Even after that Grand Elder later discovered that Shadow Three was a man, she still insisted on taking him as her disciple.
As for Shadow Three, seeing that the person who had abducted him was powerful and her sect was no weak force either, he agreed, thus naturally becoming the junior martial uncle of the current Tianyin Sect Leader.
Yes, that was right. He was actually a generation senior to the Tianyin Sect Leader.
Only later did he learn that the reason that Grand Elder-his current master-had still taken him as her disciple despite knowing she had abducted the wrong person was that she was a sucker for good looks.
On top of that, Shadow Three was highly talented. He had merely started a few years later than everyone else, but that gap was nothing before his immense talent. It would not take him long to catch up.
Things turned out exactly as she had predicted. Ever since becoming her disciple, Shadow Three's talent had seemed like a cheat, and breaking through cultivation levels came as easily as eating and drinking.
The others did not know that, besides his exceptional talent, Shadow Three's rapid breakthroughs were also due to Xue Fuyao providing him with the locations of potential opportunities. All they knew was that their young grand-martial uncle was tall and highly talented, and cultivation came to him as easily as eating and drinking.
As the saying went, rarity made things precious, let alone someone as exceptional as Shadow Three. Shadow Three was now the Tianyin Sect's cherished treasure, and even the Tianyin Sect Master had entertained the idea of passing the position of Sect Master to him.
However, the current Tianyin Sect Master was still young, so it was too early to speak of such things.
Meanwhile, elsewhere, Xue