The Incense-Passing Cult Appears, the Martial World Falls into Chaos

"Yes, Senior Sister Cult Master. Peacock and Chen Chen are currently outside Heart Refining Cave, waiting for the other disciples to emerge. I inspected them just now—their Fantian Cultivation Method has truly reached an unimaginable height... Shamefully, even I myself have never cultivated to the realm they have reached. Ah, what a disgrace!"

"Junior Sister Jingfan, you are letting appearances bind your heart. Every person has their own fate and opportunity; your time simply has not yet come, that is all. Besides, as the ancients said: 'Indigo is extracted from the blue plant, yet it is bluer than the plant itself.' If disciples were never more capable than their masters, how could our Incense-Passing Cult pass from generation to generation and flourish ever more brightly?"

Abbess Jingfan's expression tightened, and she bowed. "Thank you for Senior Sister Cult Master's instruction. I will remember it."

"All right. Since both of them passed the direct selection, and their Fantian Cultivation Method has reached completion, this direct selection can truly be called a perfect success. And... hehe... the matter of the inheritance has finally been settled as well."

The Cult Master laughed heartily.

"Congratulations, Cult Master." An old woman beside her also said, "In past years, we had to worry first about the direct selection and then about the inheritance. Now, these two children have truly done us proud, overcoming all the obstacles ahead within Heart Refining Cave. This must be the blessing of all the Incense-Passing Cult's forebears over the past ten thousand years!"

Another masked elder laughed as well. "Cult Master, this shows that the time for our Incense-Passing Cult to prosper is upon us once more!"

"Hehe." The Cult Master smiled and waved her hand. "Though this is indeed a great joy, and we can pass down the Immortal Path