Nightmare Immortal Era

Chapter 92: Candidate for Sect Master?

Yang Ning turned his head and asked, "Brother Yuan, why can't a person cultivate two Unparalleled Divine Abilities at the same time?"

"Why are you suddenly asking about this?" Li Yuan asked.

"Just now, the Sect Master said he sees potential in me and gave me an Unparalleled Divine Ability," Yang Ning said shyly.

The Sect Master didn't tell him to keep it a secret, so Yang Ning would only mention that something like this happened without revealing the name of the Divine Ability.

After all, if he revealed it, how could he remain hidden?

"Is that so?" Li Yuan's eyes widened. "Isn't it that the Sect Master gives gifts to people? Is it because my talent is too poor?"

He looked at Xu Guiyuan, and Xu Guiyuan shook his head. "Taindao Yi probably hasn't received any gifts from the Sect Master. However, the Sect Master has only been in office for 300 years, while Taindao Yi has been the eldest senior brother for 1,000 years. It would be inappropriate to give gifts at this time."

In other words, Taindao Yi was cultivated by the previous Sect Master. If he were to be won over, there would be suspicions of offending the previous Sect Master.

The previous Sect Master had just retired, not passed away.

"Perhaps he thinks your talent is excellent and wants to take you as his disciple?" Xu Guiyuan suddenly thought of something, but as soon as he said it, he regretted it.

"What do you mean?" Yang Ning's eyes lit up as he asked.

Xu Guiyuan didn't want to say anymore, but since he had already started, he could only continue.

"In the Extreme Eternal Sect, disciples in the Qi Refining Stage, whether it's the first layer or the tenth layer, are still disciples and don't have the qualifications to take on disciples themselves!" Xu Guiyuan said, "Only when they reach the Spirit Law Realm can they take on disciples. And our Sect Master has just taken office, which is the time to take on disciples. Moreover, our Sect Master doesn't have any disciples yet!"

"That's right, by giving you a technique, he has bestowed upon you the favor of passing on his teachings. It's perfectly fine for you to call him 'teacher'!" Li Yuan said. "But taking on a disciple is not something that can be decided in one meeting. Generally, it requires observation and testing for a long time before it can be confirmed. For example, my master, Perfected Being Heiyun, saw potential in me during the Mountain and River Ranking Competition and gave me a Heiyun Pearl. But for the next few decades, he never summoned me. It wasn't until I used the Heiyun Pearl to kill several demonic cultivators and gained some fame that I officially became a disciple of Perfected Being Heiyun!"

As Li Yuan said this, he seemed to have thought of something.

It seemed that taking on disciples in the Spirit Law Realm was a normal thing!

But what if this Spirit Law Realm was the Sect Master?

Yang Ning nodded thoughtfully. He understood now.

The purpose of this Soaring Serpent Hidden Dragon Technique was to inform other elders in the Spirit Law Realm that this disciple is someone I have high hopes for and have already reserved. They shouldn't interfere.

But whether or not they can officially become disciples depends on their own performance. If they develop well, it means my judgment was correct, and it's only natural to take them as disciples.

If their development is not so good, because the master-disciple relationship hasn't been established, it can't be considered a big loss. At most, they have to admit that their judgment was poor and they didn't see it clearly at the time.

It's not that Yang Ning has a strong comprehension ability, but this is how he operates as well.

He invested in Jiangyun Hao, but besides teaching him artifact refining techniques and the Insightful Eye, he didn't give him anything else because he wanted to observe whether this person could handle important tasks.

It seems that Lin Yuanxi is the same. She knew herself at the age of fourteen and silently observed for seven years until she entered the Immortal Cultivation World and found an opportunity to meet. There was nothing special at that time.

Perhaps she had a good impression of herself, but she hadn't made up her mind yet.

It wasn't until she saw Yang Ning's potential and courage in the Fixed Monster Valley trial that she made up her mind.

So she offered her blessings and started collecting materials for artifact refining, already treating herself as Yang's wife.

"He said at the time that I shouldn't cultivate it but learn from it. He wants to see what my Black Tortoise Aura Concealing Technique will become in the future. In other words, he values not my talent in artifact refining, but my ability to create Divine Abilities."

"So the test he gave me is to evolve the Black Tortoise Aura Concealing Technique to a level not inferior to the Soaring Serpent Hidden Dragon Technique, or at least not too far behind. If I can do that, I will become the Sect Master's disciple. If I can't, then I'm just a disciple the Sect Master has high hopes for."

