"Blue Sky Palace. That is my home, Li'er." Hua Taixu sat cross-legged, taking a sip of his tea. He placed the cup on the small table in between him and Wang Li, gazing off into the horizon. His mind couldn't help but drift back to his home.

He had been far away from his sect for too long!

"In Blue Sky Province?" Wang Li's had always wanted to hear of the place from which Hua Taixu belonged, he wanted to see cultivators just like him there. It'd be the opposite of the lonely forest to which he has lived his whole life.

"Yes. But alas, the times of when we were the #1 Sect have long passed. But these are all things you'll learn in due time, there's no need to discuss such matters now. Instead, I want you to prepare yourself to leave this Chaotic Province and head into civilization." Hua Taixu sighed a bit when he heard Wang Li mention Blue Sky Province. But even so, he couldn't wait to bring this talented youth to Blue Sky Palace.

"Of course! You said they'll be cultivators like me and you?"

"Yes! They'll be boys and girls your age, some stronger than the current you. There you'll meet true cultivation geniuses, who will strive you to reach the utmost of your potential. And of course, you'll eventually meet people even stronger than me!" Hua Taixu took a deep swig of tea, sighing with satisfaction.

"Stronger than you!?" Though Wang Li had never been able to see other cultivators and properly gauge them against Hua Taixu, he could tell that he was eons away from Elder Taixu's strength. Just from the way Hua Taixu could easily slaughter beasts proved that he was no amateur!

"Yes, yes. You should know, Li'er, that I am the Seventh Elder of Blue Sky Palace. Though now, after this training period, I should be near the Fifth Elder's strength!" Hua Taixu broke out a confident smile. Wang Li wasn't the only one who gained benefits from their time in the Chaotic Province - Hua Taixu had managed to make strides in his famous cultivation method, 'Rampaging Tempest'.

It was this 'Rampaging Tempest' that was Hua Taixu's greatest lucky chance, a cultivation method he had found through some unknown means. It was due to this cultivation method that his strength had exploded - before he had received the art he had been just a common inner disciple - far from extraordinary.

But once he had received it he experienced a skyrocket in strength - spreading his name throughout the entire Blue Sky Province!

Truth to be told, without this lucky chance it would be hard to say if Hua Taixu would even make it to core disciple, much less a respected and venerated Elder.

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"Listen here, Li'er. Disciples are ranked from outer, inner, and core. I, using my position as Seventh Elder, will directly promote you to Inner Disciple. If I wanted to, I could make you a core disciple but that would bring itself a whole set of troubles."

"Truth to be told, the Sect is currently in a very tense and strained state. The Successor's Tradition will begin soon, and at that point, the whole of Blue Sky Palace will be thrown into upheaval. In short, right now you are far too weak to even step into the realm of core disciples!"

Wang Li listened to all of this with a solemn heart; he already had his own guesses. He could tell that his measly 6th Level of Body Transformation was nothing special within the Sect; he would have to be stronger if he wanted to support Elder Taixu!

"Once I place you as an Inner Disciple I want you to do everything you can to raise your strength as quickly as possible..." Hua Taixu grinned fiercely, looking Wang Li directly in the eyes. He had countless expectations for the boy in front of him.

"Once you've caught the eye of the other elders, I'll introduce you as my secret disciple - and then we'll throw the Successor's Tradition in upheaval!" Hua Taixu laughed proudly at the end, only he knew exactly what the Successor's Tradition was and what it meant.

With any other disciple, he would never dare claim such bold words as "throwing the Successor's Tradition in upheaval" but with Wang Li - he didn't have second thoughts!

That Ancient Seal was nothing to scoff at; even he felt a deep sense of fear toward such an entity!

"This grandson understands." Wang Li nodded solemnly, taking his final swig of tea. And then, the two locked gazes and both laughed simultaneously.

They were both excited about the future! A new age will begin, one full of the unknown and exciting adventures - with danger at every corner!

"Well then, what are we waiting for?" Wang Li smiled, taking the initiative to get up from his cross-legged position. He walked over to the stream, where the Thunderhawk lay peacefully sleeping. He stopped and looked out past the stream, and into the expansive plains and forests.

This, the outskirts of the Chaotic Province, is where he had lived for his entire life. Now, at the age of sixteen, he was finally leaving this place to adventure the world - chasing his own dreams and seeking the peak of cultivation.

His family? Hua Taixu was his adoptive grandfather, one who he loved and appreciated dearly. But he also felt the desire to search out and find his own family - the person who left him that profound Ancient Seal.

But first, he would have to leave this wild and untamed lands - leaving his home for sixteen years!

"Of course, haha. Let's go then, Li'er!" Hua Taixu placed the table and empty teacups in his spatial ring - a unique device that could hold items countless times larger within it.

"Caww caww!~" The Thunderhawk rose from its previous sleeping position, flashes of lightning spreading out from throughout its body - similar to a wake-up stretch. It screeched out, it's voice piercing through the empty plains and echoing throughout - a goodbye proclamation to these fierce lands.

"Bahaha, good boy!" Hua Taixu grinned and waved his white robes, leaping onto the Thunderhawk. Wang Li smiled and followed his lead, landing slightly behind him.

"Today, we leave!~" And with one large flap of its wings, the golden Thunderhawk set for the skies.