"Ah, no, there's no rush right now." Daoist Xiantian cut off the second half of Daoist Lord Hanhai's sentence.
"You see, I will definitely be cultivating within the sect in the future, which means I'll inevitably interact with the disciples."
"I can't very well go around saying I'm the Patriarch; that would make them too constrained and uncomfortable."
Daoist Xiantian gave an embarrassed smile. "And I can't just join the Dao Seeking Sect directly, either. That would look like walking in through the back door and make it seem as though our sect has shady dealings."
"Then what do you mean, Patriarch?"
"Isn't the entrance trial starting soon? I was wondering if I could pass the entrance trial and join our sect as an ordinary disciple, starting everything afresh."
Daoist Lord Hanhai's eyelid twitched, at a loss for how to respond. After a long silence, he finally said respectfully, "This junior obeys the Patriarch's command."
"How about this: since my seclusion hasn't yielded much progress anyway, why don't I give you a tour of today's Dao Seeking Sect, Patriarch?" Daoist Lord Hanhai suggested with a smile.
In all his time in secluded cultivation, whenever he closed his eyes, all he saw was Yun Zhi's punches and kicks—every single move threatening his old life—so cultivating for ages hadn't yielded any results.
Moreover, reaching the Immortal realm from half-immortal wasn't something achieved solely through seclusion. Throughout history, not a single immortal had ascended by relying on death seclusion.
"Now that is the right mindset." With her immense wisdom, Immortal Fairy saw right through Daoist Lord Hanhai's thoughts at a glance.
She selflessly shared her experience of attaining immortality with Lu Yang: "To cultivate and become an immortal, the most crucial things are insight and mindset. There are many Dao fruits similar to the Immortal Dao fruit, such as the Undying Dao fruit and the Imperishable Dao fruit. Why didn't any of them succeed, while only this Immortal did?"
Lu Yang couldn't help but say, "Isn't it because you're extraordinarily gifted, Fairy?"
Immortal Fairy had been about to say, *Because this Immortal has a great mindset,* but hearing Lu Yang's words, her face instantly lit up with delight, and she giggled happily. "That's right! Because I'm a genius!"
Daoist Lord Hanhai continued, "Yun Zhi probably brought you straight to me after meeting you, Patriarch, so you haven't had the chance to visit today's Dao Seeking Sect yet."
"Today's Dao Seeking Sect is quite different from your era. Without going too far into details, take Prison Peak, for instance. Imprisoned there are all severe offenders of profound cultivation."
Daoist Xiantian nodded. "Yes, I went to Prison Peak. Quite a few legendary high cultivators are indeed locked up there, including Nightmare Supreme and Void Supreme."
"Right, and Nightmare Supreme and Void... Wait a second. Who did you say is in Prison Peak?" Daoist Lord Hanhai realized something was amiss halfway through his sentence.
*Just how long have I been in seclusion? When did Prison Peak start locking up half-immortals? Why didn't I know about this?*
Daoist Xiantian gave Daoist Lord Hanhai an odd look and pointed at Yun Zhi. "I heard Yun Zhi captured them."
Beside Yun Zhi stood Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou.
Previously, Daoist Lord Hanhai's attention had been entirely focused on Daoist Xiantian, so he hadn't noticed the presence of the two Heavy Nascent stage mighty experts.
"Who are you two?"
"Greetings, Patriarch Hanhai. My name is Lu Yang, disciple of Daoist Buyu."
"Greetings, Patriarch Hanhai. My name is Meng Jingzhou of the Meng Family, now a disciple of our sect."
Daoist Lord Hanhai's knowledge of Daoist Buyu's disciples was still stuck at the third disciple, Gan Tian; he had no idea there was now a fourth.
"Two fine juniors. Since Yun Zhi brought you to see me, she must hold you in high regard and believe you two are extraordinarily gifted, with promising futures."
"Yun Zhi's judgment has always been sound."
"As a patriarch, I can't meet you empty-handed, but I don't happen to have any suitable gifts on hand."
Daoist Lord Hanhai pondered for a moment and said, "How about this: if you two stir up any trouble in the future, I will protect you once."
Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou hurried to offer their thanks. "Thank you, Patriarch Hanhai!"
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