Yang Ning took a deep breath to calm his emotions. The position of the Sect Master's disciple is very tempting!

The disciple of the sect leader may not necessarily become the sect leader, but their chances are definitely much greater than others.

As for the benefits of becoming the sect leader, there's no need to mention them. As a disciple, no matter how hard you work for decades or even hundreds of years, it's not as useful as a single word from the sect leader. As long as you have great aspirations and don't want to be a nobody, you will definitely want to become the sect leader!

As for the competitiveness to reach this position? So what? Haven't we heard from Ear Root Senior that we cultivators should not fear a battle?

"On this matter, could the two of you please keep it a secret for me?" Yang Ning immediately said.

He is not afraid of competition, but competing in the Physical Body Realm and Qi Refining Realm is one thing, and that is seeking death.

"I understand!" Li Yuan nodded heavily, realizing something as well.

He knows that he has no possibility of becoming the sect leader. His talent is limited, and he doesn't have anyone he particularly favors.

But if Yang Ning becomes a candidate, then he will definitely support him!

There is no other reason, only because Yang Ning is an artifact refining master and one of their own!

The two of them looked at Xu Guiyuan again. Xu Guiyuan is a member of Taindao Yi. If he doesn't keep it a secret, then it would be meaningless.

"I'm already old. What I want to do now is just enjoy my remaining years!" Xu Guiyuan touched his graying beard. "It was windy just now, and this old man didn't hear anything."

It's true that he is a member of Taindao Yi, but what about his wife, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren? Can he afford to get involved in the competition for the sect leader position and risk retaliation that could harm his entire family?

The old man chooses to protect himself wisely.

Li Yuan and Yang Ning exchanged a glance and chose to believe for now.

At this moment, looking at this newly established Artifact Refining Master Association, it seems to have a different meaning. Isn't this Yang Ning's natural support base?

"Oh, by the way, Brother Yuan, why can't a person cultivate two Unparalleled Divine Abilities?" Yang Ning asked.

"Oh, right!" Li Yuan quickly regained his focus, pretending that his previous speculations didn't exist. "It's like this, Unparalleled Divine Abilities contain Dao Runes, you know!"

"Yes!" Yang Ning nodded. "What are these Dao Runes?"

"Dao Runes are said to be a type of rune, but while runes are spiritual circuits, Dao Runes are circuits of the Great Dao!" Li Yuan said. "These Dao Runes cannot be recorded in writing, nor can they be engraved on objects. Even Dao Weapons can only have a trace of the aura of Dao Runes engraved on them. It is said that only Immortal Weapons can truly carry Dao Runes!"

That's why I can only recite the Dao Runes inherited in the Great Dragon's Image Technique, but I have no idea what they actually look like.

"Besides Immortal Weapons, a person's will can also carry Dao Runes. This process is called enlightenment. But how powerful are Dao Runes? A person's will is like a firefly in front of the moon when faced with Dao Runes, so an ordinary person's soul can only carry one type of Dao Rune!"

"What if a person's soul is twice as big as someone else's?" Yang Ning asked.

"It's still one type!" Li Yuan said. "It's just that the part of the Dao Runes carried is slightly larger. If Dao Runes are like a giant dragon, an ordinary person can carry one scale of the dragon. If their soul is twice as big, they can carry two scales, but it's absolutely impossible to carry two scales of two giant dragons!"

"Unless!"

"Unless what?"

"Unless you have the Royal Dragon Pearl!" Li Yuan laughed heartily. "The Royal Dragon can command ten thousand dragons, naturally it can suppress many Dao Runes. But how is that possible? No matter how strong the Cataclysm is, it can't harm the Royal Dragon! The royal family of the Dragon Race was taken away by the Dragon Race Ancestor and created a world called the Dragon Realm. If you want to obtain the Royal Dragon Pearl, you have to break into the Dragon Realm!"

Yang Ning was speechless. So, the Dragon Pearl I called Zhao is actually a Nightmare Dragon Pearl, and it's been wronged. It should be called the Royal Nightmare Dragon Pearl!

"Of course, before reaching the Divine Ability Realm, you can only cultivate one Unparalleled Divine Ability. After reaching the Divine Ability Realm and condensing the Divine Ability Seed, the carrier of Dao Runes changes from the soul to the Divine Ability Seed. At that time, you can naturally cultivate more Unparalleled Divine Abilities!" Li Yuan said.

"I understand!" Yang Ning nodded. "I got it!"

(End of this chapter)