The Great Void lay dim and boundless, silent and still, with only a speck of golden light flickering, now bright, now dark.
Jiang Yi was startled. He had never imagined that True Lord Xu, who ruled Kun Peak, would take the initiative to offer to become his Register Master.
By convention, a Sect-tier organization's Dao Child had three masters to assist him. True Lord Lu of Kan Peak was already his Scripture Master, responsible for teaching the classics and explaining the True Art;
a Register Master, put simply, was a "guardian of the Dao."
As a sect's Heir Apparent, a Dao Child was as precious as a body worth a thousand pieces of gold, and naturally could not venture into danger lightly.
But if he remained shut away in a Grotto-Heaven, meditating in seclusion year after year, he would instead be exceedingly prone to encountering barriers he could not break through.
According to the cultivation teachings of High Antiquity, this was because his Dao heart had not been tempered, making perfected attainment ultimately difficult to achieve.
Thus, he had to venture out to weather tribulations, pluck fortuitous encounters, seek treasures beyond the heavens, and become embroiled in layer upon layer of Karma.
Such matters mostly harbored danger, making a guardian of the Dao particularly important.
Jiang Yi considered it briefly. He did not become overwhelmed by the favor of a True Lord and immediately agree to everything.
This was a matter requiring the utmost caution.
Choosing a guardian of the Dao was tantamount to placing his life in that person's hands.
If they could not be trusted, sooner or later he would fall beyond redemption through ten thousand tribulations!
"Choosing a Register Master is a major matter. According to the rules, it requires my Scripture Master's approval. This disciple dares