"No, no, the two seniors have misunderstood."
Ming Lingfeng was briefly startled by the sudden and terrifying aura of the two Heavenly Generals, repeatedly waving his hands in a hurry to explain:
"Daoist Venerable Zheng Chu is recognized as the founding ancestor of the Qi Refining lineage and the source of all Qi Cultivators. I was just lucky to obtain a minor part of the inheritance. I only mentioned the lineage out of respect, and certainly do not dare to claim to be a direct disciple of the Dao Lord. I am unworthy."
His words were half-true. It was true that the Qi Cultivator's orthodoxy originated from Zheng Chu, but he was indeed not a direct disciple; he had only stumbled upon a few seemingly incomplete scriptures related to Zheng Chu's orthodoxy in the Lower Realm and had been exploring his cultivation since.
He announced the title mainly out of admiration for the Pathfinder, and a faint hope that it might help him find a better foothold in the Upper Realm.
