Taiyi smiled without a trace of arrogance. "My master, Danyangzi, is the supreme elder of the Yaoguang Holy Land. He has lived in seclusion, away from worldly affairs, for hundreds of years. I imagine Sect Master Qingyang has probably never heard of him..."
"However, I think this supreme elder token should be enough to prove my identity as one of the Yaoguang Disciples!"
As he spoke.
His hand flipped.
A brightly gleaming golden token appeared in his hand.
The front was impressively engraved with the two ancient characters "Yaoguang", while the back was engraved with the two characters "Supreme", radiating wisps of pressure.
This was not only a token that could verify the identity of a supreme elder of the Yaoguang Holy Land, but it was also a special secret artifact.
The moment this token came out.
The Sect Master of Yanxia and those elders present could not help but change their expressions.
A look of awe appeared on them.
They had also seen tokens from the Yaoguang Holy Land before.
Yet most of them were seen from those deacons, and even elder tokens were extremely rare.
Let alone a token belonging to such a big figure as a supreme elder of the Yaoguang Holy Land.
However, that captivating pressure could not be faked.
"So you are actually a disciple of a supreme elder of the Yaoguang Holy Land... I wonder what brings the young master here on this sudden visit?" Sect Master Qingyang asked with a hint of reverence and nervousness.
"The sect master doesn't need to be nervous; I harbor no malice..."
Taiyi did not beat around the bush either, stating bluntly, "I have come to visit friends, to see some old acquaintances from the past!"
"Old acquaintances?"
Sect Master Qingyang was filled with astonishment.
The other party actually had old acquaintances cultivating in the Yanxia Cave Heaven?
"It is like this: we have two old acquaintances who were taken under the gate of your Yanxia Cave Heaven. Coming here today, I also want to see them and catch up!"
Taiyi did not beat around the bush, speaking with a smile.
Right at this moment.
An elder stared blankly at him.
Looking at him intently for a long time, a strange look appeared in his eyes.
Taking a deep breath, he could not help but voice his question, "Dare I ask, young master, are your old friends Lin Jia and the others?"
He had long felt that the other party looked somewhat familiar.
Back then, outside the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, after he brought back two Immortal Seedlings.
Among them, a woman named Lin Jia was taken by him as his Personal Disciple, and he even helped her restore her youth.
The other party had once drawn a portrait of a male, saying it was a companion who had disappeared, and requested him, her teacher, to inquire about his whereabouts.
The male in that portrait looked extremely similar to this person.
It caused him to have some guesses.
"What?"
"Lin Jia and the others?"
"Weren't those the Immortal Seedlings brought back from the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land back then?"
Sect Master Qingyang and the elders present shrank their pupils sharply, feeling somewhat inexplicably shocked.
"Oh? Is Lin Jia here?"
Taiyi raised an eyebrow.
He hadn't expected that the stunning and fiercely intelligent class belle Lin Jia would be cultivating right here.
A smile appeared on his face as he generously admitted, "That's right, I'm precisely here to look for her!"
"Then you, young master..."
Sect Master Qingyang froze.
He subconsciously looked toward Taiyi.
Naturally, he knew about the matter of some young people walking out of the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land alive a little over a year ago.
Although most of them lost their youth, they had activated their bitter seas.
There were also people who were brought back to the Yanxia Cave Heaven to cultivate. He designated them as Immortal Seedlings.
He had listed them as immortal seeds.
"Mn, I am also one of them..."
Taiyi did not conceal anything either.
This kind of matter was impossible to hide, nor was there any need to: "However, by a stroke of bad luck back then, I didn't stay with them, but instead met my master and was taken in as his Personal Disciple!"
"So that's how it is..."
"Young master truly has profound karmic fortune!"
"Wait, I remember those young people were all ordinary people. Doesn't that mean, young master, that you have only cultivated for less than two years at most up until now, yet you have broken through to the Other Shore Realm?"
That elder thought of something.
Staring at Taiyi in shock, he blurted out in disbelief.
