Watching Xiao Li and Yun Yun diligently Cultivate, the two Old Men were very pleased; at least they both knew that diligent Cultivation was fundamental.
"Old Man Yun, it seems our Disciples are very similar, both diligent and hardworking. I just wonder if they are fated to be together," Wang Ming said with a chuckle.
"Hmph! Old Wang! I'm telling you, if he wants to marry Yun'er, he's not worthy yet! Although his talent is currently astonishing, there are many Geniuses on the Continent whose talent has not yet materialized!
It's not too late to talk about it once he becomes a powerful expert!" Yun Shan said indignantly, even directly calling Old Wang 'Old Wang', clearly indicating Yun Yun's high status in his heart.
"Hehe, let's wait and see. Once Lier achieves a Breakthrough to Dou Ling, I will take him to the Black-Corner Region for a period of tempering," Wang Ming did not refute Yun Shan's words.
Because what Yun Shan said was indeed true; Xiao Li was merely a rising star, and he still had a long way to go before becoming a true expert.
"The Black-Corner Region? The most chaotic area in the Northwest Continent! You're actually taking him to that place? Are you really not afraid he'll perish there? The Black-Corner Region is not like the Jia Ma Empire; there are truly Dou Zongs appearing there.
Earth Demon Old Ghost, ranked first on the Black Ranking of the Black-Corner Region, is an old-brand Dou Zong, and his Demon Flame Valley also has several Dou Huang experts.
Although you are a six-star Dou Huang and can command the wind and rain in the Jia Ma Empire, can you protect that boy in the Black-Corner Region?" Yun Shan was very surprised by Old Wang's decision; the Black-Corner Region was simply too dangerous.
Even an expert like Yun Shan, whose strength reached seven-star Dou Huang, could not be high-profile in the Black-Corner Region. The top five ranked experts in the Black-Corner Region were at least eight-star Dou Huang.
Although the Black-Corner Region is chaotic, that place is very wealthy. Here, Advanced Cultivation Technique, Dou Technique, as well as various divine weapons, armor, Medicine Cauldron, medicinal herbs, Advanced Elixir, and so on, are dazzling. In the auction houses of the "Black-Corner Region," Earth Rank Cultivation Technique has appeared multiple times.
"Hehe, the Black-Corner Region is not just home to one major power. Don't forget that the Continent's top academy, the Jia Nan Academy, is located in the Black-Corner Region. I plan to take Lier to the Jia Nan Academy for further study," Old Wang revealed his thoughts.
"The Jia Nan Academy? That is indeed a suitable place for tempering. The Jia Nan Academy has Dou Zongs overseeing it, and according to rumors, the dean of the Jia Nan Academy is a Dou Zun expert.
Every year, Geniuses from all over the Continent join the Jia Nan Academy. Various types of Geniuses from the Continent will emerge there, making it a good place for tempering."
Yun Shan nodded. As the Sect Master of the Cloud Mist Sect, he needed to understand the distribution of forces on the Continent. This was his duty as Sect Master; he needed to be clear about which forces could bring disaster to the Sect.
"Isn't your Cloud Mist Sect's Ancestral Master, Venerable Po Tian, also a Dou Zun expert? How did it decline by your generation? You can't even reach Dou Zong? This doesn't seem like a force left behind by a Dou Zun expert."
Wang Ming asked the question that had troubled him for many years.
"Alas~ Because the core Legacy of my Cloud Mist Sect has been lost!" Yun Shan said this as if he had lost all his strength.
"What do you mean by that?"
Wang Ming couldn't help but be surprised. Although the Cloud Mist Sect had declined, falling to the bottom of the second-rate Sect forces in the Northwest Continent, it was not to be trifled with. The Cloud Mist Sect's protective formation, the Cloud Mist Covering Sun Array, was personally arranged by Yun Po Tian.
If Yun Shan were to activate the Cloud Mist Covering Sun Array, gathering the strength of the entire Cloud Mist Sect, even a Dou Zong expert would be helpless (low-level Dou Zong).
"According to my master, my Grandmaster, Yun Ao Kong, perished for unknown reasons. He carried the core Legacy Cultivation Technique of the Sect, the Earth Rank Advanced Cultivation Technique 'Cloud Mist Covering Sun Art,' as well as the Supporting facilities Dou Technique 'Heaven-Shattering Sword Art.'
