"You're actually aiming for the Inner Sect?"
"Is there something wrong with that?"
"Nothing wrong with it, but I'd advise you not to think too much. Rising from the Outer Sect into the Inner Sect is the path most cultivators can take. After all, geniuses are always few."
"...Then will the Divine Venerable be taking disciples this year?"
"Huh? What Divine Venerable? That Divine Venerable whose seniority is terrifyingly high? What are you thinking in broad daylight? Do you think you're the former young martial granduncle?"
...He had only been asking. Was there really any need to be so "harsh and stern"? The person seeking information scratched at his temple, then awkwardly stopped asking.
But since the topic had turned to taking disciples, the discussion grew even more heated. After all, Yonglu Mountain's rules stated that upon reaching the Nascent Soul Realm, one could establish a peak and take disciples. If possible—
"No, were you all actually planning this? Is that even possible?" If they could not become the Dragon Venerable's disciples, then they would become the Dragon Venerable's disciples' disciples? What audacity.
"What's impossible about it? Besides, one who has attained is a teacher. Though the young martial granduncles are very young, we're at least a little younger than them, right?"
The more they said it, the less confidence they had. Although Yonglu Mountain had age restrictions for opening its gates, the oldest among them was already nearing thirty. And because they had yet to reach Foundation Establishment, though their faces were still youthful... they probably looked older than those three prodigies.
"Oh, cut it out. If Yonglu Mountain had delayed opening its gates by even a little longer, it would be uncertain whether you could even register successfully. Stop dreaming in broad daylight! Those three prodigies seem single-minded