"It's all thanks to Master and Senior Brother Liu Hang's excellent teaching!" Li Xiaoya said modestly. Suddenly remembering why he had come, he asked, "Master, why did Second Senior Brother leave to travel?"
"You've met your eldest senior brother, haven't you? He was the first disciple I took in. To be honest, when I first saw him, I didn't want to accept him because his aptitude was so poor. But his determination to pursue the immortal Dao eventually left me with nothing to say. He is the only disciple I ever misjudged," Heavenly Venerable Daoling said, rather than answering his question. Seeing Li Xiaoya's bewildered expression, he continued, "Your second senior brother, on the other hand, caught my eye immediately. His aptitude is the best among all my disciples, and I devoted more effort to him. Yet despite how hard he works, his cultivation has never surpassed your eldest senior brother's. Though he respects your eldest senior brother greatly, surpassing him has always been his goal. But Hang'er's temperament has always made him reluctant to leave the Heavenly Dao Sect for long to travel. This time, it was chiefly your eldest senior brother's encouragement that helped him make up his mind. Every cultivator has opportunities of his own. Whether Hang'er can break through will depend on his."
"So that's how it is," Li Xiaoya said, understanding dawning on him. He had known Senior Brother Liu Hang had gone traveling to seek a breakthrough, but he had never known his eldest senior brother had spurred him on as well.
"You needn't concern yourself so much with your second senior brother's affairs," Heavenly Venerable Daoling said calmly, glancing at him. "Now that Hang'er has left Heavenly Capital Peak, and since I previously promised to guide your cultivation personally once you reached the