Over twenty years, the stars had wheeled and all things had changed. Shao Li, once a disciple of the Central Sea's West River Gate, had become a capable operative in the Immortal Alliance's lower ranks, an outstanding cultivator in the Foundation Establishment realm.
Like many disciples who had once served the various sects and aristocratic clans of the Central Sea, he had successfully integrated into this organization, and had even earned repeated commendations and rewards for his diligence.
This latest time, he had accumulated so many merits that he was being considered for promotion to a mid-ranking elder position, as someone with the potential to reach Core Formation.
In recognition of his performance, the Immortal Alliance had granted him a truly top-tier secret art for further cultivation.
Barring unforeseen circumstances, several decades later, this group would produce elite figures whose ability and loyalty were both assured.
Even if they ultimately failed to achieve Core Formation, the Immortal Alliance would certainly lose nothing. The cultivation provisions required for each person's advancement were allocated according to merit and contributions; their surplus value had already been squeezed out.
Because cultivating variant flame imposed requirements on the strength of his mind and soul, the higher-ups had designated the Spirit Firmament Gate's supreme art, Three Pure Ones from One Breath, to be imparted to him. Naturally, this could not be the complete true transmission, but rather a spirit talisman Dao seed personally refined by a great power, which would guide his magic power and allow him to form a Dao fruit.
Rather than imparting an art, it was more accurate to say that a great power was splitting his divine soul and creating another self for him.
Shao Li did not resist. He felt the elder drive this spiritual formula into his body, where it