"This results in children on both our side and the Guardian's side having a lifelong dream from a young age, which is to be listed in the Cloud, to inspire them to cultivate diligently. It's their lifelong dream!"

"Finally, one day, they make it to the Cloud, and then you tell them to avoid battle? Wouldn't their lifelong pursuit become a joke? Their faith might even crumble, leaving them dispirited, making them feel like their life of hard pursuit was just a coward's name??"

"During that time, whether you wanted to or not, you had to face challenges. Dongfang Strategist fully promoted this, operating for ten thousand years on the Continent!"

"This left the vast majority of our talents with no opportunity to grow at all."

"Although the Guardian's talents were also consumed simultaneously, how can their resources compare to ours? Many geniuses, who only needed to cross the current barrier to soar, were thus strangled midway!"

Young Master Xing sighed deeply: "After running for so many years, out of nowhere, there was a great battle; under the planning of Vice Sect Master Yan Nan, our side's upper echelon unexpectedly went all out, leaving no one in the headquarters, fully engaging in battle, and as a result, the Guardians were defeated. Dongfang Sansan involved an Outer World Mountain Sect which suddenly interfered, leading to the failure to achieve complete success. But as the defeated party, the Guardians naturally had to pay a price."

"Then several Vice Sect Masters proposed conditions, one of which was the abolition of these rankings, and from then on, they finally became truly a thing of the past."

"However, the Cloud Weapon List was still retained."

"In the years that followed, just one Cloud Weapon List had Dongfang Strategist playing with it splendidly... Alas!"

Young Master Xing was filled with endless dismay: "Compared to Dongfang Strategist's mind... it's truly no match!"

Starlight Master asked curiously: "Who formulated this ranking? Who is so leisurely to observe each person and comfortably create this ranking?"

"At first, everyone thought it was Dongfang Strategist, but later found out it wasn't. However, no one knows who that person is, only that this person has a very close relationship with Dongfang Strategist."

"I see."

Then both fell silent at the same time.

Starlight Master coughed.

Young Master Xing also coughed.

Both realized... were they digressing?

Especially Young Master Xing, feeling utterly regretful.

Talking about Dongfang Strategist, it's always an endless flow of words.

He really should change this habit of his. But, he truly admires him too much. Can such a mind be achieved by any single person?

Starlight Master pondered and said, "We were talking about the predecessors before Young Master Xing, and Young Master Xing has already provided an explanation, so can I understand it as... the experts currently supporting the Wei Wo Zheng Sect have all emerged in the last few thousand years?"

"That's basically it."

Young Master Xing said: "Because those older people, even with higher cultivation and stronger capabilities in handling matters, generally do not usually make an appearance."

"Then I understand what Young Master Xing's previous hesitation meant."

Starlight Master smiled faintly.

Young Master Xing frowned and asked: "What do you mean?"

"No path to ascend."

Starlight Master sighed and said: "The issue lies in these four words."

Young Master Xing sat steadily and said: "Please elaborate."

"Despite many ancestors being undermined generation after generation, our sect is still in a state of talent surplus."

Starlight Master tentatively said: "With Young Master Xing's status, it's surely impossible to become a sect leader of a subordinate sect, right?"

Young Master Xing pondered for a moment and said: "There have been such cases, and quite a few. But they were usually quickly transferred back."

"I see."

Starlight Master said: "Someone like Young Master Xing would first gain experience in the Jianghu? Then settle and train in a specific sect? Then become a sect leader? Then return to the headquarters in a sub-chair position of some altar and hall? Then a Hall Master? Then rule a region below, like the Southeast or Southwest? Then return to headquarters again? Enter the altar? Then essentially reach the altar master level, which would be the peak, correct?"

"What you said is basically right. But still, you don't quite understand our headquarters' matters."

Young Master Xing said: "There are a few positions even further up. The highest can reach the Chief Guardian Minister position under the Vice Sect Master. Basically, that would be the peak."

"There are some order mistakes in the lower rotations, but roughly it's like that."

"So, I say, no path to ascend."

Starlight Master said: "Under the Vice Sect Master, at the highest position, how many spots are there?"

"Three."

"Who holds them now?"

"They are all from my great-grandfather's generation."

"..."

"With Young Master Xing's temperament and talent, you should be securely in the top three among the younger generation, right?"

Starlight Master asked.

Young Master Xing's face immediately turned completely gloomy; his eyes flickering, almost without thinking: "Among my peers... securing a position in the top ten is not an issue. But among the younger generation, who are more than a dozen years younger than me, there are indeed some with unusually enormous potential and especially great backing; if we consider everyone, I rank within the top fifteen."

Starlight Master's enthusiastic eyes suddenly dimmed.

Even somewhat bitterly smiling, he said: "Given Young Master Xing's abilities, can there really be anyone above you?"

Young Master Xing nodded silently: "Yes, and quite a few."

Starlight Master coughed and said: "Young Master Xing, with one Divine Pill you helped me break through into cultivation level, your kindness to me is as high as the heavens and as deep as the roots, there's something I wish to say, but I don't know if I should."

"Speak."

"...Too many geniuses, too few positions."

Starlight Master gritted his teeth and said: "If all those ahead... were alive, Young Master Xing, you... wouldn't have much hope!"

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