Wuyou took little delight in his sudden rise in status.
He continued cultivating at his own pace.
But with his current standing, the people he interacted with were entirely different from before.
Even the veteran Nascent Soul Elders treated him as a peer.
Even the sect's mysterious otherworldly Pill Refining Master appeared before him for the first time.
Xu Changxing was not as unapproachable as the rumors claimed. Instead, he struck Wuyou as easygoing and natural.
Most of his views, which clashed with those of the other elders, met with Xu Changxing's approval.
While exchanging ideas with this otherworldly elder, Wuyou felt a sense of resonance for the first time.
What delighted Wuyou even more was that Xu Changxing's cultivation seemed to far exceed his expectations.
With supremely wondrous methods, Xu Changxing resolved, one by one, the questions that had troubled Wuyou for years.
Under Xu Changxing's guidance, Wuyou's cultivation began advancing by leaps and bounds.
Their relationship also became that of both teacher and friend.
Several more decades passed before Wuyou quietly broke through to the Spirit Transformation Realm.
The ease of his breakthrough to the Spirit Transformation Realm left Old Daoist Tianyuan utterly astonished.
Old Daoist Tianyuan suddenly realized that this menial disciple, whom he had never valued, truly seemed to be a rare genius in cultivation.
But he was merely somewhat astonished, not particularly regretful.
After all, the Spirit Transformation Realm was already the limit of this world.
No matter how dazzling Wuyou's talent, he could not break through the limits of heaven and earth.
Most importantly, although Wuyou was not his disciple, he was still an elder of the Yangshan Sect.
Old Daoist Tianyuan was simply gratified that the Yangshan Sect now had a second pillar of support and could prosper for a few thousand more