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Chapter 258: An Opportunity for Comprehension
"Good. Just as expected of our Mirror Moon Sect's current Dao Child."
True Person Zheng offered a word of praise, then turned toward the setting sun outside the hall.
"At midnight three days from now, you may march with True Person Duobao and let the Heavy Gold Sect witness the bearing of our Mirror Moon Sect's Dao Child."
Chen Beiwu solemnly cupped his fists. "Yes. This disciple will not disappoint your expectations, Elder."
With their discussion of the expedition concluded, Chen Beiwu took his leave.
True Person Zheng stood in the center of the hall, watching Chen Beiwu's figure gradually disappear. Stroking his beard, he smiled. "This boy resembles me in my youth."
The next instant, five illusory figures appeared in the hall, all high-ranking Golden Core elders of the Mirror Moon Main Lineage.
"The Heavy Gold Sect has Golden Core cultivators stationed in the Abysswall Mountain Range. The Dao Child is only at Foundation Establishment peak. Could something go wrong if he accompanies the expedition?" Fourth Elder Yu Zhaoli asked.
It was not the likely dangers they feared, but the unlikely mishap.
Were she a Golden Core cultivator of the Heavy Gold Sect, she would rather abandon the Void-Gold Marrow Ore Vein than let a formidable enemy of her sect emerge in the future.
"That is mistaken." Third Elder Yu Shuiyao shook her head slightly. "If the Dao Child never experiences blood and fire, how can he command the respect of the sect's cultivators and inherit its Dao lineage?"
"Besides, True Person Duobao is leading this expedition. Unless the Heavy Gold Sect's Nascent Soul True Lord casts aside all shame, breaks the Five Great Sects' tacit agreement, and intervenes personally, the Dao Child's life will certainly not be in danger."
The Five