The Decayed Primordial Divine Sect

Li Chengyi sensed that the seal over the main peak had finally been lifted. Delighted, he hurried up the mountain and entered the courtyard.

Gu Yuanqing sat in the courtyard.

Aunt Feng was brewing tea nearby. Upon seeing Li Chengyi arrive, she quickly bowed. "Greetings, Young Master."

Li Chengyi nodded in acknowledgment, then knelt before Gu Yuanqing. "Greetings, Father."

"Rise. Sit and speak," Gu Yuanqing said, raising a hand.

Li Chengyi rose and sat down before asking, "Father, have you broken through to the Chaos Immortal Realm?"

Gu Yuanqing nodded slightly and smiled. "Fortunately, there were no mishaps."

Delight appeared on Li Chengyi's face. "Congratulations, Father! With this, there is nothing much to fear in the Cultivation World. Within the Exquisite World, we need only guard against the Divine Path experts of the Primordial Divine Sect."

Gu Yuanqing chuckled. "You cannot put it that way. The Primordial Divine Sect has Divine Path experts, and the Cultivation World is nearly boundless. Though the greatest strength displayed openly by the various sects is merely the Chaos Immortal Level, who knows whether some hidden expert who has never emerged might be lurking somewhere?"

"That is true," Li Chengyi replied. His father was good in every regard, but his way of handling matters was perhaps a little... too steady.

Of course, that was also a good thing, at least for the Qian Yuan Realm and the Qian Yuan Sect.

Gu Yuanqing seemed to see through his son's thoughts and could not help saying, "Do not be so dismissive. Caution catches the cicada of a thousand autumns; a careful ship sails for ten thousand years. We cultivators have long lifespans, so we must be all the more prudent. One careless move and the whole board is lost—by then, regret will come too late!"

"Father is