"Young friend, you truly have good fortune!"
"To think you could join the Cyan Peak Daoist School!"
Fire Dragon Child turned around, his face full of joyful smiles, and spoke to Gu Yuan with a gentle demeanor.
"Senior, you flatter me. It is merely the Ascendant's pity."
Despite Fire Dragon Child's gentle attitude, Gu Yuan dared not be careless and maintained a respectful demeanor.
"No matter, that is indeed the Cyan Peak Daoist School. With this step forward, you can rise to the top, with hope on the Immortal Path!"
"At the very least, you can cultivate peacefully..."
Fire Dragon Child shook his head, seeming to recall something, and spoke with great emotion.
Seeing Gu Yuan without a reaction, he smiled and said, "Young friend, do you not know what the Cyan Peak Daoist School is?"
"I am dull, please enlighten me, Senior!"
Gu Yuan cupped his hands and said.
Indeed, he did not know.
From a young age, he went to the mountain to cultivate and rarely interacted with the outside world. He only knew that the Cyan Wood Sect resided in the South Mountain Domain, within the Ba Country's borders.
The Ba Country spans thousands of miles, housing three major sects: the Cyan Wood Sect, the Demon Slaughter Sect, and the Flame Dragon Sect. These three sects stand in triad, constituting the top forces of the Ba Country.
He once thought this was the world.
But now it seems he was merely a frog at the bottom of a well.
"As for regions far away, there's no need to speak much. Just speaking of this South Mountain Domain, even if I spent my entire life, I might not walk out of it."
"The South Mountain Domain is vast and boundless, with countless spiritual veins and immortal mountains, great lake cave-heavens, and billions of people, including innumerable cultivators, demon beasts, and star spirits."
"Such a vast territory cannot be entirely occupied by the Human Race. Excluding those ruled by sects, Daoist schools, and various dynasties, most of the remaining land is barren, where all things struggle to thrive."
"Among them are numerous small sects. A few mountain peaks and one Qi Refiner can establish a sect or faction."
"Larger sects have several Foundation Establishment cultivators, with orderly inheritance, controlling thousands of miles of land, holding mineral spirit productions, with hundreds of disciples, much like your Cyan Wood Sect and my Flame Dragon Sect!"
At this, Fire Dragon Child couldn't help but give a wry smile.
Gu Yuan's face also showed shock.
What he had thought was "the world" was merely a small sect in a mountain valley.
A territory of thousands of miles is but a shallow pond for cultivators.
"Above that, are sects with Golden Core Ascendants. A Golden Core Ascendant possesses a strand of immortal golden nature and can inherit Dharma Seals, extraordinarily powerful. Such sects have countless mineral resources and territories spanning tens of thousands of miles, definitely notable forces."
"Such figures can, with a mere gesture, destroy you and my sect!"
Fire Dragon Child once more gave a wry smile and shook his head.
"But the Cyan Peak Daoist School is a force even stronger than that, rumored to have fearsome existences at the Daoist Embryo Realm within the sect."
"That's why I say, young friend, you have no shallow fortune!"
"If you can be accepted under a Golden Core master, you might also be under a Daoist Embryo master. With such backing, you'd definitely traverse the entire South Mountain Domain!"
"However, even now it's not bad. As long as you can join the Cyan Peak Daoist School, even if not under a Golden Core master, you will still have a vast future!"
Fire Dragon Child stroked his beard and smiled.
"Senior, you flatter me!"
"This junior has dull talent and only hopes to establish a Foundation like you, with no regrets in death!"
Although Gu Yuan's heart surged with passion, he remained humble, setting Fire Dragon Child as his goal for now.
"Hahaha!"
Fire Dragon Child, upon hearing this, laughed heartily, the hidden pride before the Golden Core Ascendant seemingly returning.
Even a powerful Daoist school is not where everyone can establish a Foundation.
This young lad, though fortunate, is merely a Five-Aperture Body, with average aptitude. It's uncertain if he can surpass me!
But considering his connection with a Golden Core Ascendant, I humbled myself slightly, or else, at Qi Refining Fourth Layer, he could be easily annihilated with a turn of my hand!
Yet, this lad indeed has a good heart nature, flexible, and doesn't become arrogant over a bit of opportunity.
With such heart nature, he might indeed have a great destiny.
After all, the Cyan Peak Daoist School has countless Dharma Seals, and a Body Seal could definitely alter one's aptitude.
Moreover, before the Golden Core Ascendant left, his stern gaze prevented any reckless acts.
"Meeting is fate, young friend entering the Cyan Peak Daoist School is destiny, and deserves celebration!"
Fire Dragon Child spoke with smiles, then patted his waist, and suddenly, a three-foot long, lifelike, vivid red Jade Flood Dragon Dharma Artifact appeared.
"Hoo!"
