“Father, he and I have no relation. At most, we just live a little close,” Zhao Yanran quickly explained.
“Oh,” Zhao Baixiao’s expression was very thought-provoking.
Zhao Yanran’s face darkened, knowing that her father was once again thinking crookedly.
Having not seen his daughter for twenty-eight years, Zhao Baixiao immediately calculated his daughter’s current age in his mind: forty-three!
Although Cultivators live much longer than Mortals, and forty-three is only equivalent to a Mortal’s seventeen or eighteen, she could still find a suitable partner earlier.
His daughter had been cold by nature since childhood, and besides her parents, she didn't like to socialize with others.
He was very worried that his daughter would not marry in the future, and his lineage would have no descendants. Wouldn't it be a pity if the Zhao family's excellent talent could not be passed down?
And this young Ba Zu in front of him seemed very well-matched with his daughter!
The remaining six Sect Knights of the Zongshi Hall were successively purified and came forward one by one to pay respects to Qian Duoduo.
They were Xu Guishang, the Sect Knight of Left Eyebrow Peak; Shi Lingli, the Sect Knight of Left Eye Peak; Ai Xinluo, the Sect Knight of Left Ear Peak; Kuang Yue, the Sect Knight of Right Eye Peak; Mo Yongyi, the Sect Knight of Right Ear Peak; and Wu Fu, the Sect Knight of Lip Peak. Their cultivation levels were all at the Golden Core Middle Stage.
Among them, Ai Xinluo had been blackened for the longest time, over six thousand years.
Shi Lingli, over five thousand years. Mo Yongyi, over three thousand years.
Qian Duoduo thought to himself, if he hadn't come to Ba Ling Sect on a whim, these people would have continued to slumber in the Zongshi Hall.
He gestured for the eight Sect Knights to sit down properly.
Although Zhao Yanran was unwilling to obey his command, the other seven Sect Knights, including her father, were all respectful towards Qian Duoduo, so she reluctantly sat down on her seat.
“Fellow Sect Knights,” Qian Duoduo's face became solemn.
Receiving the Legacy of Ba Zu gave him some of Ba Zu's domineering aura in his actions.
“You all know my name. Since I am the Ba Zu of Ba Ling Sect, I bear the responsibility of Ba Zu. Although you have passed the test and become Sect Knights of this sect, you have not yet learned the Sect Knight Mystic Art.”
Upon hearing that Sect Knights also had Mystic Arts, the Sect Knights all sat up straighter.
Zhao Yanran squinted at Qian Duoduo. She didn't believe this Little Peddler, whom she had previously beaten into a pulp, and thought he was just spouting nonsense.
Qian Duoduo took a breath, and a domineering Qi emanated from him.
The eight Sect Knights immediately felt their cultivation increase, leaping from Golden Core Middle Stage to Golden Core Late Stage, and then from Late Stage to Golden Core Great Perfection.
Qian Duoduo clenched his hands.
All eight Sect Knights simultaneously advanced to the Nascent Soul Initial Stage.
The Golden Core within their bodies evolved into an Origin Qi infant.
Although this was only temporary, the promotion process was the same as a real one.
The advancement process itself was incredibly precious.
Zhao Baixiao and the others felt the real cultivation within them, and their hearts were excited.
As Cultivators, after waking up, what they thought about most was to quickly improve their cultivation.
And the Ba Zu in front of them could, with a flip of his hand, raise their cultivation by three stages. How could this not make their hearts surge?
From Golden Core to Nascent Soul was a big hurdle, and the success rate was not high.
With Ba Zu's Mystic Art, advancement would no longer be difficult.
Of course, only Zhao Yanran didn't believe it.
She had personally witnessed Qian Duoduo rise from Foundation Establishment Middle Stage to the incredible Heavenly Human Initial Stage, so how could she be intimidated by a mere Nascent Soul Initial Stage now?
“When you became Sect Knights, you all swore an oath to be loyal to Ba Zu. As Ba Zu, I can instantly increase half of your cultivation.”
Qian Duoduo spoke slowly, word by word.
What he didn't reveal was that the oath had left a Soul imprint in the Upper Spirit Sea of the eight Sect Knights.
This Soul imprint allowed him to take their lives with a single thought.
