Who dared defy the Ancestor's will!
And so Liu An placed sixth in the grand competition, bringing this sect competition to a close.
They both bear the surname Liu. Could this young man have some connection to the Ancestor?
Looking at the slightly dark-skinned cultivator in the crowd below, the elders exchanged uncertain glances, their minds teeming with speculation.
Although people sharing a surname, or even both a name and surname, were commonplace in the Cultivation World and the mortal world alike, they could hardly ignore someone the Ancestor had personally shown concern for.
The sect now had two Nascent Soul Patriarchs, but they were not so muddleheaded that they failed to understand who truly held the reins.
As various thoughts flashed through their minds, several elders turned their gazes toward Li Buyu, but she merely smiled without speaking.
Still, the Ancestor's Dao heart was firm, and he devoted himself wholly to the Great Dao, spending years in secluded cultivation. From what they knew of his early life, they did not think the two were particularly close.
Most likely a junior with some distant blood connection.
This thought crossed everyone's mind.
Under the eyes of the assembled multitude, a few brief words from five people decided the fates of many cultivators.
With the decision made and the top six no longer in dispute, Li Buyu waved away the soundproofing barrier and publicly announced the six highest-ranked contestants who would receive Golden Core Condensation Pills.
"First place-Pang Wanli."
"Second place-Mo Kunyu."
Her cool, authoritative voice reached every corner of the True Yang Daoist Ground, every word tugging at the listeners' heartstrings.
Every cultivator whose name was called might soar into the heavens from that moment onward, rising from disciple to elder and leaping into a higher social stratum.
As Li Buyu