The world before him shifted. In the blink of an eye, Duan Tianji left Dao Establishment Mountain and returned to his quarters.
He took a deep breath, suppressed all his emotions, and recalled the process of studying under the Dao Founder.
He closed his eyes. The learning process surfaced in his mind—word after word, image after image, bit by bit of knowledge...
The artifact within his skin spun at high speed. Golden light flickered in and out of his eyes as he revisited it over and over, without end.
Only after repeating the entire process more than a hundred times and thoroughly turning everything into memory did Duan Tianji stop.
He once again recalled everything related to the Dao Founder and Li Qingxian.
After a long while, his gaze grew increasingly resolute. He pushed open the door and walked out.
"How was it?" the two elders asked in unison.
"I have apprenticed myself to the Weird Fate Path and mastered it in full." Duan Tianji wore a smile.
"Good! Good! Good!" The two elders carefully examined Duan Tianji and found the golden light in his eyes even more brilliant, his bearing ever straighter, as though he had just undergone a trial and transformation.
After only one day of cultivation, he had shed his mortal frame and exchanged his bones.
Then Sixth Elder Quan Maoshan sighed. "You have been cultivating since yesterday. Did you know that the Heaven-Menders were announced last night?"
Duan Tianji gently shook his head.
"All three are Li Qingxian." Quan Maoshan let out a long sigh.
Duan Tianji froze for a moment, then instinctively smiled.
It was only natural for the Dao Founder he had apprenticed himself to receive three Heaven-Mender positions.
"Excellent!" Lian Jiuyun praised loudly. "Upon hearing news of Li Qingxian, you neither grew angry