"Thank you for your guidance, Heavenly Martial Ancestor. I understand." Qin Hao was briefly taken aback by his words, then realized that the Heavenly Martial Ancestor was offering him guidance. He could not help feeling touched.
Just as the Heavenly Martial Ancestor had said.
Beyond every great person stood someone greater; beyond every heaven lay another!
Beyond every towering mountain rose a taller peak!
How many geniuses had been born in the hundred and eight heavens and earths beneath the Origin World?
There was no need to look any further.
Among the Seven-Star Ancestral Gods of the present age alone, which of them was not blessed with extraordinary talent?
His meager achievements amounted to nothing before them.
"Qin Hao, your status is no longer that of a Qiankun Sect Disciple." Knowing that Qin Hao had taken his words to heart, the Heavenly Martial Ancestor looked deeply gratified.
His greatest fear was that Qin Hao would grow arrogant and complacent, neglect his cultivation, and fade into the masses. If that happened, the Heavenly Martial Ancestor would truly be heartbroken.
After all, geniuses were the last thing the Qiankun Sect lacked. The Heavenly Martial Ancestor had seen countless geniuses, but many had begun slacking off after achieving a little success.
They had disappeared without a trace after that, never accomplishing anything again.
"Under our Qiankun Sect's rules, any disciple who becomes an Ancestral God is promoted to Elder," the Heavenly Martial Ancestor said with a smile. "Of course, we must also hold a promotion ceremony. We can discuss that once you return to the Qiankun Sect."
"An Elder of the Qiankun Sect?"
Qin Hao drew a breath, a wave of emotion crossing his face.
Back then, he had needed to exhaust every effort just to join the Qiankun Sect.
Now, he had