Before the Sacred Heaven Sect!

"I had heard of her, and I knew her too. She had been one of Qian Yuan Realm's prodigies back then. How could I not know?" Gu Yuanqing naturally knew whom Zhang Xuanlin meant.

"One Floating World produced both Daoist Gu and Fellow Daoist Miaoxuan. That was a wonder unheard of in all ages! What a pity Mountain Master Gu had not walked the Heaven Ascending Path alongside her back then. Otherwise, with such a peerless pair of twin prides together in our Lingxu Sect, it would have made for a fine tale."

Zhang Xuanlin laughed heartily, then continued, "Of course, Mountain Master Gu had other fortuitous encounters. To ultimately break free from the cage and attain such achievements was simply each person having their own karmic fate. Still, Zhang is curious. Back when the Heaven-Connecting Stele descended and the Ding Twelve Realms were about to advance into the Exquisite Realm Domain, the entire world was shrouded in a seal. How did Mountain Master break through the realm and emerge?"

There was a trace of curiosity in his words.

Gu Yuanqing pondered for a moment but had yet to speak.

Zhang Xuanlin seemed to see his difficulty and smiled again. "Of course, if it is inconvenient to say, then let it be. Everyone in the Cultivation World has their secrets. Zhang is merely curious, with no intention of prying into another's secrets. Still, there is one thing I must remind Fellow Daoist of. If Fellow Daoist did not take the Heaven Ascending Path, then it would be best if outsiders did not learn of it."

"Let us not even speak of the Floating World. The Exquisite Realm Domain is rich in resources, with countless Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and all manner of opportunities. It can be called a land