Doing the math, the time since they brought those two Immortal Seedlings back to the Yanxia Cave Heaven had just barely passed a year and a half, not even two years.
"How is that possible?"
"Only cultivated for a little over a year?"
"Breaking through to the Other Shore Realm in less than two years?"
Whether it was the sect master of the Yanxia Cave Heaven or the other elders, all of them froze.
They could not help but be terrified, looking at Taiyi in sheer disbelief.
"That's right, I truly have cultivated for less than two years..."
Taiyi was open and aboveboard, speaking with a smile, "It's precisely because my talent is passable that I was favored by my master and taken in as his Personal Disciple!"
These matters definitely could not be hidden.
After all, it was impossible for him to silence Lin Jia, Zhou Yi, Wang Ziwen, and the others.
Yet no matter what, his identity as the Personal Disciple of a supreme elder of the Yaoguang Holy Land was not fake.
Even if those big figures learned of his existence and that his strength had improved so rapidly, and harbored any thoughts.
He believed they would not dare to easily make a move against him.
"Hiss--"
Hearing Taiyi personally admit that he had only cultivated for less than two years up to this point.
These elders of varying ages, mostly with white hair and beards, could not help but collectively suck in cold breaths.
Of course, considering that this young man named Taiyi, nine times out of ten like this Desolate Ancient Sacred Body, had once consumed the sacred fruit of the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land.
Furthermore, the other party's master was, after all, a supreme elder of the Yaoguang Holy Land; an almighty figure whose magical power reached the heavens and whose cultivation was unfathomable would certainly not skimp on all kinds of heavenly materials and earthly treasures when cultivating his disciple, washing his marrow and building his foundation for him.
Possessing such strength in such a short period of time, while startling, was not entirely unacceptable.
Even so, his natural talent was probably terrifying, exceeding the imagination of ordinary people.
It was definitely comparable to those successors painstakingly nurtured by super major forces like the Eastern Wasteland holy lands and desolation ancient families at the cost of countless rare treasures.
"In a mere year or so, you went from an ordinary mortal to a cultivator at the Other Shore Realm..."
The sect master of the Yanxia Cave Heaven took a deep breath, trying his utmost to keep himself calm.
Looking at this spirited, excessively young proud favored son of heaven, he could not help sighing with emotion, "The young master's heaven-defying posture probably falls nothing short of the legendary Eastern Wasteland Divine Body; your future achievements will be boundless!"
"Sect Master Qingyang flatters me!"
Chapter 17: Reunion with Old Friends, Snake Meat Tonic Soup ### After exchanging pleasantries for a short while.
Rejecting the invitation of Sect Master Qingyang and the others, and with no intention of having them accompany him either.
Guided by an elder surnamed Xu, Taiyi quickly arrived within a peak and saw a young woman sitting cross-legged there, cultivating with eyes closed.
Impressively, it was Lin Jia, who had already become a cultivator of the Bitter Sea Realm and miraculously regained her youth, as beautiful and moving as ever.
As for the other classmate, their relationship was not particularly close, and it was said they were currently in secluded cultivation.
Therefore, he had no thought of disturbing them.
"Teacher..."
Lin Jia blinked.
Her delicate eyes contracted.
Looking at Taiyi, who had suddenly arrived following her teacher, Elder Xu, and was looking at her with a smiling gaze, she found it hard to believe and was filled with astonishment.
Yet very soon, she snapped back to her senses.
Surprised and delighted upon seeing an old friend, she was the first to stand up and greet him. "Jin Tailang? How is it you?"
"Lin Jia, you have an old friend visiting..."
Looking at this exceptionally talented and immensely satisfying female disciple of his.
Elder Xu stroked his beard and smiled, nodding toward Taiyi before turning away with great tact. "You young masters and misses take your time catching up; this old man won't disturb you!"
"Long time no see... beauty Lin!"
Taiyi smiled.
"You fellow, you're as unruly as ever..."
Lin Jia was all smiles, rolling her eyes at Taiyi.
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