Success Comes to Those Who Persevere

Li Miaoxuan smiled radiantly, her gaze also falling into the distance as she said calmly, "An elder of the Calamity Suppression Alliance is merely a title. In the Cultivation World, strength still speaks in the end. Otherwise, even if one has a voice in the Calamity Suppression Alliance, who would care? Though the Lingxu Sect is ranked among the top great sects, we know better than anyone that, in terms of strength, we remain far behind the truly foremost powers. And for me to become an elder, I still have you to thank."

Gu Yuanqing shook his head with a smile. "I do not have that much influence. This is the recognition of the cultivators from the Spirit Realm sects. As for strength, the Lingxu Sect occupies a blessed land and possesses deep foundations. It merely lacks powerful experts. It will grow in time."

At Li Miaoxuan's age, she could be called a prodigy beneath the Huntian level. Yet having reached the Huntian level, she could already be called a powerhouse—and one with boundless prospects. Naturally, the cultivators of the many Spirit Realm sects were willing to befriend her.

Li Miaoxuan said, "Let us put that aside for now. What about you? Did you find anything beyond the realm?"

Gu Yuanqing said, "It was even more difficult than expected. I searched on and off for nearly twenty years in total, but everywhere I went was utterly empty. I did not find even the faintest trace of a Heavenly Demon."

Li Miaoxuan said softly, "That is only normal. If they were truly so easy to find, then over all these years, not a single cultivator would have failed to locate the Heavenly Demons' nest.

"Though the Chaos Heaven Immortal Level is now the pinnacle of the Cultivation World, countless years ago,