At this moment, a tremendous shock surged through Qi Chan'er's heart.
Qi Chuan being able to go up meant that he had at least reached the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, rather than the Qi Refining Sixth Layer she had previously assumed.
The gap between them was enormous, crossing a minor bottleneck from the Mid Qi Refining Stage to the Late Qi Refining Stage.
"His cultivation... has risen far too quickly..."
A trace of bewilderment appeared in Qi Chan'er's eyes.
When they had arrived at the Wind Moon Sect, their cultivation bases had been the same—both at the Qi Refining Fourth Layer.
Yet now, four or five years later, Qi Chuan was already at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, while she was merely at the peak of the Qi Refining Fifth Layer...
Although she was also about to break through to the Qi Refining Sixth Layer, they were still separated by two minor realms, and one of those realms even contained a minor bottleneck.
Qi Chan'er did not even dare calculate further ahead, because she knew exactly how Qi Chuan had risen all the way from being a mortal.
"Could his hidden physique and bloodline truly be this formidable?" Qi Chan'er murmured inwardly.
On Number One Golden Pillar, Qi Chuan stood there, quietly waiting.
"Inner Sect Disciple Qin Mu, Number One Golden Pillar!"
At that moment, Elder Yun's voice rang out overhead once more. Then, another figure shot into the sky from beneath the Selection Stage and landed before Qi Chuan.
He was a burly young man, his eyes radiating a fierce and baleful air. The instant he arrived, his gaze locked tightly onto Qi Chuan. He cupped his fists and shouted, "Qin Mu. Please instruct me!"
Qi Chuan glanced at him and nodded, saying calmly, "I am Qi Chuan. Please