"No rush. This was a fine start. After all, I'd already obtained one. As long as I gathered enough Five-Element Origin Force before reaching the Yang Spirit realm, I'd be fine!"
They had never expected that one visit to Elder Yu would settle everything. They had even gained quite a few benefits for nothing, and everyone was delighted.
They could hardly linger, so they took their leave. Elder Yu watched them go with a smile, but Yuan Feng said, "Mengde, stay a moment. I have something to tell you!"
You Mengde did not dare delay. He hurriedly agreed and stayed behind. Tang Changsheng and the others soon departed; after only a few steps, they were already out of the courtyard.
They looked back at that modest courtyard in the city, then thought of the scenery they had just seen. For a moment, it all felt unreal.
A universe hidden in a sleeve, sun and moon held in a pot—this was exactly that!
Once Tang Changsheng and the others were gone, Yuan Feng laughed. "I hear you've done well. In such a short time, you've already taken the Black Rock Mountains... You've truly exceeded our expectations."
You Mengde gave a wry smile. "You praise me too highly, Martial Uncle. It was Tang Changsheng who surpassed all expectations... I'm no match for him..."
"Being able to see that is precisely your strength," Yuan Feng said, unconcerned. "The world has no shortage of talented people, but apart from our Nine Great Immortal Sects, how many ever attain a Dao Fruit?
"What do fleeting victories and defeats matter? Look at Lu Yuanzhen. He was dazzlingly brilliant back then, but where is he now? He refused to join our Immortal Sects, and to this day he remains nothing more than a Yang Spirit True Person..."