Chapter 766: The 43rd Year of the Jiushi Era
As midnight passed, it was officially the 43rd year of the Jiushi Era.
This also marked the third year since Qi Xuansu returned to the Daoist Order.
Over the past two years, Qi Xuansu leaped through three cultivation stages, progressing from the Kunlun stage of Xiantian Beings to the Xiaoyao stage of Heavenly Beings. He had also risen three ranks, from a seventh-rank Daoist priest to a fourth-rank Jijiu Daoist master.
Since then, he had encountered many powerful figures and taken part in numerous major events. More importantly, he met Zhang Yuelu.
In the Daoist Order, where betrayal, ambition, ideals, slaughter, and schemes intermingled, where everything revolved around interests and trade-offs, these two youths still believed in the existence of true love. It seemed out of place, yet all the more precious.
So Qi Xuansu deeply cherished this relationship, just as he cherished the bond he shared with Madam Qi.
By now, even a blind man could see that Qi Xuansu had boundless prospects. If he continued to call himself a nobody, that would be false modesty. He was merely slightly inferior to Li Changge, Yao Pei, and Zhang Yuelu in comparison. Not being qualified to vie for the position of Grand Master did not mean he had no future. He could also be a Deputy Grand Master, Great Sage, or Omniscient Sage, who were all figures holding considerable power.
Everyone knew that there were actually four Daoist prodigies.
At Qi Xuansu’s current standing, if he so desired, there would be no shortage of romantic opportunities. But he believed that even if he became an Omniscient Sage, Great Sage, or even the Grand Master, he would not change his mind about Zhang Yuelu.
After all, feelings born in humble beginnings were always the most sincere.
When he met Zhang Yuelu, he was just a seventh-rank wandering Daoist with nothing to his name.