Watching the two children huddled together, especially Fang Lingxiu,
Ji Yuan and Zhao Yuebai felt a rush of emotions.
Who would have thought that after just one illusionary trial, this girl, barely eleven years old, would have condensed a complete Dao heart!
And she had only just stepped into the early stage of the Enlightenment Realm.
"She will at least be a Three Realm cultivator in the future."
Ji Yuan sighed, unsure how to express his current feelings.
He knew very well that Fang Lingxiu's future was far more than just a Ming Dao realm cultivator, and even the Golden Core realm held considerable hope for her.
At the age of eleven, she had condensed a complete Dao heart, coupled with her not weak innate talent and exceptionally astute comprehension.
With sufficient resource supply and reasonable training arrangements,
It was likely that Fang Lingxiu would enter the Spirit Opening realm in no time, and cultivate to the peak at an incredibly fast pace.
She might stand at the peak of the Spirit Opening realm within a few years, and even enter the Ming Dao realm around the age of twenty.
A bottleneck that other cultivators might never overcome in their lifetime, she had smoothly bypassed it as soon as she embarked on the path of cultivation.
"Master, I feel so much pressure right now!"
Zhao Yuebai couldn't help but mutter.
As his senior disciple, with his junior sisters and brothers being more astonishing one after another, he truly felt an extraordinary pressure.
Chen Yurou was beyond comparison; her innate Dao body was already terrifying. Although her origin was greatly depleted over the years, it wasn't impossible to replenish it.
Ye Ningyuan, while not displaying exceptional physique or spiritual roots, possessed an incredibly firm will. To think that he was only eleven years old; this alone surpassed many cultivators.
And Fang Lingxiu was even more terrifying. At such an age, she had condensed a complete Dao heart, meaning she would likely encounter no further bottlenecks on her path to the Ming Dao realm.
In contrast, Zhao Yuebai himself, the title of prodigy sword cultivator, sounded good, but compared to his junior siblings, he felt somewhat lacking.
"Your pressure is indeed a bit high..."
Ji Yuan looked at the last jade plate and then spoke slowly.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yuebai was initially stunned. When he turned to look, his mouth couldn't help but twitch.
In the illusion, Li Lingxiao's small body was wandering through a sword graveyard. Wherever he passed, the long swords plunged into the earth let out resonant sword cries.
And outside the illusion, sword intent began to condense within Li Lingxiao's body. Although it was merely a rudimentary form, it was already remarkable.
Once he gained some enlightenment during his future cultivation, he could use this rudimentary sword intent to condense his own true sword intent!
"Master, I want to go into seclusion."
Zhao Yuebai sighed deeply, suddenly feeling his shoulders grow heavier.
As his words fell, Ji Yuan nodded, then waved his hand to put away the jade plate and dispel the illusionary formation.
Li Lingxiao awoke from the illusion, looking around in a daze. Upon seeing the two before him, his eyes lit up.
"Sect Master! Brother Yuebai!"
He called out sweetly and then hopped forward.
However, he suddenly turned and ran to Ye Ningyuan and Fang Lingxiu.
Ji Yuan's eye twitched, and although he made no sound, he grumbled inwardly.
When they returned to the Xuan Tian Peak summit's Taoist temple with the three little ones, a few disciples were soon dispatched to various peaks of the Nine Xuan Sect to deliver invitations.
A few days later, under everyone's witness, Ji Yuan formally accepted the three as his disciples.
Ye Ningyuan, being the eldest and possessing a more stable temperament, was designated the third disciple.
Fang Lingxiu, being slightly younger, was designated the fourth disciple, while Li Lingxiao was, without a doubt, the youngest, the fifth disciple.
A banquet lasted until evening before slowly dispersing.
"You don't need to rush into seclusion. With the three junior disciples having joined, you will be responsible for imparting their cultivation techniques."
Ji Yuan called Zhao Yuebai over and instructed him.
It wasn't that he wanted to be lazy, but imparting techniques also brought numerous benefits to oneself.
Zhao Yuebai nodded, naturally having no objections.
However, he wouldn't be solely responsible. Chen Yurou was also summoned to assist in teaching the junior disciples.
The former specialized in the Xuan Tian Sword Art, and although she had a deep understanding of the general principles of the Xuan Tian Dao Sutra, the latter was clearly more detailed in this area.
As the banquet concluded, Xuan Tian Peak returned to its usual tranquility.
All the disciples on the peak attended to their duties, while Ji Yuan focused on his cultivation and alchemy, occasionally emerging from seclusion to guide disciples' practice and impart experiences and insights on alchemy.
Concurrently, he kept an eye on the external situation and the development of the Xuan Tian Temple.
Two years passed in this manner, and then a piece of news shattered the peace.
"Old Zhao has news?"
Ji Yuan sat at the head seat, his eyes flashing with brilliance.
Upon hearing this, Xia Dong nodded and presented the received communication.
He took the communication jade slip, infused a wisp of his divine sense into it, and immediately grasped the information recorded within.
Zhao Yuansong, who had been missing for several years, along with a group of inner disciples of the Nine Xuan Sect, had finally been located. However, to their surprise, they had appeared in Chongyuan Prefecture, tens of thousands of miles away!
This prefecture bordered Lingyang Prefecture and was considerably stronger, with three powerful sects and an extremely potent imperial court.
In terms of mighty cultivators alone, Chongyuan Prefecture openly possessed six!
In contrast, Lingyang Prefecture currently only had two or three.
If Ji Yuan remembered correctly, the extremely overbearing Divine Profound Sect was located within Chongyuan Prefecture.
Thinking of the Divine Profound Sect made him recall Chen Rong, a disciple of that sect, currently in the back courtyard of the temple. He was the one Ji Yuan captured in Luoxia Prefecture city years ago.
Fearing that word might leak and the Divine Profound Sect would learn of this matter, he had allowed Chen Rong to cultivate on Xuan Tian Peak over the years without sending him out on any errands.
"The sect has dispatched an elder and nine inner disciples."
Xia Dong stated from the side.
The situation in Feiyun Prefecture was becoming increasingly chaotic. As the leading orthodox sect, the Nine Xuan Sect undeniably bore significant responsibilities.
This led to a gradual shortage of personnel within the sect, otherwise, they would not have dispatched only one elder and nine disciples.
"Let me guess, it won't be Elder Hong Tian, will it?"
For some reason, Ji Yuan's mind immediately went to this person.
As an inner sect elder belonging to Thunder Marsh Peak, Hong Tian was truly a model for the Nine Xuan Sect, going wherever needed.
To put it bluntly, even a common household donkey probably didn't work as hard.
However, Elder Hong Tian seemed to enjoy it, not showing any complaints and even repeatedly volunteering.
Upon hearing this, a slight smile appeared on Xia Dong's face, and he nodded gently.
"Maintain the status quo on the peak. You'll have to work a bit harder to manage things during this period. If anything arises, have Yue Bai handle it."
Ji Yuan arranged things briefly and then immediately set off, flying directly into the sky.
Before leaving, he went to the temple's back courtyard and brought along Chen Rong, who was cultivating.
He rushed to the Nine Xuan Sect's mountain gate at the fastest possible speed, just in time to see Elder Hong Tian and others departing.