"Qin Yan was appointed as Floating Cloud Valley's next sect leader?"
Lin Xuan's expression left Ma Tianxiong somewhat stunned. He glanced at the cultivator before him and spoke cautiously. "Senior, do you know my junior sister?"
"How could I?" Lin Xuan's heart tightened, and he hurriedly put on an indifferent expression. "I have never met Fairy in the Clouds. I have only heard friends mention this woman's great name. However, this Miss Qin seems to be merely a cultivator at the great perfection of the Spirit Movement Stage. How could she be appointed as your sect's future leader?"
Even if she had rendered great service, this was far too much like child's play. Though Master Yunhe's prestige in Floating Cloud Valley was unmatched, he was not someone who acted arbitrarily and ran roughshod over others. This move truly shocked Lin Xuan.
"So that is what Senior finds strange." Ma Tianxiong instantly felt relieved. "You do not know, but Junior Sister Qin has already succeeded in Foundation Establishment."
Hearing this news, Lin Xuan was both surprised and delighted. This time, however, not the slightest ripple showed on his face. He merely answered casually, "Oh!"
Instead, Ma Tianxiong continued speaking in an endless stream. "Junior Sister Qin slew the Fire Spirit Sect Leader and rendered great service. The sect leader bestowed upon her a mid-grade Marrow Cleansing Pill. Junior Sister went into seclusion for three months and stepped straight into the Foundation Establishment Realm."
A mid-grade pill?
Lin Xuan smiled bitterly in his heart. Comparing oneself to others could anger a man to death. Over these past few months, who knew how many mid-grade pills he had taken? Even high-grade pills had numbered nearly a thousand, yet they had had no effect at all. In the end, after going through countless dangers,