Xuanli Island.
A streak of escaping light swept through the formation like the wind, then landed inside the Taoist temple. When the light dispersed, Qingli Rogue stood revealed. The disciples practicing nearby hurriedly bowed in greeting.
"Greetings, Sect Leader!"
What Qingli Rogue had sought for so many years had finally come true. With another rise in his cultivation now within sight, he was in excellent spirits, even treating his disciples with a warmer expression. "Mm! Good. After dinner today, I will lecture on the Dao in the temple!"
Qingli Rogue had not lectured on the Dao for many years, nor had he answered his disciples' questions. Now that he suddenly intended to resolve their doubts, the disciples were somewhat puzzled, but delighted all the same. They bowed to him even more solemnly.
"Thank you for resolving our doubts, Sect Leader!"
"Haha! Off you go, off you go. I must make some preparations too!"
With that, Qingli Rogue returned to his room. Behind him, his disciples' faces brimmed with joy. Though Qingli Rogue said nothing, they all understood that their master must have encountered some great good fortune, or he would never have been so happy! Ordinarily, Qingli Rogue was always unsmiling and stern!
Word soon spread throughout the temple and beyond that the sect leader would lecture after dinner. Busy or not, everyone flocked over! By the time dinner was finished, the temple's main hall was packed with disciples, and even the space outside the doors was filled with cultivators! Qingli Rogue's two Spirit Attraction Stage disciples began maintaining order inside the hall as they quietly awaited his arrival.
"Ding!"
With a soft chime, Qingli Rogue appeared on the meditation cushion above them. At a glance, there were forty or fifty people inside and outside the hall! Seeing that he