Due to the loss of these two core Legacies, the Cloud Mist Sect's core Legacy Cultivation Technique is incomplete. The Cultivation Technique can only Cultivate to Earth Rank Low-grade, and the only famous Dou Technique is the Profound Rank Advanced Wind Extremity series. This is also why my master spent his entire Lifespan without achieving a Breakthrough to Dou Zong."
Yun Shan at this moment had an indescribable sense of desolation.
At the Sect Grand Assembly held every five years in the Northwest Continent, the Cloud Mist Sect was always the object of ridicule for many forces. How ridiculous was it that the successor of the venerable Po Tian was not even a Dou Zong?
As glorious as the Cloud Mist Sect of the founding Ancestral Master Yun Po Tian was back then, so desolate is the Cloud Mist Sect today.
"This! I remember Senior Yun Ao Kong was the only Sect Master, besides Venerable Po Tian and the second generation Sect Master, to achieve a Breakthrough to Dou Zong. How could he have suddenly perished?" Wang Ming exclaimed.
Yun Shan shook his head: "I don't know that either. I was still young at the time, and my master didn't tell me these things. Now, all my hopes are placed on Yun'er.
Yun'er's talent far surpasses mine; achieving Dou Zong won't be very difficult for her! Once she completes the final trial for succeeding as Sect Master (Gate of Life and Death), I can pass the Sect Master position to her.
If I can achieve a Breakthrough to Dou Zong in my remaining years, that would naturally be best. If not, then it can only be fate.
Old Wang, I wonder if you can now refine the Break-Sect Pill? I have already gathered two sets of medicinal ingredients for the Break-Sect Pill, I wonder if you..."
Old Wang shook his head and sighed: "The Break-Sect Pill, ah, I am powerless now. To be honest, I'm not much better off than you, old fellow. My Lifespan is nearing its end; I can live at most another twenty years, then my journey will be over.
The Break-Sect Pill? You should wait for Lier to refine it. I have no hope in this life."
"This..." Yun Shan opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but couldn't.
Among the Dou Huang experts in the Jia Ma Empire, Ice Emperor Hai Bodong was very reclusive, perhaps due to his personality; he had few friends.
Jia Xingtian, the guardian of the Jia Ma Empire, was too paranoid, thinking everyone wanted to seize his country. His overthinking nature destined him to have no friends.
Yun Shan and Wang Ming, however, were quite congenial, and their relationship was very good, though no one knew about it publicly.
"Oh, that's right, Old Wang, how about you help my Disciple refine a Elixir for Foundation Establishment?" Yun Shan spoke again. He had given up on the Break-Sect Pill, but helping Yun Yun get a Elixir for Foundation Establishment was also an option.
"Alchemist rules!" Old Wang said indifferently.
"Understood, understood!"
The so-called Alchemist rules meant that when asking an Alchemist to refine a Elixir, one had to provide their own medicinal ingredients, and three sets of them, without guaranteeing success. Of course, success was best, but if it failed, one couldn't blame the Alchemist. Alchemy was inherently a matter of luck; not everyone had such a high success rate.
"I have prepared the medicinal ingredients. Please help me refine a Spirit Origin Foundation Establishment Pill." Yun Shan handed a storage ring to Old Wang; this ring contained the medicinal ingredients.
Old Wang's Soul Power permeated the storage ring, he examined it, nodded, and then took out two jade bottles from his own storage ring.
"Consider yourself lucky, old fellow. When I helped Lier with his Foundation Establishment, there was still one Spirit Origin Foundation Establishment Pill left. Give it to your Disciple to consume. The other bottle contains a medicinal liquid I researched, roughly a fourth-grade.
Have her soak in a medicinal bath and then consume the Elixir; this will help with the full absorption of the Elixir. The process will be slightly painful, though. I am quite fond of Yun Yun, that girl. If she and Lier could become a couple,
I would even refine a sixth-grade Elixir, a Profound Sky Foundation Establishment Pill, for her." Old Wang said, stroking his beard. He was quite fond of Yun Yun, and it would be very nice if she could become his Disciple's wife.
Yun Shan received the Elixir with a darkened face; a father's heart was suddenly struck hard.