Chapter 284: Chapter 184: First-Grade Mysterious Skill and the Zhang Family’s Old Ancestor

[Ninth-Grade Cultivation Skill: Sky-Piercing Arrow Skill (60,325 / 50,000 Entering the Stance). Spend 10,000 Skill Level points to advance this Cultivation Technique?]

Lu Yuan looked at the message from the system.

Of course, Lu Yuan didn’t hesitate, immediately choosing to advance it.

He chose the Arrow Skill because he needed to hunt and earn a large amount of Spirit Crystals as quickly as possible. Only then could he guarantee an income.

He could only continue to break through once he could support himself.

A flood of insights about the Arrow Skill filled his mind.

It was as if he had entered a state of epiphany.

He found himself on a vast Wasteland, where countless powerful figures drew their bowstrings, felling their prey.

Every one of them was swift and agile.

A Divine Light shone from their eyes.

As if they could pierce through anything.

The entire Wasteland was their hunting ground.

HUMMM!

As the images flashed one by one through Lu Yuan’s mind, he finally broke through.

[First-Grade Mysterious Skill: Star-Shattering Arrow Skill (325 / 1,000 Minor Achievement)]

As the system panel changed, Lu Yuan instantly felt power surging through his body.

It was an elevation on a fundamental level of his being.

It felt as if the bow in his hand could now pierce through anything at his mere thought.

Lu Yuan let out a long, deep breath.

An unprecedented sensation washed over him.

It was as if the bow and arrow had become one with him.

Just as he made his breakthrough, the mark on his palm—the one left from when he ascended the Celestial Ladder Cliff—began to flash with light.

He frowned, wondering what was happening.

Meanwhile, dozens of meters from his home, several figures were approaching.

One of them, a man in an azure robe with three gold threads embroidered on its cuffs, caused everyone nearby to shrink back in fear.

This was an Inner Sect Steward from the Evergreen Sect.

Beside the steward was an old man in a black robe with a full head of white hair.

The Evergreen Sect Steward turned to the old man. "Zhang Heng, it’s a good thing that a disciple capable of ascending the Celestial Ladder has appeared among your descendants. I see he’s been here for a few days. Why haven’t you brought him into your clan?"

"Sir Steward, you may not be aware, but our home world has been cut off from the Ancient Wilderness for far too long. I don’t even know how many generations separate us from this junior. That’s why I paid him no mind and never came to check on him. Who could have imagined he would actually ascend the Celestial Ladder?"

The old man, Zhang Heng, said with a wry smile.

He was, in fact, an ancestor of the Zhang Clan. Back in the era of the Great Zhou, he had been transported to the Ancient Wilderness and, with his decent talent, had entered the Evergreen Sect to cultivate.

However, his progress ultimately stalled at the Outer Disciple stage. A thousand years ago, seeing no hope of a breakthrough, he developed a plot of land outside the city and established his family under the sect’s protection.

He never imagined that today, an Inner Sect Steward would personally seek him out, telling him that his Zhang Family had produced a disciple who had ascended the Celestial Ladder and that he was to find this person at once.

The steward had clearly assumed that Zhang Heng had already welcomed the disciple into the clan.

But to his surprise, Zhang Heng hadn’t paid the matter any mind, so the group had no choice but to follow the guidance of the sect’s Jade Talisman to find the boy themselves.

As it turned out, the Celestial Ladder Cliff was a tool placed by the Evergreen Sect in various smaller worlds to test the talent of their young experts.

It served as a preliminary recruitment method; by teleporting over with the talisman imprinted on their bodies, they could directly become Outer Disciples of the Evergreen Sect.

The small world Lu Yuan and his peers came from was one such world under the Evergreen Sect’s jurisdiction.

Hearing this, the Evergreen Sect Steward shook his head. "You haven’t changed a bit, Zhang Heng. Handling things this way will only breed resentment among your younger disciples."

"I have no choice," Zhang Heng said softly. "The clan has so many disciples and requires a great deal of resources. I can barely take care of our lineage here in the Ancient Wilderness. How can I be expected to concern myself with disciples left behind in a small world, separated by so many generations?"

’For a family to survive long-term in the Ancient Wilderness, someone always has to make sacrifices.’

’After all, resources are limited.’

’Having come this far, his greatest concern is the clan’s development. His deepest wish is to see the clan grow stronger. Nothing else matters.’

’Besides, the disciples from the Ancient Wilderness lineage all have decent talent.’

’He isn’t separated from them by too many generations; the bonds of kinship are still there.’

’As for the branch left in the small world, he has all but forgotten them. How could he possibly care?’

"I know what you’re thinking. Come, let’s go inside and see him first. He is your descendant, after all." As the Evergreen Sect Steward spoke, he moved to step forward and knock on the door.

He and Zhang Heng had entered the Evergreen Sect as part of the same batch of disciples. They had even been assigned to the same courtyard and had maintained a good relationship.

Although his own extraordinary talent had allowed him to rise steadily through the ranks, he had maintained a good relationship with Zhang Heng.

In fact, he had specifically requested this mission to find Lu Yuan after learning that the disciple was connected to Zhang Heng’s family.

He had hoped to visit his old friend and, while he was at it, perhaps provide some assistance to a junior of the Zhang Family.

However, just as the steward was about to step forward, Zhang Heng grabbed his arm and pulled him aside.

A look of confusion crossed the face of the Evergreen Sect Steward, Gu He. "What is the meaning of this?"

"You know that young fellow in my clan, Zhang Ke? He’s already reached Transcendence, but he missed the age limit by just one year. Do you think... could you give this spot to him instead? It’s only a spot for an Outer Disciple. I’m sure there’s a way to make it happen, right?" Zhang Heng whispered.

He knew in his heart that there was always room to maneuver in matters like this.

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