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[Ding, the system has searched for a suitable candidate for discipleship… One has been found.]
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Lu Changsheng, while perusing ancient tomes in his cave abode, was suddenly alerted by the Disciple Apprenticeship Simulator that had been silent for a long time.
The last time Lu Changsheng had taken a disciple was a hundred thousand years ago when he forced the daughter of the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable, Dantai Meng, to become his apprentice.
Could there be someone on Yuntai Peak who meets the requirements of the Disciple Apprenticeship Simulator for apprenticeship?
Lu Changsheng set down the tome and stepped out of his cave abode.
His twelfth disciple Xu Jing, after completing his training, had returned to the sect, bringing back a peerlessly beautiful Female Sword Immortal.
Wasn’t this Female Sword Immortal the one Xu Jing unearthed from the Sword Tomb, a Sword Maiden of the Heavenly Sect?
Unexpectedly, the Sword Maiden of the Heavenly Sect had been reborn after over a hundred thousand years.
It seemed that the Sword Maiden found by Xu Jing was no ordinary person.
“Disciple, have you figured out her background?” Lu Changsheng inquired, intrigued by the ancient Heavenly Sect and wishing to unearth the identity of this Sword Maiden within.
Xu Jing hesitated and said, “She forbids me from disclosing her identity for fear of attracting calamity.” It appeared the Sword Maiden of the Heavenly Sect had an extraordinary origin.
Nevertheless, even if Xu Jing kept silent, the Disciple Apprenticeship Simulator already displayed her profile.
[Ding, the system is loading the information of the individual.]
[Name: Yun Qianyue]
[Race: Human Race/Nether Tribe]
[Talent: Chaotic Sword Body, Netherworld Spirit Body]
[Cultivation Level: Golden Core Realm]
[Identity: Chief Senior Disciple of the Heavenly Sect, Reborn from Death]
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Ah?
Yun Qianyue?!
Lu Changsheng was shocked to see the name. This Yun Qianyue was the very Chief Senior Disciple of the Heavenly Sect who had once defeated the Taihua Sword Maiden, the foremost Sword Dao Genius of the Lower Realm!
No one had anticipated that a Sword Dao Genius from the Ancient Times would be reborn in a later era.
Lu Changsheng had thought the Female Sword Immortal Xu Jing found in the Sword Tomb was merely a Supreme Elder of the Sword Tomb. He had not imagined her prominence to outstrip even that of the Heavenly Sect’s Supreme Elders.
Had the Heavenly Sect not encountered a disaster leading to its annihilation, Yun Qianyue, as the Chief Senior Disciple, could have very likely become the leader of this super sect. The Heavenly Sect might well have become the foremost sect of the Lower Realm, which would have made Yun Qianyue’s status unimaginable.
The Taihua Sword Maiden was already ranked fifth among the sword maidens of the Mysterious Lady Palace, a Great Expert of the Immortal Realm. Yun Qianyue’s victory over her indicated that she too was among the Ancient Great Powers.
However, it was only after the Demon God led a Horde of Demons to decimate the Heavenly Sect that the stronger Demon God caused Yun Qianyue’s downfall.
Lu Changsheng calmed his mind. Although Yun Qianyue was one of the Ancient Great Powers, currently, she only possessed the physical capabilities of such, her cultivation level being merely at the Golden Core Realm. It was uncertain when she might regain her original strength.
One certainty was that Yun Qianyue retained the Great Dao Comprehension of the Immortal Realm, making her cultivation speed surpass all other disciples under Lu Changsheng.
Wait…
If he were to take Yun Qianyue as a disciple, wouldn’t it increase the number of daily discipleship rewards returned, and also provide him with a disciple of Great Power caliber?
Moreover, he could receive rewards for his disciple’s breakthrough in realms.
A breakthrough from the Immortal Emperor Realm to the Divine King Realm.
A breakthrough from the Divine King Realm to the Immortal Realm.
The rewards for these two levels of realm breakthroughs were no trivial matter.
Since Yun Qianyue’s cultivation had not yet been restored, there was still the possibility of taking her as a disciple and receiving the realm breakthrough rewards.
Should Yun Qianyue completely recover her strength, there would likely be no one in the entire Mount Taihua Sacred Land who could rival her, let alone becoming Lu Changsheng’s disciple.
As Lu Changsheng considered taking Yun Qianyue as a disciple, she was also secretly observing Xu Jing’s master.
This Holy Son of Mount Taihua might not be a descendant of the Taihua Sword Maiden, but his disciples all possessed incredibly heaven-defying talents.
Yun Qianyue, having lost her previous cultivation level but not her insight, recognized that Lu Qinglian, Xiao Fan, Dugu Aotian, Ning Qianqian, Chen Yi, and Xu Jing were all extremely exceptional geniuses.
Any one of them would receive the best Cultivation Resources if they were in the Heavenly Sect of her time.
It was curious that so many peerless geniuses gathered under the tutelage of a cultivator who was not even of the Divine King Realm.
Suddenly, the voice of Lu Changsheng echoed in her mind. “Are you called Yun Qianyue?”
Yun Qianyue was startled and annoyed as she glared at Xu Jing for a moment.
She had informed Xu Jing of her real name beforehand, but strictly forbade him from notifying anyone of it, as she hadn’t wished her resurrection to be known.
Bewildered, Xu Jing wondered what he could have done wrong.
“You need not doubt my disciple; he has not disclosed your identity to me, but I have my own means of learning about you. I am even aware of your past sparring with the Taihua Sword Maiden.”
“Who… who on earth are you?” Yun Qianyue stepped back, her eyes filled with shock.
She had learnt from Xu Jing that it had been a few hundred million years since the Heavenly Sect’s demise; the world had changed dramatically, the Heavenly Sect became known only as a relic of the Sword Tomb, and records of it were few and far between.
Unless one was from sacred lands like the Holy Land or the Heavenly Court, few cultivators even knew what the Heavenly Sect was.
Yet Lu Changsheng not only pinpointed her true identity but also knew of her past sparring with the Taihua Sword Maiden.
The sparring session with the Taihua Sword Maiden was knowledge held only by the attending Heavenly Sect Elders and the Taihua Sword Maiden herself.
Right, this was Mount Taihua Sacred Land, established by the Taihua Sword Maiden. If she had left behind records of herself, it wouldn’t be unusual.
After understanding the connection, Yun Qianyue breathed a sigh of relief.
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