Chapter 74

At this moment, Ling Qinghai stared at the portrait, entranced and completely stunned, as if deeply attracted by it.

"It's just a painting. Even if Lord Ling is giving this young Master Su some face, there's no need to be so artificial, right?" The elder of the Flowing Snow Sect sneered again.

"He is enlightened." Su Han glanced at the old man.

"Enlightened? Hahaha..."

The old man burst out laughing: "You're just a Dragon Vein Realm kid. What do you know about enlightenment? Do you even know how to write the word 'enlightenment'?"

"Bottom of the well frog." Su Han calmly spat out four words.

"Say that again?"

The elder of the Flowing Snow Sect's expression turned cold, and he immediately snorted: "Lord Ling respects you as a guest of the Cold Cloud Sect, but in my eyes, you are nothing! A mere Dragon Vein Realm, daring to speak to me like this, I think you are tired of living!"

"It seems the establishment order for an Eighth-Class Sect is within reach..." Su Han looked at the old man, his eyes filled with coldness.

As long as he could establish a Ninth-Class Sect, the subsequent sect level promotions would be much easier.

There are three methods. The first is to complete tasks to obtain the establishment order for an Eighth-Class Sect, just like establishing a Ninth-Class Sect.

The second is for the sect leader to advance to the Dragon God Realm, thereby qualifying to promote to an Eighth-Class Sect, like the Cold Cloud Sect.

The third...

Is to find an Eighth-Class Sect and directly destroy it. In that case, the establishment order of the Eighth-Class Sect will naturally be yours!

Of course, very few people dare to use the third method, as it requires extremely strong power.

Ninth-Class Sects are governed and protected by Eighth-Class Sects.

Eighth-Class Sects are governed and protected by Seventh-Class Sects.

To destroy an Eighth-Class Sect is not impossible for a Ninth-Class Sect, but after destroying an Eighth-Class Sect, the Ninth-Class Sect must be able to withstand the wrath of the Seventh-Class Sect.

Therefore, generally, the promotion to an Eighth-Class Sect relies on the first two methods, especially the first one.

But Su Han's words clearly indicated that he intended to use the third method to obtain the establishment order for an Eighth-Class Sect, and the first one he wanted to destroy was the Flowing Snow Sect!

"Rogue! If today were not the day of the Cold Cloud Sect's promotion, I would definitely make you understand the consequences of speaking recklessly!" The old man was thoroughly enraged.

"Boom!"

At this moment, a powerful aura suddenly erupted from Ling Qinghai, who had been staring at the portrait all along.

"Hmm?"

Everyone turned to look at Ling Qinghai. They saw a huge vortex appear above his head, and boundless heaven and earth spirit energy seemed to solidify as it was absorbed by the vortex, finally surging into Ling Qinghai's body.

"Boom! Boom!"

As the spirit energy entered his body, the aura emanating from Ling Qinghai grew stronger and stronger. Finally, a stunning golden light burst forth from his body, and the previously extreme aura broke through, undergoing a qualitative change!

"What?"

"He broke through?"

"This is clearly the aura of a mid-stage Dragon God Realm, much stronger than before!"

Seeing this, everyone's eyes widened, even the elder of the Flowing Snow Sect was dumbfounded.

Only now did they realize that Ling Qinghai was truly enlightened!

And it was this painting that enabled Ling Qinghai to achieve enlightenment, and under the influence of enlightenment, he directly broke through to the mid-stage Dragon God Realm!

It should be noted that even the Flowing Snow Sect's leader, who has lived for several hundred years, is only at the mid-stage Dragon God Realm.

Previously, the Flowing Snow Sect elder looked down on the Cold Cloud Sect because Ling Qinghai's cultivation was lower than the Flowing Snow Sect's leader.

But now, with Ling Qinghai's breakthrough, his cultivation has reached the same level as the Flowing Snow Sect's leader, indicating that the Cold Cloud Sect will soon reach the same level as the Flowing Snow Sect!

"How is this possible? Just a painting made a Dragon God Realm break through?"

"Who is he? Is he really a Dragon Vein Realm?"

"This person must have an extremely powerful background; otherwise, Lord Ling would not have greeted him with such a smile, nor would he have broken through because of a painting."

"Yes, this painting must not have been drawn by this young man, at least it was drawn by a Dragon God Realm, or even a Dragon Emperor Realm!"

At this moment, the way these people looked at Su Han was no longer filled with disdain, but with shock and horror.

"Whoosh!"

At this moment, the vortex above Ling Qinghai's head dissipated, and his aura subsided.

Compared to before, Ling Qinghai seemed like a different person. If before he was like a sharp blade out of its sheath, now he was like a steady mountain.

At his level, even a small breakthrough can result in a terrifying increase in strength.

"Did you break through?"

Su Han smiled at Ling Qinghai and said calmly, "Although you have broken through, there are other realms hidden in this painting. If you can comprehend them, breaking through to the late-stage Dragon God Realm should not be difficult."

"Thank you, Young Master Su!"

Ling Qinghai did not care about others' gazes. In front of everyone, he clasped his hands and bowed slowly.

"No need to thank me. Your talent is not bad, but you have taken some detours due to lack of proper guidance."

After saying this, Su Han walked toward the Cold Cloud Sect.

Ling Qinghai hurriedly followed, and the others, still in shock, followed as well.

...

An hour later, all the guests invited by the Cold Cloud Sect had arrived.

The Cold Cloud Sect's promotion ceremony officially began.

The one who presented the establishment order for the Eighth-Class Sect to the Cold Cloud Sect was an old man. This old man's status was the highest in today's Cold Cloud Sect, even Ling Qinghai had to yield to him.

Because this person was Qing Yue, the patrol envoy of the Giant Island Super Sect stationed in the Ping Le Prefecture.

Yuan Shan County belongs to Yunyang City, and Yunyang City belongs to Ping Le Prefecture.

The entire Dongling Kingdom has only four prefectures: Ping Le Prefecture, Wang An Prefecture, Chen Ying Prefecture, and Jin Yang Prefecture.

The status of the four prefectures can only be compared to the Dongling Kingdom's royal family, their foundation is comparable to a Seventh-Class Sect, and even the leaders of Seventh-Class Sects dare not be too arrogant in front of the prefectural governors.

Qing Yue is the patrol envoy of Ping Le Prefecture, his status is just below the prefectural governor.

Moreover, he is an outer disciple of the Giant Island!

Although he is just an outer disciple, it is the Giant Island, one of the ten strongest super sects on the entire Dragon Martial Continent.

Even an outer disciple has a status far higher than the leader of an Eighth-Class Sect.

"From this day forward, the Cold Cloud Sect is officially promoted to an Eighth-Class Sect!" Qing Yue's voice echoed throughout the square.