Truly a Divine Being

Xia Yan was momentarily taken aback, listening to the words of the Old Ancestor. She couldn't help but think that it was indeed true!

"The senior's state of mind is truly admirable. He helps without expecting anything in return, and even avoids leaving his name behind. Such a state of mind is truly worthy of admiration!" Xia Yan praised.

"Let's go, take me to visit this senior!" The Old Ancestor was eager and couldn't wait to meet this remarkable individual. His time was running out, and he had only a short time left. If he could receive guidance from this senior, he would undoubtedly break through his current state, extend his lifespan, and defy his imminent fate.

Xia Yan hesitated for a moment and did not immediately agree. "It's getting late, and the senior may have already gone to sleep. Will it be appropriate for us to disturb him at this hour? From my interactions with the senior, it seems like he wants to experience life as an ordinary person and understand the mortal world..."

She expressed her reservations. 

"You're right! Let's go tomorrow morning!" The Old Ancestor nodded and said, "Bring the Taiyi True Water from our sect. Tomorrow, I will take it with me when we visit the senior. Although the senior might not value the Taiyi True Water, it's still a gesture from us. 

"The Taiyi True Water?" The Sect Master's expression changed. Taiyi True Water was the most precious treasure of their Taihua Mountain, obtained through a perilous journey by their founding ancestor from an ancient relic. However, he quickly realized that compared to forming a connection with the powerful senior, the Taiyi True Water was insignificant.

"I will fetch the Taiyi True Water immediately!" He hurriedly rushed to the treasure vault.

One night passed, and in the early morning of the next day, Lü Liang suddenly woke up from his bed.

"I...I've broken through!" Lü Liang stammered as he felt the overwhelming power within him. He had made another breakthrough and entered the Transcendental Realm!

"When did advancing in cultivation become so easy..." he muttered to himself. Before coming here, he was only at the Sixth Void Realm. After viewing a landscape painting, he had broken through the long-standing barrier and directly entered the Profound Obscurity Realm.

"After just a small cup of wine, I broke through to the Transcendental Realm!"

Each realm had nine smaller stages within it, and advancing to higher realms became increasingly difficult, especially the Transcendental Realm. In the Eastern Region, countless cultivators spent their entire lives trying to break into this realm, and it had been a long time since anyone in the Eastern Region reached the Transcendental Realm. 

He had broken through nine smaller stages and transcended into the Transcendental Realm with just a small cup of wine. It was truly unbelievable, and he felt like he was in a dream.

"Ouch, it hurts! This is not a dream!" He pinched himself hard, causing pain that confirmed the reality of his situation. "Elder, are you awake? I've prepared breakfast," came a voice from outside the door.

The voice belonged to Li Jiudao. Lü Liang quickly responded, "I'm awake!" He then smiled foolishly and said, "With such a powerful senior watching over me, it's normal for me to advance quickly!"

He adjusted his clothes, walked out of his room, and entered the dining hall. The table was set with bowls, chopsticks, and several side dishes, along with a bowl of porridge.

"Elder, please try not to drink alcohol in the future. Your tolerance is quite poor," Li Jiudao said with a smile, seeing that Lü Liang had barely taken a sip of the wine.

Lü Liang's face turned red, and he wanted to explain that he couldn't compare to the senior, whose wine was comparable to celestial nectar. How could he possibly withstand it with just a small cup?

"Is the senior here?" At that moment, a knocking sound came from outside the shop.

"Who is it? You've come knocking before we even opened," Li Jiudao said, then set down his bowl and chopsticks to open the door.

"You can stay seated; I'll go and answer the door," Lü Liang hurriedly stood up and went to open the door.

"It's no wonder Elder is confident enough to visit the Green Mountains. Your physical condition is truly impressive," Li Jiudao marveled at Lü Liang's agile posture. Despite his full head of white hair and apparent old age, especially after the injury he suffered yesterday, he still moved with the agility of a young man.

"Oh, why am I still thinking with the mindset of the mortal world? This is the cultivation world, and Elder is probably a cultivator as well," Li Jiudao mused, patting his head with realization.

"However, Elder probably isn't an extremely powerful cultivator, or else how could he have been injured by a tiger?" he thought aloud.

Lü Liang opened the door, and upon seeing the person outside, he was stunned.

"Young Liang?" The person outside the door was also surprised to see Lü Liang.

"Senior!" Lü Liang quickly bowed in respect. The newcomer had a much higher seniority than him.

"Why are you here? Where is that powerful senior?" The person outside inquired.

"That powerful senior is inside!" Lü Liang replied with a bitter smile. "As for why I'm here, it's a long story."

He began to recount how he ended up here.

"So, it was you who brought disaster to our Taihua Sect!" The person outside, who was none other than the Old Ancestor, Weng Wuyou, scolded Lü Liang.

The one who knocked on the door turned out to be Xia Yan.

"Disaster? Huh? What disaster? The fierce tiger beast was killed by the senior with a single arrow!" Lü Liang said, bewildered.

"Its father hasn't died yet!" Weng Wuyou, looking annoyed, explained what had happened yesterday. If it weren't for the Phoenix Jade Pendant carved by the powerful senior, their Taihua Sect would have been completely wiped out yesterday.

"What!" Lü Liang's face turned green. He knew how terrifyingly powerful the father of the fierce tiger beast was. If he hadn't known about it, he wouldn't have dared to provoke the fierce tiger beast even if it was dead.

"That powerful senior is truly incredible. He foresaw all of this and made arrangements in advance. It's truly admirable!" Lü Liang couldn't help but praise.

"Could it be that the senior didn't want me to go out and buy groceries, but instead deliberately kept me here to contemplate the painting and then provided me with immortal wine to help stabilize and advance my cultivation?" Lü Liang speculated. His breakthrough to the Profound Obscurity Realm had felt forced and unstable, as if he had been pushed into it. But after drinking the wine, he woke up feeling rejuvenated, with his cultivation perfectly stable, like a rock.

"The senior is truly a divine being!" he exclaimed with deep admiration. Every action of the powerful senior seemed to have a profound purpose.