This day.
Above a certain stretch of the Nameless Sea, several figures had stood waiting for a long while.
Each wore a somewhat impatient expression.
They had evidently been waiting for quite some time.
While they waited, they chatted from time to time.
"Ethereal Spirit Palace has truly been growing more and more prosperous these years!"
"After all, it produced a genius like Daoist Lord Min Tang. Reviving the sect is only natural. Didn't our Flying Star Gate also regain sole dominance over the Flying Star Sea through the Sect Master's strength?"
"Still, Scorpion Island, where Ethereal Spirit Palace is located, is far too remote. Its cultivators lack experience fighting others, so there is nothing to fear from them in this time's contest!"
"That is true. Ten years ago, when I went to Ethereal Spirit Palace under the Sect Master's orders to deliver a message, I saw their new generation of cultivators. Every one of them was like a flower that had never weathered wind or rain, unable to endure a single battering. Even if their sect has quite a few Spirit Transformation Cultivators, how could they compare to us, who fought our way out of the Flying Star Sea?"
"We cannot underestimate them too much either. I heard Shen Muzhao has already cultivated to the Late Spirit Transformation stage and is only one step from the Void Refinement Realm. He will be a formidable enemy in this time's contest."
"Heh, one step from the Void Refinement Realm? The Late Spirit Transformation stage may seem like it can easily enter the Void Refinement Stage, but if one fails to grasp its true essence, breaking through will take hundreds or even thousands of years."
"Indeed. If we are speaking of it seriously, Senior Brother Hua Su is the one truly one