"Han Chun'er? Nineteen years old? Cultivated to the Great Perfection of the Liquid Phase?" Zhang Bin's expression shifted subtly, because such geniuses were extremely rare in the world, likely seen only once in a hundred years.

Even Zhang Bin's own talent might not surpass Han Chun'er's.

Zhang Bin had only taken one year to cultivate from an ordinary person to his current Liquid Transformation Late Stage. However, he had a series of incredibly fortunate encounters. He consumed the Wisdom Pill from Xuanwu Star and practiced Xuanwu Star's supreme divine skills: the Qingmu Longevity Technique and the Pure Heart Mystique. He could perform Qi gathering, allowing him to obtain a massive amount of Spiritual Energy every day.

Additionally, he had inherited the legacy of Daoist Elder Taiqing, one of the Earth Cultivators. He learned the Three Purities Secret Technique and, most importantly, acquired an invaluable copy of the Tao Te Ching, which was replete with annotations. If he hadn't learned the Qingmu Longevity Technique, it would have been difficult to understand or comprehend its profound insights. After all, without the incantations, mere insight into a Realm is useless. The Qingmu Longevity Technique was equivalent to those incantations, so Zhang Bin derived many miraculous cultivation principles from the Tao Te Ching.

He even easily comprehended Heaven-Man Resonance. In the past year, he had experienced two sudden enlightenments, breaking through a bottleneck each time. Moreover, he obtained many Spiritual Medicines and refined them into elixirs. More importantly, he received Gao Si's help, trading for many mystical treasures. For instance, with the instrument for analyzing medicinal properties, he managed to identify the qualities of Earth's plants and refine the Evergreen Pill and the Overlord Body Pill.

It was the combination of all these fortunate encounters that caused his cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds. It wasn't that his talent was so exceptional that it crushed every other genius.

That Han Chun'er must have also had fortuitous opportunities, but it was unlikely she had as many as Zhang Bin. Therefore, her talent had to be terrifyingly good. Such a person was likely one of the Sacrificial Ghosts Youming was searching for.

To be honest, in his year of cultivation, Zhang Bin had met China's top geniuses and experts. The masters who had attacked America's Underground Biological Base were all geniuses, but none were as young as Han Chun'er. Even the black-clad, masked woman who had once tried to assassinate him might not have talent comparable to Han Chun'er. After all, back then, that masked woman was still a sliver away from reaching the Great Perfection of the Liquid Phase.

However, could they be the same person? More than half a year has passed, so with her cultivation talent, reaching Great Perfection by now is possible. What is her purpose in appearing at the Immortal Palace? To lure me there and ambush me? Or maybe she isn't the masked woman, but another genius girl whose goal is simply to join a major Sect? If so, could I recruit this genius beauty into the Taiqing Sect? I might even find other geniuses and recruit them as Taiqing Sect Disciples to strengthen the sect. With the emergence of a terrifying new enemy, the Netherworld Organization, I don't just need to rapidly enhance my own strength; I must also quickly build up the strength of the Taiqing Sect.

Thinking this far, Zhang Bin slapped his thigh and said, "Alright, let's go. We'll go have some fun."

"Hehe..." The three of them snickered excitedly, looking downright lecherous.

"Boss, if there are any suitable young beauties, feel free to pick a few to bring back," Mi Yiyao said. Surprisingly, she wasn't the least bit angry; instead, she seemed quite pleased.

Zhang Bin was now the chairman of King of Gamblers Entertainment Co., Ltd. Going to the Immortal Palace to select beautiful women for the company to cultivate was a necessary part of his job.

Moreover, she pulled Zhang Bin back just as he was about to get into the car, saying with a pout, "Come with me. You need to change your clothes."

Then, she pulled a somewhat embarrassed Zhang Bin back into the room.

"Senior Brother is too impressive. It only took him one day to conquer Mi Yiyao."

"That talented Mi Yiyao was always unattainable. She was rumored to be a staunch bachelorette, but after meeting Senior Brother, her principles have become a big joke."

"I admire Brother Bin so much."

The faces of Ma Rufei, Chen Chaoyue, and Zhang Haijun were filled with knowing looks and envy. They were all cunning and sharp-witted. With just one glance, they saw that Mi Yiyao had undergone an earth-shaking change, becoming much more beautiful, just like Zhu Danyan had. It was clear to them that Mi Yiyao had now become Zhang Bin's woman, devoured by him.

Zhang Bin's Space Ring held plenty of clothes; in fact, it contained a specially made wardrobe full of them. So, upon entering the room, he took the wardrobe out of his Space Ring.

Mi Yiyao carefully selected the most handsome suit. She had Zhang Bin change into it and then personally tied his tie for him.

She looked at him, her eyes brimming with affection. "Very good, very handsome."

Having such a beautiful woman by my side is awesome. Zhang Bin thought to himself as he strode out.

He got into the Porsche driven by Chen Chaoyue, and they sped off.

About an hour later, they arrived at their destination. The Immortal Palace was located on a mountain in the outskirts of Yanjing. The mountain was called Yan Mountain and was a famous scenic spot. The Daoyi Sect had constructed a magnificent and imposing palace on this mountain.

Since it was nighttime, the mountain was shrouded in white mist. The Immortal Palace, however, shone with brilliant lights, making it look like a celestial paradise. They parked their car in the lot at the foot of the mountain and began their climb.

It was a five-meter-wide staircase that went straight up the mountain. Each section of the staircase consisted of one hundred steps, all paved with long, white jade stones. Looking up from below, one could only see the staircase ascending vertically toward the Immortal Palace, which sat at the summit, radiating a golden glow. The grandeur was perhaps no less than that of the celestial palaces of legend.

At the top of each flight of stairs, which was the beginning of the next, stood two powerful Cultivators. All of them were masters who had reached the Liquid State. Most were at the Initial Liquid Realm, a small portion were in the Middle and Late Stages, and a few were even at the Peak and Great Perfection. These Cultivators were not very old; they appeared to be in their twenties, and some were even in their teens.

"How is this possible? How can there be so many cultivation geniuses?" Zhang Bin was so shocked he almost went numb, his face etched with disbelief.

"Senior Brother, they are all genius disciples of the Daoyi Sect, out here for practical training," Chen Chaoyue said, his face full of envy. "The Daoyi Sect has a rule that disciples are required to be on duty here for three months for what they call 'training'."

"How can the Daoyi Sect possibly have so many genius disciples?" Zhang Bin was still stunned. For the first time, he realized that the Daoyi Sect was far stronger than he had imagined. It was also the first time he realized that the Taiqing Sect was still too weak, and that what he had done so far was nowhere near enough.

"They are all genius disciples selected from numerous smaller sects. Only after passing the Daoyi Sect's selection and assessments are they considered true disciples," Ma Rufei explained. "And those smaller sects are spread all across China. With such a large population base, it's quite easy to find geniuses..."

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