In a mysterious distant place far removed from the Greenridge Macrocosm, within a rather modest grotto.
“Sister Haiyue.” A worried voice suddenly rang out, followed by a figure in white robes rushing into the grotto.
The sealed stone door flew open.
“What is it? Sister, what made you so agitated?” A figure in silver armor flew out, her features flawless, her voice cool. Faint lightning flickered across her armor, as if she were a veritable god.
If Wu Yuan were here, he would surely notice that Zhuo Haiyue’s aura had undergone another transformation compared to decades ago.
“Sister Haiyue, I truly admire your temperament, always so calm and composed. Well, you’ve conquered level eighty of the two-star tower, so I suppose you’ve earned the right to be nonchalant,” the white-robed girl who had hurried over began gushing with adoration.
“Sister, speak your mind,” Zhuo Haiyue smiled faintly, completely dispelling the killing intent emanating from her body.
“Have you heard of Ming Jian?” asked the white-robed girl.
“Ming Jian? Who’s that?” A flicker of confusion flashed through Zhuo Haiyue’s eyes as she shook her head slightly. “I’ve never heard of him.”
After arriving at the divine court headquarters, she had spent decades in arduous cultivation, making few friends. She kept a low profile as well.
After all, this place was teeming with geniuses, and those with powerful backgrounds were a dime a dozen. Though she was a disciple of an Astral Monarch, she was rather inconspicuous.
“This Ming Jian has left his name on the one-star Luminary Ranking,” the white-robed girl continued, looking at Zhuo Haiyue. “Most importantly, he’s from the Eternal Sun Immortal World of the Greenridge Macrocosm. Haven’t you heard about him?”
“The one-star Luminary Ranking?” A flicker of shock flashed through Zhuo Haiyue’s eyes.
Having spent decades cultivating in the divine court, she naturally understood what this meant.
The divine court’s Luminary Ranking was divided into one to seven stars, and only those who conquered level one hundred of their respective star towers were qualified to have their names recorded.
The most prestigious was the seven-star tower. Those who left their names on its Luminary Ranking were Supreme Geniuses in the vast river of space and time.
But even securing a place on the one-star Luminary Ranking was already incredibly dazzling.
“Before this, no one from your home macrocosm had ever had their name recorded on the Luminary Ranking,” the white-robed girl sighed. “Not a single person in trillions of years. This Ming Jian is the first.
His name has probably spread throughout a good half of the divine court headquarters by now. After all, such a monstrous prodigy hasn’t appeared in the divine court headquarters for over a million years,” the white-robed girl sighed.
“Now everyone is saying that this Ming Jian is the current number one genius of the divine court. Though, I wonder when this Ming Jian will come to the divine court headquarters,” the white-robed girl chatted.
Zhuo Haiyue merely smiled.
Though this white-robed girl and her came from different macrocosms, their personalities gelled quite well.
“When this Ming Jian arrives, you must introduce him to me since you’re from the same home macrocosm,” the white-robed girl said with a grin.
“Of course. When he comes to the divine court headquarters, we should certainly make his acquaintance at the first opportunity,” Zhuo Haiyue said with a smile.
Shortly after, Zhuo Haiyue saw the white-robed girl off and returned to her own meditation chamber, quickly reading up on news regarding ‘Ming Jian’.
Number one in the divine court? His name is recorded on the Luminary Ranking? I never imagined that my home macrocosm could produce such a monstrous prodigy in this era besides myself. Zhuo Haiyue mused inwardly.
She too was shocked by ‘Ming Jian’s’ feats.
“Patience, Haiyue.” A childlike, naive voice sounded. “It’s just the one-star Luminary Ranking.
The road is long. You possess the complete Thunder Saint Imprint, and with my guidance, your rate of progress will only accelerate. Take it step by step; you can still strive for level ninety of the two-star tower.
Your goal is to challenge the level one hundred of the seven-star tower, to become a Sovereign of Thunder in one go.
Then, you can return to the Greenridge Macrocosm and pulverize what’s left of that bastard Bloodforge’s rotten bones,” the childish voice rambled on.
“Luckily, this little master was crafty and never exposed myself, never letting Bloodforge detect me. Otherwise, I might have been refined into dust by Bloodforge before meeting you.
Your soul’s essence is one hundred percent compatible with the Thunder Saint, which is incredibly rare. Don’t sell yourself short.”
“Mm.” Zhuo Haiyue nodded slightly.
Rumble~ Streaks of unfathomably profound lightning radiated from her body. The two Bloodforge Battles were key to her rapid rise.
Ming Jian? Very well, having a rival in this era makes things far more interesting. Zhuo Haiyue gently closed her eyes and continued her cultivation.
For some reason, an image floated through her mind, and she murmured to herself. Li Xia, I wonder how you are faring?
…
As the news spread throughout the macrocosm, Eldritch Sovereign Kua Chi, far away in the eldritch world, quickly learned of it as well.
