After leaving the main hall, Mu Yan headed toward the disciples' residential area.
"Master gave me a cultivation method. I wonder what grade it is?"
He could hardly wait to cultivate the method he had just received.
Just then, five burly men approached him. They exuded a presence that made his heart pound, and Mu Yan involuntarily stopped in his tracks.
"Don't be afraid. The five of us are elders of the sect, on our way to pay our respects to the sect master."
One of the men gave Mu Yan a friendly smile. Only after hearing his explanation did Mu Yan relax a little.
So they're elders of the sect. That makes them our own people.
Come to think of it, with a powerhouse as formidable as Master presiding over Kunlun Holy Land, no one could possibly sneak into the sect to cause trouble.
"Disciple Mu Yan greets the elders!"
Mu Yan cupped his hands.
Only after the five men left did he breathe a sigh of relief and hurry to the disciples' quarters.
Elder Li, who had been silent for a long time, finally surfaced.
"This place is terrifying. Forget leaking even a trace of my presence-I didn't even dare move!"
Elder Li's frightened voice rang out in Mu Yan's mind.
"Elder Li, don't worry. This is Kunlun Holy Land, and I'm already its eldest disciple. Everything will be fine!"
Mu Yan smiled as he reassured him. He trusted that his master would not harm him. Besides, however formidable Elder Li was, he was only a remnant soul.
With his master's abilities, he would hardly be interested in a weak remnant soul.
Even Mu Yan himself had not realized that, although he had always regarded Elder Li as the most powerful role model before, he now no longer thought much of Elder Li's cultivation.
After witnessing power on a higher level, a person's horizons would broaden.
"By the way, what did your master tell you?" Elder Li asked curiously.
At this, Mu Yan could no longer contain his excitement. He laughed happily. "Master improved my aptitude. Now I'm no longer limited to an innate Fire Spirit Root!"
"Improved your aptitude? Really? Relinquish control of your body and let me take a look!"
Half doubtful, Elder Li took control of Mu Yan's body, only to feel its scorching heat and might with shock!
It was dozens, even hundreds of times stronger than before!
"What physique is this? You're like a mass of flames now. I've never seen such a powerful physique!"
Elder Li cried out in astonishment.
Mu Yan scratched his head. "Master said this is the Flame Spirit Saint Physique. I'm not really clear on the specifics myself."
At the words "Flame Spirit Saint Physique," Elder Li froze on the spot, unable to utter a sound for a long while. Within him, towering waves churned wildly.
"Elder Li, what's wrong? Are you all right?" Mu Yan asked with concern.
"N-nothing. I'm just too shocked! Mu Yan, do you know what the Flame Spirit Saint Physique is? According to legend, it's the physique closest to the source of flames. Fire Spirit Roots and the like are all trash before the Flame Spirit Saint Physique!"
"Just who is this master of yours? He could actually elevate your physique to the Flame Spirit Saint Physique?"
Elder Li's voice was filled with disbelief. Even a flame-wielding genius like him had never seen the Flame Spirit Saint Physique, and he had once thought it was merely a fabricated legend.
Yet he had witnessed it with his own eyes?
To him, this was already a myth come true!
"I'm not sure, but Master must be one of the strongest people! Oh, I also met five sect elders just now. Their presence was even more formidable than the Spirit Transformation Realm!"
Mu Yan excitedly told Elder Li what he had seen and heard. After arriving at Kunlun Holy Land, he felt that all his previous experiences had been far too small-time.
"Could they be in the Void Refinement Realm? Or even the Body Integration Realm? Or perhaps the Mahayana Realm?"
Elder Li was also very curious about just what sort of sect Kunlun Holy Land was. The holy lands of the Desolate Ancient Great World were all renowned superpowers, yet he had never heard of Kunlun Holy Land.
Could it be a great secluded sect?
During his lifetime, he had been a mighty Mahayana Realm cultivator whose flame-controlling techniques had swept across the Azure Heaven Region.
Yet when facing Ye Chen, he had not dared release even the slightest trace of his presence.
"Right! Now that you have the Flame Spirit Saint Physique, cultivating my Heaven-Burning Instruction would be ideal. This is a miraculous cultivation method that can keep growing. In the future, it could even grow into an Immortal Grade cultivation method!"
