The Moonlight Sect had a rule that anyone who broke into the Transcendent Realm before reaching one hundred years of age would automatically enter the Inner Sect and become an inner disciple.
After all, after entering the Transcendent Realm, one’s lifespan would increase by more than a hundred years, so a hundred years old wasn’t too old.
Therefore, the restrictions were relatively lax.
In fact, Zhao Zhi could have broken through long ago, but he had received many pointers from Ling Xiao and understood many issues with his cultivation process. Therefore, he had intentionally suppressed his cultivation.
During this time, he had resolved his issues one by one, greatly improving his strength.
This was wise; after all, Rank One Transcendent Realm martial artists were all basically bullied in the Inner Sect.
White Cloud Great Master was the best example.
After stepping into the Transcendent Realm, Zhao Zhi came to look for Ling Xiao, mainly to thank him but also to test his own strength.
However, he still lost within ten moves.
Before leaving, Zhao Zhi smiled bitterly and said: “Senior Brother Ling, you are already so powerful now. If you break through to the Transcendent Realm, I’m afraid martial artists below Rank Three Transcendent Realm will be helpless against you.”
He had exchanged pointers with Ling Xiao many times and knew that Ling Xiao could have been promoted to the Transcendent Realm much earlier than himself if he hadn’t sought simultaneous breakthroughs in all three potentials.
He estimated that Ling Xiao’s aptitude was much higher than what was seen on the surface. Although he didn’t know why Ling Xiao was acting low-key, he wouldn’t talk nonsense.
He regarded Ling Xiao as his friend, a very good friend, from the bottom of his heart.
After a few days, Zhao Ci also broke through to the Transcendent Realm, becoming an inner disciple and also worshipping the elder from the Northern Han County’s imperial family.
Among the batch of new disciples, Leng Hao had the best talent, but he had been taken by Golden Light Celestial Worthy long ago.
Then were Zhao Zhi and Xu Ying.
However, because Xu Ying had wanted to harm Ling Xiao, he had killed her. Meanwhile, Zhao Zhi, who had become friends with Ling Xiao, had broken through to the Transcendent Realm.
Next were Zhao Ci and Leng Mei.
Now, Zhao Ci had also entered the Transcendent Realm, whereas Leng Mei’s situation was unknown.
Naturally, Zhao Ci wouldn’t look for Ling Xiao. In her eyes, Ling Xiao was a heinous demon who killed without blinking.
After she heard that Ling Xiao had killed Xu Ying and Wang Feng, her conception had only become stronger.
A few days later, news broke that Dai Yuling had also entered the Transcendent Realm.
Dai Yuling’s talent was not high, but her cultivation method was different from ordinary people, so her speed was almost on par with Zhao Ci’s.
Naturally, Dai Yuling’s cultivation method benefited from her martial soul as well as her nature and knowledge, which other people couldn’t copy.
After all, she had been from a medical family in the secular world.
She also met Ling Xiao before she reported to the Inner Sect; she had no doubts about Ling Xiao’s aptitude.
“Ling Xiao, I’m going to the Inner Sect first. You can’t be too slow; otherwise, there will be no one to protect me.”
Naturally, it was just a joke.
However, Ling Xiao answered seriously: “If someone bullies Senior Sister, Jin Ming and the others are the best example of his or her fate.”
Dai Yuling left in tears.
She had never had any siblings. She had grown up very lonely, struggling to meet her parents strict requirements, so she was relatively indifferent towards others. She had never thought a man would move her feelings one day.
However, Ling Xiao succeeded.
Perhaps, there was a bit of affection like that between men and women, but it was mostly a feeling of gratitude and kinship.
In half a month, Ling Xiao didn’t idle. His <Twelve Golden Lotus Formula> rose to the third layer.
The power of the celestial phenomena had transformed into truly fearsome might. Moreover, because he could borrow the power of three celestial phenomena, he could combine them and make <Snow Lotus Sword Art> invincible among martial arts of the same grade.
Wind and Thunder were attack-type phenomena.
Rain not only had an attack effect but also a supplementary recovery one. This was equivalent to another life-saving method for him.
In addition, <Snow Lotus Sword Art>’s final style, ‘Ice Blizzard,’ had also begun to take shape, allowing it to display 30% of its full might.
However, one shouldn’t underestimate even 30% of its power. It was stronger than all three prior styles of <Snow Lotus Sword Art>.
If he combined it with <Twelve Golden Lotuses Formula>, it wouldn’t be impossible to instantly kill a Rank One Transcendent Realm martial artist.
Moreover, it was not through some sneak attack like a sword controlling technique but a frontal instant kill!
Naturally, many people didn’t understand his true power and intentions.
In the Outer Sect, there were a lot of discussions regarding him.
“Although Ling Xiao is the number one of the Outer Sect, I’m afraid he will stop here. His aptitude is inferior to Zhao Zhi and Zhao Ci’s. Moreover, he doesn’t have a special cultivation method like Dai Yuling.”
“Yes, it’s a pity; I still like this Senior Brother Ling. Although he is number one in the Outer Sect, he never bullies us. Moreover, he even gave me a few pointers, which gave me some insights.”
“I heard that the Outer Sect is planning to hire Ling Xiao to give a special lecture. In fact, it is not bad to teach. Even if you cannot get promoted to the Inner Sect, becoming an instructor, will allow you to live without worry.”
Everyone respected Ling Xiao, but they also felt pity.
……
Ling Xiao actually heard these words, but he didn’t care. He knew his situation best.
At this moment, the key was <Heavenly Dragon Golden Body>. As long as <Heavenly Dragon Golden Body> reached the fifth layer, he could immediately be promoted to the Transcendent Realm.
However, even after cultivating in seclusion, there was no progress. Thus, he simply stopped cultivating and refined some pills.
He then made Elder White summon the other twenty-nine Half Great Masters who had hopes of entering the Transcendent Realm and give them each ten Martial Vein Remold Pills that he had refined.
He then spent another day resolving the cultivation issues of those twenty-nine people.
With his Landscape Martial Soul, he could easily find their issues.
While resolving their cultivation issues, Ling Xiao also gained a lot of insights.
Many thoughts he had been unable to comprehend before seemed to open instantly.
Therefore, he hastily returned to his cave dwelling to cultivate.
Success!
Ling Xiao hadn’t expected <Heavenly Dragon Golden Body> to reach the fifth layer in this cultivation session.
This layer thoroughly remolded him. Now, only Heavenly Dragon Blood ran through his veins, and he could be reborn from a drop of blood, breaking through to the Transcendent Holy Realm.
Naturally, at the same time, his cultivation also broke through its obstruction, directly breaking through to Peak Rank One Transcendent Realm!
Originally, one should only reach Initial Rank One Transcendent Realm, but his accumulation of true essence had been too great.
His true essence’s quality had long reached this level. Otherwise, it would have been impossible to instantly kill Xu Ying and Wang Feng back then.
