"Senior Brother Ma!" Lin Xuan greeted him in imitation of Ye Tian's voice, cupping his hands in salute.
This man was named Ma Tianxiong. He had entered the sect before Lin Xuan and seemed to have joined Floating Cloud Valley at the same time as Zhou Yan. His cultivation had now reached around the sixth layer of the Spirit Movement Stage.
Strictly speaking, judging by the time he had spent in the sect, reaching the sixth layer in nine years was remarkable but not enough to make him a genius. Ordinarily, he would not have been qualified to enter the Elite Hall, but Ma Tianxiong's circumstances were rather special.
Before joining Floating Cloud Valley, he had been a renowned young master of the secular martial world. Later, through a chance opportunity, he embarked upon the path of immortality.
Yet he had not abandoned his former martial arts. Instead, he had blazed a new trail, entering the Dao through martial arts.
People like him were not unheard of in the Cultivation World, though they were relatively rare. It was said that such people could never travel very far on the path of cultivation; reaching Core Condensation was nothing but a fool's dream. However, entering the Foundation Establishment Realm was a sure thing for them, even easier than for ordinary disciples who cultivated immortality.
Within Floating Cloud Valley, Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators were already the backbone of the sect. Thus, Ma Tianxiong, who had entered the Dao through martial arts, had also been permitted to join the Elite Hall.
Precisely because the other man's circumstances were so unusual, he was quite famous within the sect. Seeing someone he knew, Lin Xuan heaved a sigh of relief. He no longer had to fear exposing himself, and turned to greet him.
"Junior Brother Ye,