To better slack off in the future, Fang Chen decided to properly cultivate Hua Mengying.
In truth, Hua Mengying's talent wasn't bad; otherwise, she wouldn't have become the Holy Maiden of the Moonlit Hall.
Moreover, after refining the Yin-Yang Divine Water and obtaining the Heavenly Yin Divine Physique, her innate talent had been ignited to unprecedented heights.
In fact, there were few Heavenly Prodigies who could truly rival Hua Mengying.
If properly nurtured, even if she couldn't surpass Fang Chen, she would undoubtedly come close.
"Just the Void Return Realm?"
"Holy Son, only you would dare to speak so casually!" Hua Mengying said, her face darkened.
Countless people dreamed of reaching this realm, and many spent their entire lives in vain, yet Fang Chen dismissed it so casually.
Anyone else who broke through to the Void Return Realm would have wanted to proclaim it to the world, letting all cultivators know.
Only Fang Chen remained so composed after achieving this milestone.
"In the path of martial cultivation, this is merely a process. The process itself isn't as important as the outcome."
"If you can't reach the Emperor Realm and become a Great Emperor, no matter how brilliant the journey, it will all be in vain."
"Seeker of the Dao versus Eternal Great Emperor—which one would you choose?"
"For millennia, the Eternal Great Emperor was nothing more than an unknown nobody. No one knew his name, yet he defied heaven itself to achieve the Great Dao, ascend to the Emperor Realm, and become a legendary figure whose fame echoes through eternity!"
"Meanwhile, the Seeker of the Dao blazed brilliantly from the start, already a world-renowned powerhouse. Everyone knew him, but in the end, he was defeated by the Eternal Great Emperor. Now, few remember the Seeker of the Dao, while the Eternal Great Emperor is known to all!"
"Which one do you think is the better example?" Fang Chen asked Hua Mengying with a smile.
Though reaching the third layer of the Void Return Realm at the age of twenty was an extraordinary feat, Fang Chen felt no particular pride in it.
To him, without becoming a Great Emperor, everything else was meaningless.
"Holy Son, why didn't you use the Cloud Heaven Great Emperor as an example?" Hua Mengying countered with a smile, avoiding a direct answer.
The Cloud Heaven Great Emperor!
He was one of humanity's supreme Great Emperors and the founder of the Cloud Heaven Holy Land.
Unlike the Eternal Great Emperor, the Cloud Heaven Great Emperor shone brilliantly from the very beginning, hailed as a Peerless Prodigy. No other prodigy of his era could compare to him.
In that generation, no one could match him; he was an invincible existence.
In that era, every Peerless Prodigy paled in comparison to the Cloud Heaven Great Emperor.
Countless geniuses and prodigies had their Dao Hearts shattered, reducing them to ordinary people. Even prodigies reincarnated from Great Emperors sealed their Divine Sources and hid from the Cloud Heaven Great Emperor, seeking to attain enlightenment in later generations.
It can be said that the Cloud Heaven Great Emperor of that era was the nightmare of countless people.
Whether friend or foe, anyone who aspired to reach the supreme realm would turn pale at the mere mention of his name.
"If I had a choice, I would naturally choose to be like the Cloud Heaven Great Emperor!"
"However, I believe I can achieve the same, but that doesn't mean I underestimate the prodigies of this world."
Fang Chen said earnestly.
Fang Chen was also aware that this era was brimming with countless prodigies, which was why he was so cautious.
If he were to become arrogant and dismiss the world's geniuses, he would undoubtedly pay a heavy price.
Fang Chen also knew that many Peerless Prodigies had yet to emerge.
The prodigies who were currently famous would eventually be submerged in the mundane world, with only a few persisting to the end.
"Holy Son, which Void Return Realm expert are you referring to who reached that realm by age thirty?" Hua Mengying asked curiously. "I've never heard of anyone reaching the Void Return Realm at that age."
"Actually, there are quite a few who can achieve this. One of them is the Crown Prince of Qin from the Great Qin Dynasty," Fang Chen replied with a smile. "This prince possesses the bloodline of the Great Qin Ancestral Dragon, has exceptional talent, and has not disgraced the name of the Ancestral Dragon."
"So that's who you mean!" Hua Mengying exclaimed. "The outside world claims he only recently broke through to the Enlightenment Realm. I never imagined he had already reached the Void Return Realm!"
"This Crown Prince Zu Long of Great Qin has been hiding his true strength even more deeply!" Hua Mengying was quite surprised, but upon reflection, it made sense.
As one of the three greatest human prodigies, it wasn't entirely unexpected for the Crown Prince Zu Long of Great Qin to reach such a level.
However, the fact that he had concealed his true cultivation left her utterly astonished.
As they were discussing, Qiu Long entered and respectfully announced, "Holy Son, the Crown Prince of the Great Qin Dynasty has sent an invitation asking if you would attend."
*Speak of the devil!*
"What is it?" Fang Chen asked.
"Reporting to you, Holy Son, the Crown Prince Zu Long of Great Qin is hosting a Heavenly Pride Assembly and has invited all the world's prodigies!"
"I've heard that most of the top-tier prodigies have already been invited, including many geniuses from the Myriad Races and even several Holy Sons from Ancient Royal Clans."
"The Crown Prince now wishes to invite you, likely to enhance the assembly's prestige."
After a moment of contemplation, Fang Chen replied, "Inform him that I will attend."
Previously, Fang Chen would have never attended such an assembly.
However, he suddenly remembered that within the Great Qin Dynasty's territory, there were several items he wanted to obtain.
These were originally Xiao Yunting's opportunities, but Fang Chen planned to seize them and use them to rapidly enhance Hua Mengying's power.
With the Donghe Immortal Mansion about to open, Fang Chen had no choice but to attend.
Therefore, he had to quickly empower Hua Mengying, letting her charge ahead and sweep through the prodigies and geniuses.
Perhaps this would earn him some "slacking rewards."
"It seems the news of your breakthrough has spread."
"The Crown Prince Zu Long of Great Qin can't sit still any longer; he wants to test your strength and see how far you've come."
Hua Mengying smiled.
After all, the Crown Prince of Qin had never hosted such a grand Heavenly Pride Assembly before. The fact that he organized this grand event and even invited Fang Chen, who had just broken through to the Void Return Realm, made Hua Mengying suspicious.
Clearly, the assembly was a pretense; the Crown Prince's true motive was to gauge Fang Chen's capabilities.
"This Heavenly Pride Assembly might not be solely targeting me," Fang Chen said calmly. "The Crown Prince has invited many prodigies. He likely wants to assess their backgrounds, especially those from the Ancient Royal Clans."
"I wonder if the Holy Son of the Kong Clan will attend. If he does, this assembly will be truly lively."
Among the three great human prodigies, the Holy Son of the Kong Clan was the most mysterious. He hadn't appeared in public for years, remaining in seclusion, his condition unknown to anyone. In the original story, he only surfaced near the end.
Fang Chen wasn't sure if his deliberate slacking would cause the Kong Clan's Holy Son to emerge prematurely.
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