Yellow Court Daoist

"Congratulations to our junior brother for ascending to True Immortal status!"

In the midst of the crowd, Lu Qingfeng stood as a pleasant voice reached from outside.

A beautiful figure approached, and upon seeing her, Lu Qingfeng promptly went forward to greet her, calling out, "Greetings to Third Sister."

It was Han Ling'er.

"Wow, wow, wow."

"To become a True Immortal in a mere 1,200 years, you've truly outshone thousands of talented peers."

Han Ling'er looked Lu Qingfeng up and down, clicking her tongue in admiration.

She was indeed astonished.

To become a True Immortal in just 1,200 years was extremely rare in the entire Spirit Domain, let alone that her junior brother had achieved it in such an unforgiving and barren place as Three Mountains and Nine Waters, which made it all the more commendable.

Meng Ba, standing nearby, couldn't help saying, "If Grandmaster Qin knew that Lu has become a True Immortal, he would surely be overjoyed."

True Immortals are difficult to cultivate.

Even within the Sky-reaching Gorge, they are scarce.

Another addition of a True Immortal, being an Earth Immortal of the Sky-reaching Gorge, Grandmaster Qin would naturally be happy.

Moreover, Lu Qingfeng was the disciple directly appointed by Grandmaster Qin himself.

As Meng Ba spoke, Lu Qingfeng turned to look at the burly man.

Seeing this, Han Ling'er quickly introduced, "This is 'Meng Ba,' clan leader of the Black Armor Clan and also a True Immortal of our Sky-reaching Gorge."

Then, she said to Meng Ba, "I don't need to introduce my junior brother to Brother Meng, do I?"

"No need, no need."

"The favored disciple of Grandmaster Qin, how could old Meng not know."

Meng Ba said heartily and with a loud voice, laughing towards Lu Qingfeng.

"Lu Qingfeng greets Senior Meng Ba, and I hope for your guidance in the future," Lu Qingfeng said with insight beyond the ordinary. Even without using 'Daluo Cave Temple,' he could see at a glance that this true immortal from the alien race had already reached the Fourth Realm in the Mahayana cultivation. Though only at the bottom tier of that realm, it was still a peak existence across the entire Mahayana Realm.

The gap between a newly ascended True Immortal and him was fundamentally incalculable.

Lu Qingfeng's Eight Desolate Avatar, even back in the Spirit Domain, had heard that there were four top-notch True Immortals within the lineage of Sky-reaching Gorge.

Two of them were his seniors, Han Ling'er and another fellow, one was the clan leader of a warrior tribe, and the one before him was the clan leader of the Black Armor Clan, 'Meng Ba.'

In terms of true strength among True Immortals, Lu Qingfeng was unrivaled; this Meng Ba wasn't even worth one of his fingers.

But certainly, this was unknown to others, and being from the same sect, it would be improper to boast.

Of course, boasting wasn't Lu Qingfeng's character, especially in reality.

After the three had greeted each other, Han Ling'er and Meng Ba didn't rush to ask how Lu Qingfeng became a True Immortal. Instead, Han Ling'er teased Lu Qingfeng, "You resisted going to the Spirit Domain earlier, but now that you've become a True Immortal, you can't stay in the Three Mountains and Nine Waters any longer. You'll have to go whether you want to or not. Use this last bit of time to say your goodbyes to relatives and friends, as it'll be difficult to see them again later."

"Right," Lu Qingfeng agreed, nodding his head.

He turned around.

His gaze swept over Lu Qingshan, Lu Qingyu, Lu Changsheng, Lu Jing, Xu Mi, and others.

The thing Lu Qingfeng most prides himself on along this journey isn't his smooth cultivation, his countless Divine Skills, or his renowned name. The most prideful part for him is that the three siblings have never been apart.

In their youth, they relied on each other for survival.

In tough times, they wandered together.

From Black Wood Village to Miao Yin City, and then from Miao Yin City to the Cultivation World.

Now, although they are frequently apart, compared to their lifespans of tens of thousands of years, it is as if mortals meeting after a few days apart.

Not just the three siblings.

His second brother, Qingshan, established a family and career, giving Lu Qingfeng a niece and a nephew, both of whom are close to him.

Looking back, time has flown.

Truly a mix of emotions.

Besides the hardships and difficulties during the early days in Black Wood Village and Upper Sun Country, the rest of the journey through Luoxia Sect, Xuanyuan Sect, and then onto the grand stage of Three Mountains and Nine Waters, except for a few bumps, could be called a smooth path.

"Luoxia Sect."

"Xuanyuan Sect."

Thinking of these two sects, where he spent the most time cultivating, Lu Qingfeng looked towards the outskirts of the platform.

He saw Yue Miaoyin from Upper Sun Country, whom he met there.

Back then, the three siblings even took refuge in Yue Miaoyin's Miao Yin City, and in the blink of an eye, 1,200 years had passed—he had become a True Immortal, while Yue Miaoyin was still only a Jindan Cultivator.

The friendship remains.

But it exists only in memory; the gap is too vast to walk the same path.

Lu Qingfeng nodded and smiled at Yue Miaoyin, who also smiled back radiantly, as if delighted to encounter an old friend or joyful for Lu Qingfeng's ascension to True Immortal.

His gaze moved from Yue Miaoyin to his old friends Zhou Su and Yan Pingshu from Xuanyuan Sect.

The two of them.

One, Zhou Su, once contended with Lu Qingfeng in the Xuanyuan Sect. In the end, they were both punished for three years in the Yin Wind Cave, fighting each other for that time, but now those grudges have dissipated like smoke.

Yan Pingshu was once the True Inheritor of the Law Enforcement Hall, and one of the few friends Lu Qingfeng had in Xuanyuan Sect and across Three Mountains and Nine Waters. With much help from him in the Xuanyuan Sect, over the years, he became a True Man and now presides over the Xuanyuan Sect's Law Enforcement Hall.

Lu Qingfeng gave the two men a nod and they returned it with a cupped fist salute.

There was a sense of distance.

Besides them, there were those not present.

Like the old Jiedan True Men of Xuanyuan Sect.

Some dead, some alive.

Of those old True Men, not many remained.

As for the Luoxia Sect, everyone had long succumbed to the passage of time, except for Yue Miaoyin, all buried within the river of time.

Not just Xuanyuan Sect.

Not just Luoxia Sect.

But also the Nine little ones.

Nine lark birds accompanied him throughout his journey, now having Jindan cultivation and plenty of lifespan. Following Lu Qingfeng, they evolved from mere mortals to Jiedan Demon Kings.

Considering the might of the Huntian Demon King in the Red Smoke Realm, it's evident what beings the Nine little ones have become today.