"Hundred-Eyed Boy, I have long admired your renowned name."
Li Ling wore a smile as he looked at this senior cultivator, who had attained Nascent Soul several thousand years before him.
"I heard that you achieved success at a young age and once restored your original appearance through the child form. You were hailed as an unparalleled genius of the White Bone Sect and thus entrusted with the lineage of the Dharma King Path, inheriting the supreme teachings of its departed sages."
Compared with Li Ling's calm composure, Hundred-Eyed Boy could not keep his emotions from surging. A strange, complicated feeling rose deep within him.
There was wistfulness, jealousy, helplessness, and a faint trace of anticipation.
Although he did not cultivate the path of supreme forgetfulness, his long years in a lofty position meant he had not experienced such emotional upheaval for a very long time.
Looking back, the last time had actually been several thousand years ago, when he attained Nascent Soul.
Hundred-Eyed Boy said, "Incense Accumulation Immortal Venerable, it is I who have truly long admired your renowned name.
"I have long heard of your heaven-bestowed genius. In just a few hundred years, you advanced through Foundation Establishment and Core Formation, attaining Nascent Soul and Spirit Transformation. Even in the Middle Ages, when mighty cultivators were everywhere, you would have been a dazzling star commanding the world's attention. I have long yearned to meet you, and today I finally have that good fortune."
Li Ling said, "Unfortunately, we belong to different camps. Otherwise, we could certainly share a drink and a pleasant conversation."
Hundred-Eyed Boy replied, "Why should cultivators like us share drinks and conversation? Far better to cross hands and verify our understanding against each other!"
With a faint smile, Li Ling said, "You went to such