"Not bad. You've got a hint of your master's bearing from back then."
Hua Yunfei nodded in satisfaction.
Seeing his disciple perform so outstandingly made him even happier than breaking through in cultivation himself.
It was a very strange mindset.
He also understood why all powerful figures loved taking disciples and passing down what they had learned.
It was a different kind of pride.
"Daoyuan Zhenren."
Outside Daoyuan Peak, Xiaxuan Zhenren hovered in the air with a woman.
Ninety-nine formations barred their way, preventing them from entering.
Hua Yunfei waved his hand and opened a passage, allowing Xiaxuan Zhenren and the other woman to fly in.
"Master, the spiritual energy here is more than dozens of times denser than that of Lower Mystery Peak. Even my realm has begun to loosen!"
"Shh! Don't speak. Since I brought you here, I naturally have my reasons."
Xiaxuan Zhenren brought her before Hua Yunfei and sat down.
The three sat facing one another.
Hua Yunfei picked up the teacups before them and poured each of them a cup. The fragrance of tea permeated the air, containing the power of laws.
"Is this the disciple my nephew has taken in?" Xiaxuan Zhenren curiously examined Ye Bufan, who sat not far away in meditation.
Golden blood energy coiled around the boy's body, and he possessed the bearing of a dragon among men. Since Hua Yunfei had taken him as a disciple, his talent certainly could not be low.
Out of respect, she did not probe into him and asked directly.
Hua Yunfei nodded. "I happened upon him by chance. His talent was decent, so I took him in."
Xiaxuan Zhenren smiled happily, sincerely rejoicing for Hua Yunfei.
The Backer Sect's strongest peak had gained another successor. It was a momentous occasion.
If not for the matter involving Tianji Zhenren, the Sect Leader and several senior brothers would surely have already come to offer their congratulations.
Lifting her teacup, she took a light sip. "May I ask what talent your beloved disciple possesses, Martial Uncle?"
Before Hua Yunfei had left the sect, he had attended the sect's triennial disciple-recruitment ceremony. It lasted a month, yet throughout all that time, he had not encountered a disciple to his liking.
It was hard to imagine just how high his standards were!
In the current age, talent grades were divided into: yellow, mysterious, earth, heaven, Dao, saint, emperor, and immortal.
Apart from Emperor Grade and Immortal Grade talents, which were almost never seen—
For example.
Those with Low-Grade Saint Talent, so long as they did not die young, were guaranteed to cultivate to the Saint level!
Now that the Heavenly Dao had entered the Era of Dharma Decline, Saints were difficult to produce.
Even those with Saint Grade talent found it difficult to break through to the Saint realm.
But such talent was unquestionably terrifying. All it took was one opportunity for them to soar into the sky in a single bound!
Take Heaven Grade talent, for instance: they were guaranteed to cultivate to the Celestial Realm.
So long as they lived!
Those with Dao Grade talent were guaranteed to reach the Approaching Dao Realm and could become the ancestor of a sect!
Heaven Grade talents were the most common among the top geniuses of great powers. Dao Grade talents were exceedingly rare, while the appearance of a Saint Grade talent could shake the entire Eastern Region.
After all, in the Era of Dharma Decline, not only were Saints rarely seen, but Saint Grade talents were also appearing less and less frequently.
Among Sacred Ground-level factions, their Holy Sons were almost all Dao Grade Talent. Even Saint Grade talent was uncommon.
In a relatively small place like Wildlands Province—
Recruiting even a disciple with Heaven Grade talent was already extremely precious. Dao Grade talent was something one could encounter only by chance, never seek by choice.
Xiaxuan Zhenren reckoned that Hua Yunfei's standards were extremely high. Only Dao Grade Talent could probably satisfy him.
Hua Yunfei smiled faintly and gave Ye Bufan, who was meditating, a satisfied glance. "To be honest, Martial Uncle Xiaxuan, Bufan possesses Low-Grade Saint Talent."
He concealed just a little. He had originally wanted to say Dao Grade talent, but Ye Bufan possessed the Ancient Sacred Body. His talent was at least Saint Grade, and that was no secret.
If Xiaxuan Zhenren seriously probed Ye Bufan, she would certainly be able to tell that his physique was unusual and that he possessed a Sacred Body.
Then she would surely discover that he had lied.
So, concealing just a little was enough.
Low-Grade Saint Talent was already terrifying enough.
There was not a single one in the entire Backer Sect!
Xiaxuan Zhenren abruptly rose to her feet and looked at Ye Bufan, her eyes shining. "Low-Grade Saint Talent! Is that true?"
"If it's fake, I'll compensate tenfold!" Hua Yunfei said with a confident smile.
The Incomplete Darknight Immortal Body
Xiaxuan Zhenren stared at Ye Bufan again and again.
"Golden meridians, veins like divine iron!"
"Golden blood energy, blood like a golden ocean, vigorous as heaven-shaking waves!"
"The Ancient Sacred Body!"
Though Xiaxuan Zhenren was already several hundred years old, that age was nothing to cultivators. She looked only thirty.
Her skin was fair, her features beautiful, and her figure slightly plump, full and alluring. Her hair was coiled up and secured with a wooden hairpin, and she wore a Daoist robe, giving her a distinctive charm.
Yet at this moment, she had completely lost her composure.
She had heard of the Ancient Sacred Body's power ever since she was young.
It was an existence capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with the Human Emperor!
The woman beside her also rose upon hearing those words. Her beautiful face was filled with shock as she stared fixedly at Ye Bufan.
"Slurp..."
Hua Yunfei calmly drank a cup of tea, looking relaxed and unconcerned.
When the Dao Yi Immortal Sect had discovered Ye Bufan, the scene must have been much the same.
Unfortunately, they lacked the ability and believed that the Ancient Sacred Body's glory had faded, that its path had already been severed, and that it could no longer cultivate.
They had squandered a monstrous genius for nothing!
Fortunately, Ye Bufan possessed golden fortune and encountered him!
Otherwise, even if he had encountered an Ultimate Sacred Ground-level faction, without the Heavenly Emperor Scripture, all their efforts would have been in vain.
In this world, only Hua Yunfei could rebuild the severed path of the Ancient Sacred Body!
Xiaxuan Zhenren voiced the doubt in her heart. "Nephew, wasn't the Ancient Sacred Body unable to cultivate? Then why...?"
Ye Bufan was already at the ninth level of the Vein Opening Realm, in the later stage of the Vein Opening Realm, and was about to reach perfection!
Moreover, from her observations, Ye Bufan's cultivation was still rising. He had entered a state of enlightenment at this moment!
He did not look like someone unable to cultivate at all.
"Hehe, I merely used a small trick."
Hua Yunfei chuckled softly and said calmly, "The Ancient Sacred Body is not actually unable to cultivate. It merely requires the right remedy for the ailment."
"Master, this Daoyuan First Seat is so mysterious—and so young and accomplished."
The young woman beside Xiaxuan Zhenren spoke softly.
Xiaxuan Zhenren composed herself and sat down again. "This is my youngest disciple, Mu Qiuxue. You have not met her before. She has cultivated on Lower Mystery Peak all these years and rarely goes out."
A First Seat's disciple was a true disciple!
The sect's core.
Hua Yunfei sized her up.
Mu Qiuxue had a sweet appearance and delicate features. She wore a white dress and had her hair in a ponytail, youthful and radiant.
Name: Mu Qiuxue Age: Twenty-four Realm: Core Formation Realm, Second Level (surface); Core Formation Realm, Fourth Level (actual) Identity: True disciple of Lower Mystery Peak, Backer Sect Cultivation talent: Low-Grade Dao Talent
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