The elite disciples' cultivation was extraordinary, and among these thirty-odd people, there were only a handful of female cultivators. Though few in number, they stood out like several red blossoms amid green leaves.
"Eh, why hasn't Junior Sister Qin come?"
"Who knows? But Elder Li is teaching today, so she should be here!"
"Not necessarily. Though Junior Sister Qin has only been in the sect a short time, her cultivation is incredibly profound. Perhaps she's in secluded cultivation again."
The women whispered among themselves. Even those lofty elite disciples had their attention drawn, and even the two experts at the great completion stage turned their heads.
Lin Xuan made the same gesture as everyone else, yet inwardly he was rather moved. This Junior Sister Qin truly had a far-reaching reputation!
The junior sister they spoke of was named Qin Yan. She had entered the valley at the same time as Lin Xuan four years ago, yet their circumstances could not have been more different.
Lin Xuan had no Spirit Root. He was merely an ordinary, unremarkable person, and his cultivation progressed at an unbearably slow pace. Though he put in ten times the effort of others, he was still left far behind by his fellow disciples.
Qin Yan, on the other hand, was his complete opposite. Her Spirit Root was exceptionally outstanding; she grasped any cultivation art or secret technique at a single touch and could draw inferences from one instance to the next. She was hailed as a genius unseen in the sect for centuries, crowned with countless halos.
In less than four short years since joining Floating Cloud Valley, Qin Yan had already cultivated to the great completion of the Spirit Movement Stage. Her future Foundation Establishment was beyond doubt. Some elders even said that she was