Ming Jian conquered level one hundred of the one-star tower? Eldritch Sovereign Kua Chi looked at the intelligence report submitted by Astral Monarch Xue Ying, inwardly shocked.
This disciple of mine?
The shock he felt was no less than that of Immortal Sovereign Bei You, if not more. He had a clear understanding of the speed at which Wu Yuan was progressing.
Too fast. To conquer level one hundred of the one-star tower so quickly, has he grasped the True Intent of the Law of True Domain? Eldritch Sovereign Kua Chi could only draw this conclusion.
The combination of the True Intents of three Intermediate Laws could unleash incredible power.
How could his rate of growth be so rapid? Does he possess an inconceivably high affinity for the Law of Space? Or did he obtain a great opportunity in the Immutable Land? Eldritch Sovereign Kua Chi shook his head slightly, unable to fathom it for the moment.
Wu Yuan’s growth trajectory had already exceeded the bounds of his understanding. When Wu Yuan first became his disciple, he couldn’t even compare to many of his past disciples, barely scraping the bottom. In just a decade or two, he had nearly caught up to Jiang Huan and Chang Hong.
Now, after just another twenty years, Wu Yuan was already the most brilliant among his thousand-plus disciples.
Even among the countless geniuses raised by the Eldritch Court, he would probably rank in the top ten in terms of displayed talent. Eldritch Sovereign Kua Chi mused inwardly.
The countless geniuses he referred to here meant all the immortal cultivators of the Eldritch Court below the level of Archimmortal/Archeldritch. One could only imagine how many there were.
As for the Cang Feng Eldritch World? He was already the undisputed number one genius there.
My disciple is still young, having only just begun to reveal his edge. After cultivating for another ten thousand or hundred thousand years, he may draw the attention of countless powerhouses throughout the entire Eldritch Court. Eldritch Sovereign Kua Chi sighed with some emotion.
Who would have thought that the little fellow he recruited back then would be so formidable?
Heavenly endowed eldritch tattoos…The Eldritch Progenitor’s perspective is indeed unfathomable, far beyond mine. Eldritch Sovereign Kua Chi recalled that order he received years ago.
If not for that order, he would never have accepted Wu Yuan as a disciple. It was fate, destiny.
And he turned out to be a monstrous prodigy. Eldritch Sovereign Kua Chi smiled slightly, his heart filled with anticipation.
If Wu Yuan could cultivate all the way to the Sovereign level in the future, that would truly be a cause for celebration. Having such strong ties to a Sovereign was a great advantage.
A master-disciple relationship was an extremely solid bond, second only to that of Dao companions. Over the endless years, most of a super powerhouse’s closest kin would die. Only master-disciple pairs, Dao companions, and the like, with similar strength and eternal lifespans, could support each other as they journeyed on.
For now, there’s no need to meet Wu Yuan. Eldritch Sovereign Kua Chi thought for a moment and made a decision. Let’s wait for his body refiner self to emerge from the Immutable Land.
As for his qi refiner self? If there’s anything he needs my help with, I believe he’ll come to see me. Eldritch Sovereign Kua Chi mused inwardly.
To raise a monstrous prodigy, one couldn’t use the same methods as those for ordinary disciples.
…
The name ‘Ming Jian’ spread throughout the entire Greenridge Macrocosm, and even the Taiyuan Divine Court headquarters.
Yet it didn’t affect Wu Yuan’s qi refiner self much.
Those who knew the dual identities of Ming Jian and Li Xia were extremely few to begin with. And now? Even those of similar age would hardly guess the connection. The gap was too vast.
How could one compare a top genius of an immortal nation to perhaps the greatest genius in the endless history of an entire macrocosm? It was like comparing mud to the clouds.
Inside the Immortal Belvedere.
Conquering level one hundred of the one-star tower seems to have caused quite a stir. Even Senior Uncle Huo Cang sent congratulations. Wu Yuan mused.
After receiving the inheritance, he had been cultivating in his meditation chamber.
Over the past two days, he had received numerous congratulatory messages via the Eternal Sun Immortal Voidrealm. Most were from senior uncles, with a few from third-generation disciples. All in all, more than thirty Astral Monarchs of the Bei You lineage had congratulated him on his achievement.
It was worth noting that when he first officially became a third-generation disciple, these super powerhouses of the Bei You lineage hadn’t bothered to get to know him, clearly not paying much attention to him.
After all, there existed an immense gap in power between Wu Yuan and these Astral Monarchs.
But now? They seemed to have become much more courteous.
My strength is still far from enough. However, the potential I’ve displayed is sufficient to make these eternal Astral Monarchs change their attitudes. Wu Yuan smiled faintly.
But Wu Yuan wasn’t carried away by this. There was no fundamental difference between his previous and current self; these Astral Monarchs of the Bei You lineage were merely being polite.