A short while later, Chen Fei left Xian City with forty million high-grade spirit crystals.
All the eighth-order cultivators of the Xian Clan stood in midair, watching Chen Fei's retreating figure disappear.
"Ancestor, could Chen Fei possess some supreme treasure that lets him cultivate so quickly?" an eighth-order cultivator suddenly asked in a low voice.
At that question, all the Xian Clan's eighth-order cultivators withdrew their gazes and focused on Shi Ding'an and the other two eighth-order peak cultivators.
The questioner was not the only one harboring this suspicion. The other eighth-order cultivators of the Xian Clan shared it, but none had voiced it earlier. After all, aside from being the reincarnation of a mighty expert, possessing a supreme treasure unknown to them could also explain such rapid cultivation.
"What difference does it make to us whether he has a supreme treasure or not?" Shi Ding'an said calmly.
"If that supreme treasure were in our Xian Clan's hands..." The eighth-order cultivator stopped halfway, but his meaning was already clear.
The instinctive desire to possess a treasure upon encountering it was inherent in all living beings. The only difference was that some cultivators could resist the temptation, while others acted according to their nature.
"Can you defeat Chen Fei?"
Shi Ding'an chuckled softly without reproaching him. Even Shi Ding'an himself had entertained a fleeting thought when he saw how quickly Chen Fei's cultivation had advanced.
Judge deeds, not thoughts; judge thoughts, and no one was flawless!
There was nothing wrong with having such thoughts. As long as one understood what one could and could not do, there would be no problem.
"No! But we have so many creation realm cultivators, and an eighth-order formation in the city. Surely our strength surpasses Chen Fei's," the eighth-order cultivator replied.
"No, our strength does