Cultivating with Top Enlightenment

Chapter 309: Chapter 173: Age 8, White Mist Realm?

Taoist Baishan brushed his sleeve, his eyes filled with a hint of reminiscence.

Speaking of which.

After all these years of reincarnation, most of the time was spent in a daze. After regaining consciousness, most of my energy was spent on understanding the Martial Path. As for those old friends, I only occasionally heard about them, and the chances to meet were few and far between.

I just don’t know how many old friends can live to this day, he sighed inwardly.

Hearing what Taoist Baishan said, the three were secretly shocked.

Old friends?

To be called old friends by Taoist Baishan, they must be of the same level of existence.

They secretly gasped, and, recalling Taoist Baishan’s earlier words about no longer reincarnating, they vaguely realized that something significant would happen, even changing the dynamics of the entire world. ”I have already sent out invitations to many allied sects in Dao State; by that time, many Taoism sects will attend,” True Man Baiye quickly said.

Taoist Baishan nodded slowly and suddenly asked: ”Did the True Martial Sect send an invitation?” ”As per your instructions, they invited True Man Longshan and his ninth disciple, Ning Qi.”

The three looked somewhat curious. Inviting Taoist Longshan was normal. After all, when Taoist Longshan held the Celestial Being Grand Ceremony back then, True Man Baihe also personally attended to show support, but why insist on inviting the ninth disciple of Taoist Longshan?

Could it be that this person has some special quality that makes the True Monarch look at him differently?

True Man Baihe pondered.

He recalled an old incident from the past.

It was after Taoist Longshan reached the Celestial Human Realm; he had someone send the Taoist Scripture to True Martial Mountain, and Taoist Baishan also went there and stayed for quite some time. Later, Junior Brother Ye mentioned that during his stay, there was a funny incident involving Taoist Baishan continuously bothering Ning Qi, which left him both amused and speechless, thinking his senior brother was just fooling around.

But now, could there be another hidden reason? ”Senior Brother, could there be something special about that little guy named Ning Qi?” True Man Baihe couldn’t help but ask curiously. He remained respectful, yet increasingly saw more of the free-spirited senior brother he once knew in Taoist Baishan.

He wondered if his True Monarch senior brother really wanted to snatch Ning Qi as his disciple, as he had heard before that his senior brother was very fond of this disciple of Taoist Longshan and had made many offers to entice him over.

Taoist Baishan chuckled: ”This little guy is no ordinary person. Three years ago, when I went to True Martial Mountain, though my innate wisdom had not yet awakened, I instinctively felt he was extraordinary. But now, thinking back, tut-tut, he truly is a prodigy of the world!”

His face revealed undisguised admiration, making the three True Men all curious at heart. ”If I’m not mistaken, at that time, his bone age was only eight years. Can you guess what his cultivation level was then?”

True Man Baixiang ventured: ”Body Tempering Perfection?”

Ordinarily, an eight-year-old child would just be beginning martial arts. Even if this child’s root bone matured earlier, it would be at most two or three years; achieving Body Tempering Perfection in such a short time is already extremely monstrous. If it weren’t for this being a youth favored by the True Monarch, he wouldn’t even make such a guess.

The other two thought the same, imagining Body Tempering Perfection or at most the initial stage of the Inner Essence Realm.

Taoist Baishan didn’t keep them in suspense, simply stating: ”White Mist Realm.”

As soon as he said it.

The three True Men all trembled, almost thinking they heard wrong. ”True Monarch, is this... really true?” Bai Xiang calmly breathed.

Eight years old, White Mist Realm?

This seems already beyond monstrous, doesn’t it?

Taoist Baishan appeared amused: ”Could I deceive you?”

The three exchanged glances, still finding it somewhat dreamlike, remembering what they were doing at the age of eight... How could there be such a monstrous person in the world?

True Man Baihe couldn’t help but ask: ”Senior Brother, could it be that he is also like you...”

Taoist Baishan shook his head and said: ”No, he is not a reincarnated body.”

Then he frowned slightly: ”However... it’s hard to say, after all, back in the day, those old folks each used their own methods, and no one knew which worked; some were obliterated in the long river of time, others fortunately survived, and perhaps a certain mutation occurred.” ”So... you want to invite this Taoist Friend Ning Qi over to see if he is one of those people from the past?” True Man Baiye said.

Taoist Baishan waved his hand: ”Whether he is or not isn’t actually that important. I just find this little guy interesting, that’s all. If he is not one of those old folks, then he’s truly born at the wrong time.”

There was a note of regret in his words.

The three True Men all became serious, understanding what Taoist Baishan was referring to.

The Martial Saint Realm!

They too yearned for it in their hearts, but did not dare to think too much about it, as it was an unspeakable matter that the True Monarch never explained much about, keeping it in deep secrecy. All they could infer from clues was that the Martial Saint Realm was almost unattainable.

This left them with both regret and fear in their hearts.

At this point.

Taoist Baishan clearly lost some interest. ”Tell little Ning Qi that I’m personally inviting him to come to the ceremony, and he must come. Then I will take him to raid the other sects’ scripture collections,” he said, with a smile resurfacing on his face, making the three True Men chuckle wryly.

This True Monarch truly acts with complete disregard for taboos.

However, considering the True Monarch’s status, it would not be an exaggeration to call him the leader of Taoism. If he revealed his identity, even the number one Taoism sect in the world, the Yin Yang Sect, would have to comply with his demands without a word of dissent.