Fire Dragon Child cast a mana spell on the Jade Flood Dragon, which inflated with the wind, transforming into a ten-zhang long fabled creature, covered in scale armor, majestic and awe-inspiring.
"This is a Dharma Artifact I used when I was young, called the Jade Flood Dragon Shuttle!"
"This item is a high-grade Dharma Artifact; although it's not suited for battle, its escape light excels in speed, incredibly fast. This place is tens of thousands of miles from Cyan Peak Daoist School; if you travel alone, the mountains and rivers distant, who knows how long it will take to reach Cyan Peak Mountain? If it delays your cultivation, it wouldn't be good."
"But if you have this item at hand, you can reach Cyan Peak Mountain in three days!"
"I also have a map, recording safe routes within the ten countries' territories. You just need to follow the map, and you should avoid any attacks."
"These two items will be my gift to you for joining the sect, young friend!"
Fire Dragon Child chuckled softly, then waved his sleeve, causing a Jade Scroll to fall into Gu Yuan's palm.
Moreover, fresh blood dripped from Gu Yuan's fingertip once again, landing on the vivid Jade Flood Dragon in mid-air.
"Boom!"
A peculiar message emerged from his mind; Gu Yuan felt a line in his heart and spirit, connecting to the Jade Flood Dragon.
"Swish!"
With just a thought, the Jade Flood Dragon shook its scale armor, making a swishing sound, swimming obediently in mid-air, and cautiously landed at Gu Yuan's feet.
"Thank you, senior!"
Gu Yuan was overjoyed inside, relieved of a concern, and couldn't help but clasp his hands to Fire Dragon Child.
He wasn't polite.
This had probably been planned by the Golden Core Ascendant.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have left so easily, letting Fire Dragon Child know everything.
"No need for courtesy; this is your opportunity!"
"Just hope that you achieve success in your cultivation in the future, and don't forget me!"
Fire Dragon Child stroked his beard with a smile.
"Senior's kindness, unforgettable forever!"
Gu Yuan bowed deeply.
"Haha, now that things have come to this, don't delay any further; tidy up and set off promptly!"
Fire Dragon Child gestured subtly to the disciple of Flame Dragon Sect beside him, who instantly understood, handing over a Storage Bag.
Inside the bag were dozens of Spirit Stones, several sets of clothes, complete with shoes and socks, and some daily supplies.
"My apprentice-nephew is similar in build to you; accommodate yourself for now. Once you reach Cyan Peak Daoist School, you'll be granted a Daoist robe!"
Fire Dragon Child handed the Storage Bag to Gu Yuan with a warm smile.
"Thank you, senior!"
Since he had already accepted the Dharma Artifact, Gu Yuan certainly wouldn't refuse the supplies.
Right then, he turned his back to the two, changed into a white jade brocade robe, put on Cloud Boots, styled his hair with a cyan hairpin, and transformed once again into a handsome youth.
Though aware of Gu Yuan's good looks, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, when he turned around, adorned in elegant attire, cyan pin and black hair, Fire Dragon Child couldn't help but exclaim:
"A genteel gentleman, vibrant and refined!"
"Based on this appearance alone, you're worth a True Inheritance Position!"
"Go now!"
Fire Dragon Child sighed with emotion and then waved his hand.
Gu Yuan didn't say much more, bowed deeply, and then stepped onto the Jade Flood Dragon, riding the wind and leaving.
Watching Gu Yuan's departing back, the stout disciple beside him couldn't help but show deep envy.
An immense opportunity falling into the hands of a miner.
But since it was decreed by the Golden Core, even if his jealousy drove him mad, he forcibly suppressed all evil thoughts, even glanced at the unconscious Cyan Wood Sect disciples on the Dharma Boat, and whispered:
"Uncle, what should we do with these people? Should we give them some face and not send them to Flood Dragon Cave?"
Fire Dragon Child looked at the disappearing Jade Flood Dragon in the distance, then turned and glanced at this apprentice-nephew, who was generally quite decent-minded, shook his head:
"You..."
"The yield from Flood Dragon Cave rivals the value of several Foundation Establishment Spirit Objects; he never even spoke to save them, yet you jump to be generous!"
The disciple was puzzled at the words: "But he's already connected with the Golden Core Ascendant; uncle also gifted him the Jade Flood Dragon Shuttle. If he requested, would you refuse?"
"I wouldn't refuse, but I wouldn't gift him the Jade Flood Dragon Shuttle and map either."
"He's a smart person, aware of the weight of his own face, so he definitely wouldn't ask."
"Do you think, that joining Cyan Peak Daoist School enables one to command me, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, freely?"
"Can the lives of fellow disciples rival one's own future?"
"Moreover... the camaraderie in Demon Star Cave, how much is it truly worth?"
Thinking of this, Fire Dragon Child couldn't help but sigh again: "This lad's heart nature indeed suits cultivation."
"He might not be a bad person, but he is definitely not a good person."