To achieve such cultivation before the age of a hundred, even in the Taiyi Sect, this would be worthy of being called a prodigy.
"These are my newly accepted disciples, Lin Lu and Lin He. Shouldn't you both pay respects to Uncle Mu?"
"Greetings, Uncle Mu!" ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝖓𝖔𝖛𝖊𝖑~𝖋𝖎𝖗𝖾~𝖓𝖊𝖙
The two respectfully bowed, their manners impeccable.
Faced with the juniors, Mu Chunqiu's expression softened slightly.
"No need for formalities."
With that said, Mu Chunqiu then steered the lotus platform towards the distant Immortal Palace.
"Mu Junior Brother, wait a moment."
The Great True Monarch blocked Mu Chunqiu once more, smiling as he spoke, "I have a favor to ask, hoping Junior Brother will oblige."
Mu Chunqiu sneered, showing no mercy, "I knew you were like a weasel wishing a chicken a happy New Year, with ill intentions."
The Great True Monarch paid no heed and continued,
"The Four Seasons Lineage still has two true successor recommendation spots, Senior Brother would like to borrow one..."
Before the Great True Monarch could finish speaking, Mu Chunqiu interrupted with a changed expression.
"Qin Zhongzheng! Are you trying to make a mockery of me? How can the true successor recommendation spots be casually lent out?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Zhongzheng frowned slightly, somewhat upset:
"Your Four Seasons Lineage is dwindling, with those two juniors still only at the Foundation Establishment Stage, who knows when they would use these spots.
The two prodigies under me have a chance to vie for the true successor position. Junior Brother Mu could well be generous and lend me the spot to make this happen..."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Qin Zhongzheng's expression drastically changed.
A massive stretch of dark clouds gathered across the sky as if a furious heavenly pressure descended at the exit of the spatial passage, showing hostility towards Qin Zhongzheng.
Even Qin Zhongzheng, dignified as the Great True Monarch at the Peak of Nascent Soul, felt a tinge of fear under this heavenly fury.
Meanwhile, the two Golden Core cultivators behind Qin Zhongzheng, though Mu Chunqiu did not target them, were already pale with their Divine Souls stirred by the residual pressure.
"Mu Chunqiu, I'm only asking to borrow a true successor recommendation spot, have you gone mad?"
Mu Chunqiu gazed down indifferently at Qin Zhongzheng, who, although also at the Peak of Nascent Soul, had achieved his cultivation realm by enduring with longevity over millennia.
Meanwhile, Mu Chunqiu already had one foot in the Divinity Transformation Realm, with the other foot stepping onto the Path to Immortality, far surpassing Qin Zhongzheng.
"You are merely an elder of the Supreme Profound Lineage, while I am the Vessel Leader of the Four Seasons Lineage.
Do you really think you can still exploit the influence of the Supreme Profound Lineage, as you did decades ago, to plunder the resources of my Four Seasons Lineage?"
Thunder tribulation brewed among the clouds above, and as Mu Chunqiu took a step forward, dark purple lightning pierced the sky of the cavern world, crashing down on Qin Zhongzheng.
Under such a strike, even the Great True Monarch at the Peak of Nascent Soul was powerless, as this had already surpassed the scope of the Nascent Soul Realm, reaching the Heaven and Earth Rules level of the Divinity Transformation Realm.
Just as the thunderbolt was about to strike Qin Zhongzheng, a gentle sigh echoed from within the Spirit Qi-shrouded Immortal Island.
Subsequently, a hand manifested between heaven and earth, fingers gently flicking away that thunderbolt powerful enough to annihilate someone at the Peak of Nascent Soul.
"Qin Zhongzheng did indeed act without proper consideration, but ultimately it was a careless statement. Why should Nephew Mu be angry?"
Mu Chunqiu looked towards the center of the Immortal Island, where a majestic figure seemed to integrate with the heavens and earth, his expression remaining cold:
"Uncle Ku, I merely wish for some people to adjust their attitudes.
Some have been stagnant at a realm for a millennium, yet still wish to rely on seniority to oppress the young, always assuming the Heaven and Earth Rules operate exactly as they understand.
Little do they realize the times have changed, and they are but outdated relics."
"I am about to ascend to the Divinity Transformation Realm and reclaim leadership over the Four Seasons Lineage. I do not wish for any sort of person to scheme for our lineage's resources."
With those words, Mu Chunqiu, without a shred of concern over the action of the Divinity Transformation Daoist Monarch, steered the Grade Seven Lotus Platform towards the central Immortal Island, entering the Immortal Palace constructed there.
As Mu Chunqiu departed, numerous powerful gazes swept across Qin Zhongzheng's stiffened face, carrying with them traces of pity.
Then all the gazes retracted, and the world returned to its usual silence.
After entering the Immortal Island, Mu Chunqiu activated an array to isolate outside probing, only then did his stern demeanor slightly relax.
Glancing at Lu Yan beside him, Mu Chunqiu cupped his hands in salute, a touch of apology in his expression as he said,
"This unexpected incident may affect Little Friend Lu's plan to vie for the true successor position."
At this moment, Lu Yan snapped out of the earlier scene, realizing that Mu Chunqiu's fury could alter the weather over a hundred miles, easily manipulating the heavens to bring down thunder tribulation, and the Daoist Monarch's nonchalant dispelling of the thunder tribulation gave Lu Yan a rough understanding of the pinnacle strengths in the Xianxia world.
Even just feeling the residual force of the heavenly wrath made Lu Yan aware of his own weakness.
Let alone facing Mu Chunqiu, confronting Qin Zhongzheng, who was utterly suppressed by Mu Chunqiu, even with the Human Emperor Banner, Lu Yan had no chance of victory.
The slight arrogance nurtured by the Seed of Supreme Divine Techniques was slightly curbed in the face of this peak-level confrontation.
As for Mu Chunqiu's apology, Lu Yan didn't mind at all.
Mu Chunqiu's apology was merely due to provoking the Supreme Profound Lineage, adding two rivals for Lu Yan in the hunt for the true successor position.
But just as Mu Chunqiu dismissed Qin Zhongzheng, a Peak Nascent Soul Great True Monarch, Lu Yan, too, did not consider the two Golden Cores of the Supreme Profound Lineage a concern.