Chapter 34: Half-step To Celestial-human
Dragon Mountain Daoist had gained a great deal this time.
Sharing the Secrets of the Heavenly Human with Divine Sword Elder was not only helping Divine Sword Elder; in fact, it was also a win-win situation.
Although Divine Sword Elder’s talent was not as good as Dragon Mountain Daoist’s, he was still a Sword Dao expert at the Core Elixir Realm after all, and sometimes his spiritual insights gave Dragon Mountain Daoist quite a few inspirations.
This closed-door cultivation.
He fully digested the insights from this period.
Dragon Mountain Daoist now carried a bit more otherworldly aura.
He merely stood there, already exuding a unique sense of oppression, as if he had merged with Heaven and Earth. Now, he could truly be called half-step Heavenly Human, fundamentally different from his previous Core Elixir Perfection.
Luo Wentian in the nearby seat had respect and affection in his eyes. He was the earliest disciple to follow Dragon Mountain Daoist, even joining the sect before Dragon Mountain Daoist had rebuilt True Martial Sect.
He could see the changes in his master.
That faintly revealed sense of oppression made his heart race.
“Master, have you…” Luo Wentian asked cautiously.
Dragon Mountain Daoist smiled:
“It’s soon. In as short as one year or as long as three years, your master will surely achieve the Heavenly Human Realm!”
It seemed like it would still take a long time, but in fact, this already showed full confidence.
Looking across the world, how many people dared to say such words before entering the Heavenly Human Realm? Even if it really took three years to break through successfully, with Dragon Mountain Daoist’s age, he was still far from a hundred years old. Such talent was enough to dominate Great Yan.
Luo Wentian was overjoyed:
“Congratulations, Master! It seems this disciple needs to prepare for the Heavenly Human Ceremony in advance!”
According to convention, if Great Yan Dynasty had a newly promoted Heavenly Human expert, it would hold the Heavenly Human Ceremony. This was a perfect opportunity to boost True Martial Sect’s prestige, even allowing True Martial Sect to rush out of Qingzhou in one go and become famous in Great Yan.
Looking across Great Yan Dynasty.
Heavenly Human Realm experts were also rare peerless experts, enough to receive courtesy from countless people.
Dragon Mountain Daoist composed his emotions and waved his hand slightly:
“Has anything important happened in the sect recently?”
Luo Wentian thought for a moment and said:
“Everything in the sect is as usual, except that Eighth Junior Brother went down the mountain for experience and has not returned; it seems a bit long.”
Dragon Mountain Daoist frowned slightly:
“Never mind. It seems Little Eight hasn’t resolved his obsession yet. He probably won’t return for this year’s Year End. Let him be; when he figures it out, he will naturally come back.”
Luo Wentian fell silent, then said again:
“By the way, a little over a month ago, Little Nine came looking for you once. I don’t know if it was something important.”
Dragon Mountain Daoist was stunned.
His young disciple Ning Qi was the one he was most proud of and also the most worry-free.
Except for the initial effort to impart some Martial Way experience when he had just stepped into the Martial Way, he basically didn’t need to worry afterward. Ning Qi generally wouldn’t come seeking him on his own; Dragon Mountain Daoist only needed to provide the corresponding resources.
Suddenly.
Dragon Mountain Daoist remembered something.
His eyes shook.
“No way? Little Nine is only five years old… Even if he had already reached the Spirit Refining Realm before, the bottleneck of achieving a flawless physical body and generating Inner Strength isn’t that easy to break…”
With this thought.
Dragon Mountain Daoist couldn’t sit still.
He wanted to go to Seeker’s Courtyard to see if it was really as he guessed.
But just as he stood up.
He looked outside the pavilion, his eyes flickering slightly, and then sat back down.
“Wentian, you can go first.”
Luo Wentian was somewhat stunned; after all, he had just arrived not long ago, and by reason, there were still some matters that needed to be reported.
But he always respected his master.
After saluting, he strode away.
But just as he stepped out of the pavilion, Luo Wentian saw Ning Qi. He smiled and said:
“Little Nine, you came at the perfect time. Master has already come out of closed-door cultivation. We were just mentioning you earlier.”
Ning Qi smiled and nodded.
Watching Ning Qi’s back, Luo Wentian belatedly realized.
“Did Master perceive that Little Nine was coming, so he told me to leave?”
This thought arose in his mind, but he didn’t have any particular ideas or dissatisfaction, just some curiosity about what Master wanted to discuss with Little Nine alone.
Then, he shook his head with a smile; this wasn’t something he should worry about.
“If Master breaks through to the Heavenly Human Realm in the next two years, then we will have to hold the Heavenly Human Ceremony. The sect disciples still need to improve their strength a bit, so as not to weaken Master’s prestige at that time.”
“Perhaps, at this year’s Year End, we can hold a sect-wide competition to let Second Junior Brother, Third Junior Sister, and the others guide the outer and inner disciples?”
Various thoughts arose in his mind as his figure gradually receded.
Meanwhile, inside Mingwu Pavilion.
After Ning Qi respectfully saluted, Dragon Mountain Daoist’s eyes were already fixed on him, carefully perceiving. Suppressing the excitement in his heart, he asked:
“Little Nine, have you broken through?”
Ning Qi was slightly stunned, then nodded.
“I broke through to the Inner Yuan Realm a few days ago. I was going to inform Master then, but you were in closed-door cultivation.”
Receiving Ning Qi’s affirmative reply.
Dragon Mountain Daoist stood dumbfounded.
Guessing was one thing, but having the fact right before his eyes was another.
The impact was completely different.
“Dao Ancestor above, Little Nine is only five years old…”
Three years old starting Martial Way training, breaking through to Inner Yuan Realm at five.
What kind of peerless heavenly talent was this!
Originally, according to Dragon Mountain Daoist’s estimation, Ning Qi might step into the Inner Yuan Realm after six years old. Even so, he already felt it was extremely prodigious, but he never expected Ning Qi to be even more astonishing and shocking. It seemed like just one year earlier, but the talent gap it represented was immeasurable.
At this moment.
Dragon Mountain Daoist felt a bit regretful. When Divine Sword Sect came up the mountain before, he should have stopped Ning Qi from acting; losing some face was just losing some face.
Fortunately, the Body Tempering Realm Ning Qi displayed back then wasn’t high, so probably only Divine Sword Elder saw a bit of the clues. But Dragon Mountain Daoist still trusted Divine Sword Elder’s character.
“Little Nine, from now on, you must remember not to showcase your cultivation in front of outsiders. Even if you showcase your cultivation, it’s best not to reveal your age, unless one day you have become a Heavenly Human.”
Dragon Mountain Daoist solemnly instructed.
One must guard against others.
For talents like Qin Yun or Zhuang Chen, unless it was an enemy faction with deep hatred, no one would specifically target them. But for someone like Ning Qi, it was too terrifying. If known, even without hatred, there might be thoughts of nipping it in the bud early.
Only upon reaching the Heavenly Human Realm would he have the power to protect himself.
In another year or two, Dragon Mountain Daoist estimated he would also advance to Heavenly Human. At that time, protecting Ning Qi on True Martial Mountain would be no problem.
Instructing Ning Qi like this was just double insurance, preventing problems before they arise.
Ning Qi nodded seriously.
He felt his master’s care and concern.
“Master, you said before that after I break through to the Inner Yuan Realm, you have something important to tell me. What is it?”
Ning Qi asked.
He actually already had some guesses in his heart.
Sure enough.
Dragon Mountain Daoist’s expression stiffened. He sighed deeply, seeming to hesitate a bit, but finally said slowly:
“About your background.”
