"What does it mean to ascend to heaven in a single step?"
Xiao Qian seemed not to have heard the obvious mockery in Lin Ye's tone at all, his expression full of curiosity.
Lin Ye first glanced around, then laughed aloud. "Everyone knows that our Misty Cloud Sect's mountain-protecting formation-the Cloud Annihilating Sun-Covering Formation-was established on the foundation of the cultivation method Extreme Wind: Wind Cloud Art. Only those with a high degree of compatibility with this method can cultivate the corresponding Extreme Wind series of high profound tier Dou Techniques. And once unleashed, those techniques wield power comparable to earth rank Dou Techniques."
"What's more, only an inheritor of this cultivation method is qualified to inherit the position of sect master. Otherwise, even a personal disciple has no right to it."
As he spoke, he cast a pointed glance at Nalan Yanran. "Junior Sister Yanran is regarded as the sect's successor precisely because she fulfilled those two crucial conditions: she resonated with the Gate of Life and Death and received the Wind Cloud Art inheritance."
At this point, the corners of Lin Ye's mouth lifted slightly into a provocative smile. "Since Junior Brother Xiao Qian hopes to become the sect master's personal disciple within a year, you'll have to try the Wind Cloud Art compatibility test too. Otherwise, you won't be able to stand on equal footing with Junior Sister Yanran."
There was only one position of junior sect master. Lin Ye firmly believed that, with this as bait, he could successfully sow antagonism between Xiao Qian and Nalan Yanran.
That way, with the sect master's personal disciple standing in his path, Xiao Qian-whom even Lin Ye found himself envying-would have no way to obtain the finest resources in the sect.
"He's right. Hurry up and try it!"
Yet,