"Thank you very much Divine Master Situ!"
At the Heavenly Derivation Sect Ten Thousand Mirrors Branch, near a spiritual spring waterfall, Feng Chiyu stood up from the ground, shook his body, and felt the expanding power within him, his eyes revealing an undisguised excitement.
Opposite him stood a man dressed in plain clothes.
This person looked rather tall and thin, like a pine tree, but his eyebrows and eyes were unusually sharp.
Her long hair cascaded down her back, held together only by a ribbon, giving her an exceptionally neat and tidy appearance.
The man smiled, seemingly having anticipated Feng Chiyu's breakthrough. "You have talent and work very hard; reaching this level was only a matter of time!"
" Situ is too kind! If it weren't for this pill, I'm afraid I would have needed to cultivate for over a thousand years to complete this step."
Feng Chiyu shook his head, a look of gratitude on his face. "The path to becoming a Heavenly Immortal is not so simple, otherwise our Heavenly Derivation Sect wouldn't have so few Heavenly Immortal experts that we can count them on one hand!"
"Haha! The decision regarding the elixir was made collectively by all of us. Everyone who has contributed to the Heavenly Derivation Sect deserves a reward, and we have all witnessed your progress, your actions, and your contributions over the years."
"Therefore, you don't need to be grateful to me. If you hadn't lived up to my expectations, this pill wouldn't even have had the chance to appear before you!"
The man's expression was calm, as if he were just talking about something very ordinary.
Judging from the way Feng Chiyu addressed this person, it should be the same divine master he had been waiting for, Situ Jiansheng.
The true top experts of the Heavenly Derivation Sect are already among the most powerful people below the sect leader!
There are currently eight Divine Masters like Situ Jiansheng in their Heavenly Derivation Sect!
Feng Chiyu took a deep breath, clasped his hands in thanks again, and said, "No matter what, I still have to thank Situ!"
"Alright! That's enough!" Divine Master Situ waved his hand, clearly not wanting to continue the discussion.
Then, he changed the subject, looking at Feng Chiyu, and said, "By the way, I've already seen your message and the photos you took. You mean, Five Dragons Mountain suffered heavy losses?"
"Yes, Situ!"
"Feng Chiyu responded."
Not long after they returned from the Emperor Palace, this person arrived at the branch.
However, the first thing Situ did upon arriving here was not to inquire about the celestial Immortal Palace. Instead, he completed the required assessment first and then gave him a pill, successfully helping him break through from Quasi-Heavenly Immortal immortal to the Heavenly Immortal First Heaven.
Only now did this person actually inquire about that matter.
"We witnessed with our own eyes that Fire Dragon Mountain Lord, one of the deputy mountain lords of Five Dragons Mountain, and two Grand Commanders died at the hands of those people from the Immortal Palace."
"That young man, who is suspected to be the master of the Immortal Palace, is very likely a true Immortal Lord!"
Speaking of this, Feng Chiyu recalled what he had seen that day, and his heart was still filled with fear.
He wanted to record what happened that day so that this person could see it, but he didn't dare.
Who knows if he might try to use the recording stone to document something one second, only to be obliterated by the master of the Immortal Palace the next?
Although verbal explanation may seem less effective now, the actual result is the same.
"That's interesting!"
Divine Master Situ narrowed his eyes slightly, his face still bearing a faint smile, "But knowing those people's personalities, they'll probably still think they're from our Heavenly Derivation Sect! Haha!"
"Our people?" Upon hearing this, Feng Chiyu showed a hint of doubt.
"That's right! Of course, to be more precise, it's the people from the Heavenly Derivation Sect." Divine Master Situ explained, "Have you forgotten how many ascendants have left our Heavenly Derivation Sect? There are still some lucky ones who are fearless enough to venture out into secret realms and seize opportunities."
"I know of at least five people, and one of them has even reached the Heavenly Immortal Ninth Heaven realm, just one step away from becoming a true Immortal Lord!"
"What?" Sure enough, Feng Chiyu exclaimed in surprise upon hearing this.
Heavenly Immortal Ninth Heaven, Quasi-Divine Lord?
That kind of powerful being was still a long way off for him, who had just stepped into the Heavenly Immortal.
The Divine Master Situ standing before him had only just entered the Fifth Heaven Heavenly Immortal, reaching the same level as the Fire Dragon Mountain Lord.
Unexpectedly, someone who left their Heavenly Derivation Sect has surpassed this Divine Master Situ!
After all, once you leave the Heavenly Derivation Sect, obtaining cultivation resources outside is several times, or even dozens of times, more brutal and difficult.
"Haha! Nothing to be surprised about!" Divine Master Situ was quite philosophical about it. "That one was an ascendant of the same era as me, and our talents were originally about equal, but..."
"He wasn't one to be content with his lot; he preferred to struggle against fate, against the earth, and even against himself."
"He never accepts his fate; he only focuses on his own goals."
"This is the nature of cultivation: going against the grain leads to advancement, going with the grain leads to decline. Otherwise, how could it be said that the path of cultivation is littered with millions of corpses and withered bones?"
"While he was fighting fiercely, luck was on his side. He not only obtained a legacy but also awakened a special physique. It's a foregone conclusion that he will reach the Immortal Lord realm in the future."
In the end, a hint of envy appeared in Divine Master Situ's eyes.
Back then, one of them chose to stay in the Heavenly Derivation Sect, while the other chose to fight his way out on his own.
Now, tens of thousands of years later, the gap between the two sides has indeed widened.
But Divine Master Situ will not regret it.
He is also very clear about his current goals.
Okay, we've gone off on a tangent!
Divine Master Situ brought his thoughts back. "However, it seems that a major upheaval is about to occur at Five Dragons Mountain!"
"Among the Five Dragons Mountain, two Immortal Lord. Besides them, they must have some friends who are also Immortal Lord. They absolutely cannot swallow this insult."
"I wonder if the master of that Immortal Palace you speak of can withstand the wrath of Five Dragons Mountain!"
"My lord, would you like to go..." Feng Chiyu hesitated for a moment before speaking.
"Stop!" But before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Divine Master Situ: "I know what you're going to say."
"Once is acceptable, twice is acceptable, but a third time is not. You've already been there twice, which means they really don't want to have too much involvement with us. It could also mean they truly possess the strength to crush and suppress Five Dragons Mountain!"
"If I go there again, it will backfire and give them a bad impression of our Heavenly Derivation Sect. There's absolutely no need for that!"
"Besides, you said it yourself, the other side possesses a Source of All Spirits. As long as that being doesn't die now, one day it will be able to easily suppress Five Dragons Mountain. It's just a matter of whether they can hold out until that day!"
"At worst, they can just run away before the people from Five Dragons Mountain make a full-scale attack. I believe they're not stupid; they wouldn't just sit and wait to be killed!"
"Finally, let me give you a piece of advice: unless they come to you, don't bother those guys anymore. My Heavenly Derivation Sect does need strong individuals, but we have always followed the natural order."
"Alright! I have something to do, so I'll be going now. Let me know immediately if anything happens; don't let me miss the good show here!"
After saying his last words with a smile, Divine Master Situ disappeared right before Feng Chiyu's eyes.