"Bad news, Family Head! There's been a strange noise on Longteng Mountain, a heavenly lightning strike has hit it!"
A middle-aged man, resembling a butler, rushed into the room of Old Gou Wu of the Wu family.
"It's just a strange noise, why are you so agitated?"
Old Gou Wu spoke calmly.
Ever since he had obtained a top-grade pill, he had been solely focused on breaking through.
However, as he recovered his senses, his expression changed.
"Where did you say the location was?"
Old Gou Wu's voice turned serious.
"Longteng Mountain!"
The butler exclaimed excitedly.
Old Gou Wu's face changed. He hadn't expected the strange occurrence to be on Longteng Mountain.
"That's where the Old Celestial Master resides. Let's go!"
With that, Old Gou Wu flashed and sped towards Longteng Mountain.
Behind him, the butler couldn't keep up with his speed and could only chase with all his might.
At this time, other families also received the news.
The anomaly on Longteng Mountain was too significant; it could be heard throughout the entire Beili region.
As numerous prominent families mobilized, ordinary citizens were also dispersed.
Initially, driven by curiosity, countless ordinary people wanted to go and see, but they were persuaded to turn back by some individuals before they even reached Longteng Mountain.
On Longteng Mountain, a scorched meditation cushion glowed brilliantly within the ancestral hall.
And upon the cushion, the shadow of Taoist Yimei was faintly discernible.
If one didn't look closely, they wouldn't be able to see Taoist Yimei at all.
"Damn it, damn it all! To let him break through like this."
Taoist Danhe stomped his feet anxiously.
With Taoist Yimei's breakthrough, it was imaginable that Taoist Danhe's situation would become even more difficult.
He would no longer be able to bully his junior brother, which was quite upsetting.
As Taoist Yimei awoke.
A faint smile played on his lips.
"Hahaha, worthy of me! I've finally broken through. With this, my time in this mortal world will surely be longer."
Taoist Yimei laughed wildly.
At the same time, with a wave of his hand, a flash of lightning appeared.
The ground beneath was instantly charred.
"Such powerful strength."
Taoist Danhe swallowed, surprised by how far Taoist Yimei's cultivation had reached.
"Hmm, not bad, successfully advanced. I wonder if my good disciple will be proud to see me so powerful."
Taoist Yimei mused.
A smile spread across his face. He was determined to impress his disciple and reclaim his master's prestige!
With this thought, Taoist Yimei's gaze drifted aside. Upon seeing Danhe, his face lit up with a smile.
"Heh heh, Senior Brother, how is it? Aren't you envious? Don't worry, you'll succeed eventually. But the reason I was able to succeed..."
"It's all thanks to my good disciple."
Taoist Yimei mentioned Zhang Tian intentionally or unintentionally.
This made Taoist Danhe feel even more exasperated.
"Damn it," he gritted his teeth, "I'm going to break them."
Just as Taoist Yimei was about to further provoke Taoist Danhe, a knock echoed at the door.
"The Wu family has come to congratulate Master!"
"The Xie family has come to congratulate Master!"
"The Wang family has come to congratulate Master!"
For a moment, a chorus of congratulatory voices arose.
Taoist Yimei's expression instantly turned serious.
He lost his playful demeanor from just moments before.
"Enter!"
Taoist Yimei simply waved his hand.
The next moment, the courtyard gate swung open.
Following closely behind, people from countless families surged in.
Upon seeing Taoist Yimei's breakthrough, they all offered their blessings.
"The Wu family wishes Master a long life!"
"Master, may you live forever!"
Countless voices chanted.
Taoist Yimei beamed, his mouth practically splitting into a grin.
"Haha!"
Taoist Yimei waved his hand, his face radiating happiness.
This was the most satisfying day of his life.
Not only had he proven himself in front of his senior brother, but Taoist Yimei was also immensely pleased with the accolades from these people.
"Please, have a seat."
Taoist Yimei gestured, and everyone entered the courtyard.
"By the way, Master, Sect Leader, why isn't he here for such a significant event as your breakthrough?"
Xie Yuchen, upon not seeing Zhang Tian, couldn't help but inquire.
They also had no information on Zhang Tian's whereabouts.
"Xiao Tian?"
Taoist Yimei frowned slightly. Logically, with such a grand event, his good disciple should have come, but Zhang Tian was nowhere to be seen.
"I'm not sure. Does anyone know where my good disciple is?"
"Today, we must celebrate."
Taoist Yimei said.
He looked at the others.
The representatives from the other families clearly had no idea about Zhang Tian's situation and shook their heads.
"Hurry and invite the Sect Leader!"
Wang Jia Su Nan said to the others. Xie Yuchen didn't hesitate and rushed off immediately.
Soon, within the quadrangle.
Upon finding the quadrangle empty, Xie Yuchen was stunned.
"No way, how could he not be here? Logically, Brother Hu should definitely be here,"
Xie Yuchen thought to himself as he walked into the courtyard.
After calling out several times and nearly triggering a mechanism, Xie Yuchen, certain that Zhang Tian was not in Beili, slowly left.
"It seems the Sect Leader must have gone grave robbing. He likely has his reasons for not announcing it, so I shouldn't say too much."
Xie Yuchen mused, deciding to keep it a secret.
After all, if Zhang Tian went out without saying anything, it was probably because he didn't want others to know.
Xie Yuchen began to run back.
His mind was still occupied with thoughts.
"Where will Young Master Zhang go this time?"
"How did he find the tomb? It's truly strange."
"It seems I need to pick up the pace as well."
Xie Yuchen thought.
He didn't want to fall too far behind Zhang Tian.
Soon, on Longteng Mountain.
"Apologies, Master. The Sect Leader couldn't be found, but he likely went out because he was hungry."
Xie Yuchen stated.
Taoist Yimei frowned slightly.
"Going out at this hour must mean something important. Let's not worry about it."
"Since I'm so happy about my breakthrough today, I'll treat everyone to a meal."
Taoist Yimei announced, and the crowd became even more excited.
A meal hosted by the Celestial Master couldn't possibly be poor.
Moreover, Taoist Yimei was Zhang Tian's master, making this an excellent opportunity to foster connections.
Indeed, their trip was not in vain!
Everyone rejoiced inwardly.
If they obtained any good items, their cultivation would also skyrocket.
In no time, under the expectant gazes of the crowd, Taoist Yimei slowly brought out some dishes.
There were wild roots and some soup.
Seeing this, everyone was dumbfounded.
"Good heavens, it's truly just a meal!"
They looked at the offerings, but dared not say much, so they could only offer compliments with smiles.
Zhang Tian, of course, was unaware that Taoist Yimei had broken through.
He was currently lying on a train berth, contemplating how to obtain the Mu Chen Bead.