said, "Qian Xuande attained the Dao one million three hundred thousand years ago, and spent one million two hundred ninety thousand of those years cultivating in seclusion on Azure Rock Island."
"This man hears nothing of matters beyond his window and devotes his heart solely to quiet cultivation. He has never competed for opportunities. Even if an immortal source were unearthed at the foot