Elder Li cried out excitedly, then produced a Jade Slip. It was precisely the Heaven-Burning Instruction he had mentioned!
Cultivation method grades: Mortal Grade, Spirit Grade, Mystic Grade, King Grade, Saint Grade, Immortal Grade, Emperor Grade.
"Don't underestimate it just because it's only a Spirit Grade cultivation method now. With your aptitude, devouring plenty of immortal flames will let it advance into an Immortal Grade cultivation method!"
Elder Li introduced it smugly. This was a treasure he had obtained at a tremendous cost during his lifetime, his greatest secret.
An Immortal Grade cultivation method could allow Mu Yan to cultivate all the way to the True Immortal realm!
Immortal Grade cultivation methods were rare in any faction.
Yet as Mu Yan looked at the Jade Slip in his hand, he hesitated. Noticing something was wrong, Elder Li could not help asking, "Mu Yan, what is it? Don't you like the Heaven-Burning Instruction?"
Elder Li thought Mu Yan was doubting the Heaven-Burning Instruction's ability to grow. After all, a cultivation method that could advance in grade did sound rather unreliable.
Just as he was about to explain further, Mu Yan shook his head. "Elder Li, Master has actually already given me a cultivation method. He said it's the one best suited to me!"
At this, Elder Li raised his brows defiantly. He acknowledged that Kunlun Holy Land's sect master was mysterious and powerful, but his Heaven-Burning Instruction was no joke either.
What cultivation method could be better than the Heaven-Burning Instruction?
"Take it out. I'll look it over for you!"
Elder Li spoke as though in a fit of pique.
Mu Yan took the flaming scroll out of his spatial ring. The temperature throughout the room abruptly rose, and even Elder Li's soul body felt an uncomfortable scorching heat.
"What a formidable scroll!"
Elder Li's expression changed at once. If the flames clinging to the scroll's surface were already this fierce, how powerful must the scroll itself be?
Filled with anticipation, Mu Yan unfurled the scroll as well. Written upon it were the words "Flame God Instruction," followed by the two smaller words "emperor grade."
Towering waves surged through both Elder Li's and Mu Yan's hearts!
Emperor grade!
This was an Emperor Grade cultivation method!
Only an Immortal Emperor could create an Emperor Grade cultivation method. Every such method was a holy land's supreme guardian treasure, the very foundation of a transcendent great power.
Possessing an Emperor Grade cultivation method offered a sliver of possibility of attaining the Dao and becoming an Immortal Emperor!
Though it was only a sliver of possibility, that alone was enough to drive countless cultivators mad!
To so casually pass an Emperor Grade cultivation method to a youth at only the Foundation Establishment Realm Seventh Layer?
Perhaps no one in the entire Desolate Immortal Great World had such boldness!
Compared with the Emperor Grade Flame God Instruction, his Immortal Grade Heaven-Burning Instruction was practically trash that even a dog would not glance at.
Only after a long time did Elder Li and Mu Yan recover from their shock. They had both lost the ability to speak just now, unable to utter a single word.
"Since you have the Flame God Instruction, my Heaven-Burning Instruction really isn't suitable for you anymore."
Elder Li spoke with some embarrassment and a measure of dejection.
The precious treasure I kept so carefully hidden isn't even as good as trash in someone else's eyes. Isn't that far too crushing?
Mu Yan did not know how best to comfort him either. Compared with Ye Chen, Elder Li had indeed suffered an utter defeat.
No, it would be more accurate to say that Elder Li was not even qualified to be compared with Ye Chen!
"Elder Li, perhaps I could speak to Master one day and ask him to help you too?" Mu Yan said.
Elder Li was a remnant soul, and his greatest wish was to form a physical body. Mu Yan believed that, with his master's abilities, he would certainly be able to accomplish it with ease.
"Would that work?" Elder Li was somewhat tempted.
But before they could continue talking, Elder Li's expression turned utterly terrified. A horrifying, irresistible force had seized him and was pulling him into the void!
"Elder Li!"
Mu Yan anxiously reached out to grab him, but caught nothing.
"My disciple, I've invited him over for a moment. Don't panic. Focus on cultivating."
Fortunately, Ye Chen's voice rang in his ears the next moment.
Only then did Mu Yan relax. Since it was his master's doing, there was no need to worry. With his master's strength, detecting a remnant soul inside him did not seem difficult either.