Lin Xuan also looked toward the suddenly appearing sect master.
The other party's attribute panel instantly appeared in his line of sight.
Swish!
"Name: Liu Wuya." "Cultivation: Spirit Origin Realm, Sixth Layer." "Talents: Spirit-grade cultivation talent, Extreme-grade strength talent, Extreme-grade speed talent, Extreme-grade sword talent, Extreme-grade gale attribute talent, Extreme-grade sharp metal attribute talent, High-grade crimson fire attribute talent, High-grade green wood attribute talent." "Martial Arts: Golden Wind Elemental Art (Seventh-rank Upper Grade, Grand Completion), Falling Lotus Golden Edge Sword Art (Seventh-rank Upper Grade, Grand Completion), Wind Element Void Palm (Seventh-rank Upper Grade, Grand Completion), Swift Wind Shadowless Step (Seventh-rank Upper Grade, Grand Completion)..." "Intent: 50% Sword Intent, 40% Wind Intent, 40% Metal Intent, 20% Fire Intent, 20% Wood Intent." "Personal Treasures: None."
Gazing at the void before him, at the attribute panel of this Flowing Cloud Sect Master Liu Wuya, Lin Xuan's expression shifted slightly.
As expected of the sect master, one of the sect's strongest.
This attribute panel was already the most formidable he had seen so far.
Even the president of the Wind Cloud City Alchemist Association paled in comparison.
Then, a glimmer of delight flashed through Lin Xuan's eyes, vanishing in an instant.
With the sect master delivering himself to his doorstep, there was no reason for him to let such treasures slip by.
He then looked at his own attribute panel, at the very bottom.
"Still over a million energy points? That's enough."
Lin Xuan's gaze sharpened.
With a thought.
"Ding, consumed 100,000 energy points, replication successful, obtained [Spirit-grade cultivation talent]." "Ding, consumed 100,000 energy points, replication successful, obtained [Falling Lotus Golden Edge Sword Art (Seventh-rank Upper Grade, Grand Completion)]." "Ding, consumed 100,000 energy points, replication successful, obtained [50% Sword Intent]." "..."
In an instant, he had copied all the high-grade treasures he fancied from the sect master Liu Wuya before him.
His energy points were mostly spent.
A hint of satisfaction crossed Lin Xuan's eyes.
This haul was rich indeed.
And all of this happened in less than a single breath, naturally unnoticed by anyone.
Across from him, Sect Master Liu Wuya also looked at Lin Xuan, revealing a smile, and said:
"Lin Xuan, I witnessed your performance in this ranking competition.
To defeat an Opening Spirit Realm cultivator from the Condensing Rotation Realm as an underdog, the title of the sect's top genius is well-deserved!
..."
The sect master showered Lin Xuan with praise.
His gaze toward Lin Xuan was filled with admiration, along with a trace of regret.
During this ranking competition, because it might involve the *Golden Scale Elephant Art*, he and Wang Xufeng had been watching from a pavilion a thousand meters away, observing from afar.
From start to finish, they had witnessed Lin Xuan's performance.
And precisely because of that, he was deeply shaken by Lin Xuan.
Even as the Flowing Cloud Sect Master, one of the top figures in the entire Cangyuan Kingdom, who had seen countless so-called geniuses, he was still astounded by Lin Xuan.
Having entered the sect less than two months, he had risen from the early stage of the Opening Aperture Realm to the Eighth Layer of the Condensing Rotation Realm, crossing four major realms.
He had also cultivated the *Golden Scale Elephant Art* to a level surpassing Zhang Kuishan, who had trained for years, and effortlessly trounced him.
Now, he had even comprehended 20% Sword Intent, with battle prowess defying the heavens, defeating an Opening Spirit Realm from the Condensing Rotation Realm.
Such feats had shattered countless sect records.
In the past century, no one in the sect had achieved this.
It further highlighted the terrifying extent of Lin Xuan's talent.
No one in the entire sect could match him.
Even as the sect master, he was profoundly shaken.
Because he knew that such talent had already surpassed the level of the Flowing Cloud Sect.
It was among the very top even in the entire Red Sun Domain.
That was why, after the ranking competition ended, he took the initiative to come out, meet Lin Xuan, and give him additional rewards.
After a few words of praise, Liu Wuya's expression turned serious, and he said:
"Lin Xuan, your talent surpasses everyone in the sect.
Your battle prowess has also reached the level of the Opening Spirit Realm.
Therefore, I, as the sect master, hereby promote you to a True Disciple!
Your benefits will be the same as those of other True Disciples.
I hope you will continue to maintain this and bring glory to the sect!"
As his words fell, the scene fell into dead silence.
Everyone was instantly frozen in place, staring in disbelief at the sect master and Lin Xuan.
Had they heard correctly?
The sect master was actually promoting Lin Xuan to a True Disciple?
Although Lin Xuan was hailed as the sect's top genius, with battle prowess defying the heavens, able to defeat an Opening Spirit Realm from the Condensing Rotation Realm, his cultivation was still only at the Condensing Rotation Realm, not even at its peak.
Yet, despite that, the sect master still wanted to promote Lin Xuan to a True Disciple?
This was something unprecedented in the sect's history.
Everyone was utterly shocked, unable to believe it.
At that moment, if not for the sect master's presence, with his authority covering the entire scene, preventing anyone from speaking, there would have been an uproar.
Even the inner sect elders on the high platform were stunned, looking at the sect master in disbelief.
They all thought they were hearing things.
But it was the truth.
Sect Master Liu Wuya was not joking either.
After speaking, he took out a black token with silver edges and silver characters in the center, and tossed it to Lin Xuan.
"This is the True Disciple token. Take it.
From this moment on, you are a True Disciple."
Across from him, Lin Xuan was also stunned.
He instinctively caught the token, feeling the cold metallic touch, and snapped back to reality.
He quickly bowed and replied:
"Disciple understands. I will not let the sect down!"
"Mm."
Liu Wuya nodded, chuckled lightly, and said:
"I look forward to your performance!"
Promoting Lin Xuan to a True Disciple was the additional reward he had specifically come to give him.
The reason for this special treatment was mainly this.
With Lin Xuan's talent surpassing everyone in the sect, and even the entire Cangyuan Kingdom, the sect naturally had to focus on nurturing him and pouring resources his way.
Secondly, it was because Lin Xuan had cultivated the *Golden Scale Elephant Art*.
As far as he knew, the *Golden Scale Elephant Art* was obtained by Wang Xufeng, a genius of his generation who was no less talented than him, during an adventure in a secret realm.
Its power was immense, far beyond any martial art in the sect.
It was at least an Eighth-rank or higher martial art.
But at the same time, its cultivation difficulty was extremely high.
Even with Wang Xufeng's top-tier genius talent in the sect, it took him several years just to barely get started.
And to this day, decades later, he was still stuck at the beginner stage, not even reaching minor completion.
More terrifyingly, this *Golden Scale Elephant Art* seemed to carry a curse.
It had prevented Wang Xufeng from breaking through to the Spirit Origin Realm for decades.
Meanwhile, many disciples of the same period, who were far less talented than Wang Xufeng, had advanced to the Spirit Origin Realm.
He himself, once on par with Wang Xufeng, was now at the peak of the Sixth Layer of the Spirit Origin Realm, only half a step away from the late stage.
Whether it was due to Wang Xufeng's insufficient talent or some other limiting factor, he didn't know.