There were other young cultivators accompanying the other old men in the small group, and like Fang Yu, they gingerly excused themselves several metres away, close enough to remain within sight but far enough to escape potential spittle range."Hey, my name is Na Xinyi, what's yours?" One of the youngsters introduced herself with a small smile."Oh!" Fang Yu did not realize she was talking to him until he looked around. "I'm Fang Yu."The other four youngsters in their group introduced themselves too, including their sectarian affiliations. As a rule of thumb, no one explicitly mentioned their ranking on the Young Supreme List.Na Xinyi belonged to the Immortal Fragrance Valley, Di Feng was a prince from the Great Di Empire, Ao Jue was a Pure Body Refiner from the Fiendgod Temple while Ji Xizi was from the Frigid Icicle Sect."All the elders in white robes are actually founding members of the Heavenly Derivation Temple," Di Feng revealed.

Still, when it came down to breaking through to the Dao Fruit Realm, it would be a big win if even a couple out of the thousands of Young Supreme could successfully do so. The transcendent bottleneck was notoriously difficult to breach and had blocked the advancement of ninety-nine percent of cultivators from ancient times to present. Only a pitiful few were usually fortunate enough to ascend successfully.'I assumed some deviant organization was behind Master's capture, but now it seems the entire Righteous Path was in on this,' Fang Yu was incensed and his opinion of the faction changed.Even the logic spoken by the Sect Master of the Frigid Icicle Sect did not bode well with him. If indeed the idea was to seek a greater foundation for the younger generation, was there a need to resort to kidnapping and blackmail in the first place? Everything had a price, and surely they could have come to an agreement under mutual benefits with Master Gao to share his research

Hu Zehzi gazed coldly at Song Lantian who was riding on the wave of the public support.He wasn't exactly sure what was going on, but he could definitely smell a scheme going on, especially as the kid was jittery and avoided direct eye contact, not out of elderly respect but guilt."Do you take me for a fool? You say my disciple interrupted your enlightenment but he's been in the Sect for the longest time and has never ventured to the outside world."Song Lantian's thought moved rapidly and he quickly said the first thing that came to mind, "It was back when we were kids! I was fortunate enough to trigger an enlightenment as a child but he maliciously jolted me out of the state."Hu Zehzi's lips curled in cold amusement, "Your features are similar to Saber Dragon Song. Are you his son?"Song Lantian was taken aback at the mention of his father's pseudonym but he nodded, "Yes."Hu Zehzi exploded in fury, "In that case, your childh

Meanwhile, assured by the protection of the Dragon Heart Talisman, Yue Ruluo took a proper look at Fang Yu for the first time. His arrogant demeanour softened."Junior Brother.""Senior Brother."It felt strange addressing the youth who was only a couple of months older than him like this, but Fang Yu wasn't unwilling. It was a fact that the former had entered the tutelage of their Master before he did."I didn't expect your original consciousness would survive the integration," Yue Ruluo's eyes flickered. "Didn't Master tell you about the hidden danger of your state?""He did," Fang Yu said calmly. Master Gao's blood clone had indeed told him about the ideal integration state which was to have his consciousness eroded to the point of symbiotic coexistence, after which he would reawaken much latter to contend with the god consciousness for the Dao Fruit. "It doesn't apply to me.""It seems I'm not the only special one," Yue Ruluo

Hearing Fang Yu's chant, Hu Zehzi turned back to exchange a smile with him.'Kid, this matter will only get more serious and Old Hu will end up in grace danger. Listen to me and do as I say."Fang Yu suddenly frowned upon receiving a secret message from an unknown person. He looked around and noticed the elder beside Su Ya gazing at him pointedly.'It's him,' Fang Yu mused to himself in slight irritation. It was clear the cultivator was doing this to pay back his 'owed karma', but knowing this left Fang Yu particularly pissed."I don't want your help!" He transmitted back and instantly cut off the link.The next second, Su Ya sent him a transmission, starting off with a quick plea to hear her out. Fang Yu's frown relaxed and his eyes soon started to glimmer.Meanwhile, Yue Ruluo brought out some drawing paper and retrieved a paintbrush hanging by his waist. With all seriousness, he started to set up some other accessory items, mi