In the next moment, Lu Changsheng’s figure vanished into thin air.
Deacon Elder Lu Tong stared at the now-empty teleportation array, a faint smile appearing on his face: "Let’s hope next time you return, you’ll already be a True Disciple!"
The position of Deacon Elder is not comparable to that of a True Disciple.
Though both are in the Divine Storage Realm, their significance is different.
True Disciples can progress further, whereas Elders are essentially confined to the Divine Storage Realm.
Ancient Domain, North Region Heavenly Sect’s base.
The teleportation array suddenly activated, emitting a white radiance that shot into the sky, visible even from far away.
Several guards and disciples from the North Region Heavenly Sect were alarmed.
"Oh? The teleportation array has been activated—this is truly rare."
"Indeed, because the sect lacks Spirit Stones, activating the teleportation array even once is incredibly difficult. If we want to return, we have to find enough Spirit Stones ourselves."
"Without Spirit Stones, the array cannot be activated, and we can’t return to the North Region Heavenly Sect. Sigh, I haven’t been back in eighteen years..."
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"I wonder who is being teleported here this time? Is it some Elder, or perhaps a True Disciple?"
These individuals were disciples, guards, or Elders of the North Region Heavenly Sect.
In the Ancient Domain, such distinctions weren’t emphasized greatly.
The relationships here were relatively harmonious.
Finally, a figure appeared within the teleportation array.
Instantly, all eyes turned toward that silhouette.
"Hmm? So young... and already at the Divine Astral Realm? Could this be a True Inheritance seed?"
"A True Inheritance seed? The last time such a seed came to the Ancient Domain was over a decade ago, wasn’t it?"
"Yes, the sect has declined generation by generation, and True Inheritance seeds have become extremely rare in recent times."
"However, for a True Inheritance seed to come now... given the current state of the Ancient Domain, it won’t be easy..."
The figure emerging from the Great Array was, of course, Lu Changsheng.
He raised his head and glanced around.
There were numerous buildings here, quite similar to those of the North Region Heavenly Sect.
At this moment, a middle-aged man walked over.
"You have your Identity Card, correct? Let me take a look."
Lu Changsheng promptly handed over the Identity Card.
The middle-aged man took one look at it and immediately understood.
"Lu Changsheng... Inner Sect seed disciple, joined the sect less than a year ago?"
A trace of astonishment flickered across the man’s face.
Identity Cards could not be fraudulent.
According to the records on the card, Lu Changsheng had been part of the sect for only a few months, still under a year.
And yet, to qualify as a True Inheritance seed in less than a year meant he had already sensed Spiritual Power.
Such talent was virtually unheard of!
Even when compared across the Five Domains, he would rank as one of the most extraordinary talents of all.
"No wonder the sect was willing to consume precious Spirit Stones to activate the teleportation array and send you to the Ancient Domain."
"Such talent, rare beyond compare!"
"I am Elder Mo Tu of the Ancient Domain Heavenly Sect."
"Greetings, Elder Mo."
Lu Changsheng greeted him respectfully.
He had earlier learned from Deacon Elder Lu Tong that the North Region Heavenly Sect had its own base in the Ancient Domain.
"North Region" in the North Region Heavenly Sect was merely a place name.
Similarly, "Ancient Domain" was also just a location name.
The true name of the sect was simply two words: Heavenly Sect!
In the North Region, it was called the North Region Heavenly Sect.
And in the Ancient Domain, it was known as the Ancient Domain Heavenly Sect.
"By the way, how high is your Spiritual Scale? Is it seventy or eighty?"
"This disciple’s Spiritual Scale is forty-eight."
Lu Changsheng replied honestly.
Mo Tu froze slightly at those words.
A Spiritual Scale of forty-eight wasn’t just low—it was extremely low.
But something didn’t add up!
The sect was notoriously "stingy," especially concerning Spirit Stones.
Ordinary talent wouldn’t warrant the sect using Spirit Stones. The sect would rather have disciples temper themselves further at the North Region Heavenly Sect.
Why would they send an Inner Sect disciple with a Spiritual Scale of just forty-eight to the Ancient Domain?
Even the Sect Master’s son wouldn’t receive such preferential treatment.
It wasn’t only Mo Tu who was dumbfounded; the surrounding people were similarly taken aback.
One after another, their expressions became increasingly peculiar.
"A Spiritual Scale of forty-eight, and he gets to come to the Ancient Domain?"
"With a Spiritual Scale that low, he probably hasn’t sensed Spiritual Power..."
"Generally, a scale of seventy is required to have any chance of sensing Spiritual Power."
"Getting a spot in the Ancient Domain with such low aptitude—did he pull strings?"
In an instant, the gazes toward Lu Changsheng turned hostile.
Pulling strings wasn’t unheard of.
Incidents like these had once caused tension between the Ancient Domain Heavenly Sect and the North Region Heavenly Sect.
After all, people are emotional beings.
Where emotions reside, there’s always the possibility of favoring someone close.
For example, granting special privileges.
However, consuming such valuable Spirit Stones to open a backdoor for a Divine Astral Realm disciple?
This breached the limits of what the Ancient Domain Heavenly Sect could tolerate!
"The Sect Master wouldn’t act so foolishly."
"Explain yourself. How did you qualify as a True Inheritance seed and secure entry to the Ancient Domain?"
Elder Mo’s gaze locked onto Lu Changsheng.
The others also fixed their eyes on him.
The Ancient Domain Heavenly Sect was indeed quite united and amicable.
But if a "rotten apple" truly appeared, they wouldn’t care what major figures in the North Region Heavenly Sect might think.
Lu Changsheng glanced at the crowd, most of whom had hostile expressions.
He could roughly guess why their attitudes were so unfriendly.
They likely assumed him to be a disciple who had relied on connections.
But how could this be explained?
Sometimes, explanations are unnecessary.
In the next moment, everyone seemed to feel as though the sky had darkened.
When they looked up, countless stars could be seen overhead.
Everything around them seemed to fade away.
Only a boundless expanse of starlit sky remained.
It felt as if they were standing amidst an infinite cosmos.