Chapter 498 - 246: The Four Main Peaks Select Disciples, the Brutal Competition for True Inheritance, Jiang Che Reaches the Entry Level of the Spirit Void Technique Overnight
Chapter 498: Chapter 246: The Four Main Peaks Select Disciples, the Brutal Competition for True Inheritance, Jiang Che Reaches the Entry Level of the Spirit Void Technique Overnight
Spirit Void Peak.
A sea of clouds churned, and the soughing of pines filled the air.
Within the simple, ancient pavilion, Daoist Wu Wei retained his usual lazy demeanor. He was half-reclined on a wicker chair, a cattail fan swaying in his hand as he rested with his eyes closed, enjoying a rare moment of peace and quiet.
"WHOOSH—"
A sound of something cutting through the air rang out.
Elder Xuan Cheng’s figure landed before the pavilion.
Unlike his usual calm and solemn self, Elder Xuan Cheng’s face was flushed with an excitement he could not conceal.
He strode forward, bowed deeply to Daoist Wu Wei, and announced in a booming voice:
"Master! Your judgment is truly as sharp as a torch, your foresight divine! Your disciple’s ability to judge character is not even one ten-thousandth of yours! I... am utterly ashamed!"
Upon hearing this, Daoist Wu Wei slowly opened his eyes and looked at his perpetually serious disciple, a little bewildered.
’What’s all this about now?’ he wondered to himself. ’Could it be that Ye Guyun or Long Yu’er broke through to the Tenth Layer?’
Daoist Wu Wei asked casually:
"Xuan Cheng, judging by your expression, are the assessment results out?"
"Replying to Master, yes, they are!"
Elder Xuan Cheng straightened up, the admiration in his eyes growing even more intense.
"That Jiang Che... he did not disappoint you, Master!"
Daoist Wu Wei was taken aback for a moment.
’Jiang Che? He passed?’
’But even so, he probably only reached the Sixth or Seventh Layer at most. This Xuan Cheng is being far too dramatic, acting like he’s never seen anything impressive before.’
However, he still said nonchalantly, "What’s so strange about that? He is, after all, someone I had my eye on."
"As expected of you, Master! That Jiang Che... he actually broke through to the Tenth Layer!"
Elder Xuan Cheng said, unable to contain his joy.
"Oh, the Tenth Layer..."
Daoist Wu Wei mumbled casually, not processing it at first.
But a moment later, his eyes shot wide open. He sat bolt upright and blurted out:
"Wait... the Tenth Layer?!"
Seeing his master’s reaction, Elder Xuan Cheng thought he was just overcome with joy and quickly confirmed in a loud voice:
"The Tenth Layer! The Great Perfection Realm!"
"Myriad Phenomena Source Qi has already been generated, and his True Qi is incredibly dense! I saw it with my own eyes. It is absolutely true, without a shred of falsehood!"
Daoist Wu Wei stared blankly at Xuan Cheng, his mind buzzing.
’The Tenth Layer... Great Perfection? That kid? The one who was stuck at the First Layer just a few months ago, making me think I’d misjudged him? The one I almost gave up on, the one I thought had wasted a bottle of Elixir Pills? He... he was silently preparing a huge move all this time?! This... this... This little brat really knows how to spring a surprise!’
However, as the master of a peak and a Great Power of the True Mastery Realm, Daoist Wu Wei’s control over his expression was Grandmaster Level.
After just a momentary lapse, he quickly regained his breezy, inscrutable demeanor.
He leaned back into the wicker chair, gently waving his cattail fan, and said with feigned indifference:
"Heh... just as I expected."
"I have long said that this child is no fish in a small pond."
"Tenth Layer Perfection... hmm, I suppose that barely meets my expectations."
Seeing his master’s prescient demeanor, Elder Xuan Cheng didn’t doubt him in the slightest and said with a look of adoration:
"As expected of you, Master! You truly did foresee this!"
"Your disciple was foolish before, thinking his aptitude was poor. I never imagined... that this boy was so farsighted!"
"Oh?" Daoist Wu Wei raised an eyebrow. "Farsighted?"
"Indeed!"
Elder Xuan Cheng explained with a sigh of emotion:
"I asked him about it privately afterward. It turns out the reason for his slow progress early on wasn’t an inability to break through, but a deliberate suppression!"
"During those months, he didn’t rush his True Qi cultivation. Instead, he spent every day holed up in the Scripture Pavilion, poring over countless books and studying a massive amount of low-tier Martial Arts!"
"He said that a ten-thousand-foot tower rises from level ground; he was solidifying his foundation and verifying the profound principles of the Martial Dao, which is why he chose to accumulate deeply before bursting forth!"
"Such a temperament, such resolve! It truly makes your disciple blush with shame!"
After hearing Elder Xuan Cheng’s explanation, Daoist Wu Wei was even more surprised internally.
’This kid... he actually pulled a move like that?’
’Going to the Scripture Pavilion to study low-tier Martial Arts to solidify his foundation?’
Although it sounded a bit incredible, when combined with the final result of Tenth Layer Great Perfection...
It seemed to be the only explanation that made sense!
’Could it be... that I, by some complete fluke, actually stumbled upon an unparalleled Demon Fiend?’
Though shocked in his heart, Daoist Wu Wei’s face showed no sign of it. Instead, he revealed a gratified expression, as if to say, "This child is teachable."
He nodded slightly and stroked his beard with a smile.
"But of course."
"How could someone I value be so shortsighted?"
"His visits to the Scripture Pavilion... I was naturally aware of them!"
As he spoke, he shot Xuan Cheng a profound glance, as if to say, ’You get it’.
Elder Xuan Cheng was instantly enlightened. The reverence he felt for his master was like a surging river, endless and unceasing.
’So it was all within Master’s control!’
’No wonder Master was so calm back then and even advised me that ’slow is fast’!’
’Brilliant! Truly brilliant!’
"Master is wise!"
"By the way, did he choose our Spirit Void Peak?" Though Daoist Wu Wei appeared calm and composed, his heart was pounding with nervousness.
"Replying to Master, he did indeed choose... our Spirit Void Peak!" Elder Xuan Cheng said joyfully.
Daoist Wu Wei finally let out a sigh of relief and nodded slightly.
"Good."
Elder Xuan Cheng bowed, completely convinced and full of admiration.
"Then your disciple will not disturb Master’s quiet cultivation any longer. I will go and arrange the follow-up matters."
"Go on."
Daoist Wu Wei waved his hand, putting on the air of a transcendent master.
Once Elder Xuan Cheng’s figure had completely vanished into the sea of clouds, the inscrutable look on Daoist Wu Wei’s face instantly disappeared.