"Other sects have already cast their fishing lines into our territory, so to speak, hoping to catch some advantage. We have done the same thing." Zheng Yuandong smiled, a cold and sinister look that almost seemed out of place. The truth is, to the members of his own sect, Zheng Yuandong is a wise old man, gentle as a spring breeze. But when it comes to those outside the sect, he is even more ruthless than the Daoist jackal Ouyang Jie.

Due to the four questions just asked and answered, Yan Xiaobao's heart was overwhelmed by waves of shock.

Fixing his gaze on Yan Xiaobao, he slowly continued, "Yan Xiaobao, do you want to know why that island spanning the sky over Heavenspan Sea has become the target of so many almighty beings?" This was the first time after the incident with Du Lingfei that Zheng Yuandong saw Yan Xiaobao look a bit angry. Fortunately, he saved his most powerful words for last!

"Legend says that if you walk the path across the sky, you can obtain the eternal path! In other words, you can live forever!"

When Yan Xiaobao heard the last part, his scalp began to tingle, feeling like it might explode. He started to visibly tremble, gasping for breath. He had never felt so shaken in his entire life. His whole mind suddenly filled with the thought of being able to live eternally.

"If you wish to live forever, you must have enough strength to walk towards heaven. It is a long path, and you cannot allow yourself to be distracted by the scenery along the way. You must walk this path and live a life without regrets!

"Here are four pieces of jade. The first will serve as your command medal, recognizing you as a sect elder. The second will open your new Immortal Cave on Mount Daoseed. The third will allow you to enter the Ancestral Darktunnel to select the legacy you have reached at the Foundation establishment. The last is the key to Oscar's pocket realm, which you will enter after obtaining first place in the selected battle." Zheng Yuandong slid four jade pieces onto the ground. Seeing how excited Yan Xiaobao looked, he finally allowed himself to relax. After coming out of Yan Xiaobao's Immortal Cave, he saw Li Qinghou lingering in the distance, waiting for news. As he walked over, he nodded slightly.

Li Qinghou's face lit up with a smile, and he sighed. "Thank you very much, sect leader. Now, as I enter secluded meditation, I can finally be at peace!"

"Do not worry too much, Qing Hou. He is my little brother, so I will naturally take care of him. I hope that once you emerge from secluded meditation, there will be another traditional echelon cultivator in the Spirit Flow Sect!" Zheng Yuandong was actually somewhat envious. However, he was unable to reach the traditional echelon. At most, he might end his life in the future as a major elder.

Li Qinghou clasped his hands and bowed deeply. He gave one last glance at Yan Xiaobao's Immortal Cave and departed with Zheng Yuandong.

Inside the Immortal Cave, Yan Xiaobao was so excited he was nearly breathless. In fact, he didn't even notice that Zheng Yuandong had left. He was dazed late into the night. Finally, he looked up, his eyes flashing brightly.

"I will live forever!!" He buried the matter of Du Lingfei deeply, and walked out of his Immortal Cave, contemplating the broader world he lived in and his desire to live forever!

Looking at the four jade tokens in his hand, his eyes were full of expectation.

Recalling the second volume of the "Immortal Corpse Scripture" given to him by the graveyard attendant, he murmured, "Now I can start cultivating the second volume of the Immortal Codex, the Immortal Heavenly King."

He had previously reviewed the second volume and already knew it was divided into four levels, much stronger than the Immortal Skin. Moreover, even cultivating the first level could grant him a secret magic stronger than throat rupture!

"The Mountain Shaking Bash!" The night passed quickly. At dawn, he stepped outside again, gazing at the rising sun. As for this matter, he clearly placed the issue of Du Lingfei's disappearance behind him.

"Yan Xiaobao is back!" He waved his sleeve, raising his chin downward, transforming into a beam shooting towards Mount Daoseed. Finally overjoyed, Yan Xiaobao shot from Xiangyun Peak to Mount Daoseed. According to sect rules of the Spirit Flow Sect, now that he had reached the Foundation, he was no longer a disciple but an elder.

Elders are individuals with special potential talents, entrusted with special duties by the sect. Usually, seven Peak Lords assign certain important tasks or matters to them. When Yan Xiaobao entered the Inner Sect, Elder Zhou was one of the Foundation elders at Xiangyun Peak.

These people were fundamentally selected, and all of them worked hard to reach the Legacy Echelon. They were not people to be taken lightly. Generally, they did not live on the various peaks but resided on Mount Daoseed.

Occasionally, some of them would reach the Legacy Echelon, but in most cases, after a hundred years, it became clear they could not enter the Gold Core Stage, and they contented themselves with being Peak Lords. For those who could indeed reach Gold Core but spent over two sixty-year cycles, they would become major elders.

There were standout individuals like Li Qinghou, who would be promoted to Peak Lord ahead of time. They simultaneously focused on cultivation and management of the peaks. Then, at some point before two sixty-year cycles elapsed, they would enter secluded meditation, attempting to break through to the Golden Core Stage.

Though on the surface it seemed as if the Spirit Sect had only over a hundred cultivators who had established Foundations, the fact was there were more on Mount Daoseed.

Only those who reached Foundation were qualified to establish an Immortal Cave on Mount Daoseed, which was also a symbol of these individuals' power.

Most Immortal Caves were on the lower half of the mountain, but even those contained spiritual energy stronger than outside the seven peaks.

Immortal Caves at the top of the mountain were reserved for major elders and sect leaders.

After reaching the Heavenly Dao Foundation, Yan Xiaobao held a high status in the Spiritual Flow Sect, almost like a Clan Leader. His Immortal Cave was located midway up the mountain, alongside many higher-level cultivators who established Foundation.

Though some were somewhat dissatisfied, there was nothing they could do. Now that he reached the Heavenly Dao Foundation, Yan Xiaobao was undoubtedly a rising star of the sect, a focal point of attention.

Mount Daoseed was vast. When he was a teenage brother of the sect leader and an Inner Sect disciple, he could visit this place, but most areas were restricted, and he couldn't enter. Thus, it seemed like a huge and majestic place.

Now, he was back as a Foundation establishment expert. To him, Mount Daoseed, towering between the other seven peaks, looked like an adult standing among a group of children.

On his path, any Spirit Flow Sect disciple who saw him would look at him with awe and would call out to him. Initially, he planned on using the air rocket, but when he realized what was happening, he slowed down. His hands were tightly clasped behind his back, looking around like a senior member, eyes filled with approval.

The disciples had strange expressions on their faces, and many began to recall past incidents.

On Green Crest Peak, an elder was leading a group of dozens of Outer Sect Disciples who were receiving swordsmanship training. When he looked up and saw Yan Xiaobao, he sighed and said, "All of you, look up there. See the cultivator walking in the golden light? That is whom I told you about previously, the greatest elector in the Spiritual Sect, Yan Xiaobao!"

Surrounding Outer Sect disciples looked up in awe, their eyes brimming with fervor.

"Is that Uncle Bai?!"

"Uncle Bai is a powerful warrior, an expert of the Heavenly Dao Foundation. I heard he surpassed all other disciples of his generation!"

"Every person of the Bai Clan's generation is extraordinary. I heard Ghostfang Uncle, Aunt Zhou Xinqi, Uncle Shangguan Tianyou and Uncle Beihan Lie are all extraordinarily gifted electors. It's a shame they were born in the same generation as Uncle Bai."

These Outer Sect disciples had just joined the sect and were spread across cultivation bases between the third and fifth levels of Qi Condensation.

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