Lin Keyang and Zhang Lingrui were both steady, methodical types. Riding the momentum of the Realmwide Ascension Plan, they had broken through to the initial Void-Traversal Realm. Yunxi's replacement agents had also played a part, so after Yunxi accepted her new mission, the two had volunteered to stay by her side.
As for Sheng Yuhong and Zhou Lingchuan, they had been assigned by Sect Master Master Yugeng. Their main duty was to assist Yunxi in completing her mission and run errands for her. Both were already Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivators and were not far from breaking through to Spirit Transformation, so they needed more practical experience.
Yugeng had his own selfish motives in sending the two along. He could see that Ranxi was a cultivator blessed with immense fortune and would certainly not stop here. His two disciples could benefit by following her, so he arranged for them to assist Ranxi with her mission, which would also help draw them closer.
Though Yugeng's intentions were good, the gap in cultivation was plain to see. The two sides were no longer on the same level. Ranxi regarded them merely as errand-runners. She would not make things difficult for them, but neither would she waste extra effort on them. So long as they could ensure the tasks she assigned were completed, she would not interfere in anything else.
Sheng Yuhong had long since put away his complicated feelings. Now, whenever he faced Ranxi again, he could clearly sense the gulf between them. It was a gap that could not be closed simply by raising his cultivation.
When Sheng Yuhong had learned from his master that the Realmwide Ascension Plan had been proposed by Ranxi, he had known that he would never reach such a realm in his lifetime. Ranxi stood at