Yang Jing strode briskly along and soon reached the summit of Lingxi Peak.
Treading over polished bluestone paving, he headed straight across the broad Lingxi Square.
Many Inner-Door Disciples were practicing martial arts in the square. Fist Wind whistled through the air and internal qi circulated, creating a scene of fiery activity.
His arrival instantly drew everyone's attention.
The disciples stopped what they were doing and turned to look at him, their eyes filled with amazement and envy.
Over the past few days, news that Yang Jing had broken through to the Qi-Devouring Realm and reached twenty-third place on the Hidden Dragon Ranking had spread throughout the Profound Truth Sect as though it had sprouted wings.
Even his victory in the Azure Qilin Battle had caused far less of a stir than this breakthrough to the Qi-Devouring Realm.
Once someone reached the Qi-Devouring Realm, they became a core elite disciple, whether on the Main Peak or in the Seven Branches. Such disciples were exceedingly rare.
Above the Qi-Devouring Realm lay the Qi-Nourishing Realm. At that level, a disciple was already qualified to contend for the position of Senior Brother of a branch.
Naturally, the disciples of Lingxi Peak all knew that their branch had gained another Qi-Devouring Realm expert-and a newcomer who had joined the sect only a few months ago, at that.
The sect would probably allocate more resources to Lingxi Peak next month for having nurtured a promising Qi-Devouring Realm disciple.
Just as the sect assessed the proportion of Outer-Door Disciples promoted to Inner-Door Disciples, it placed even greater importance on Inner-Door Disciples breaking through to the Qi-Devouring Realm.
Yang Jing walked calmly past the crowd. The Inner-Door Disciples nearest him hurriedly composed themselves and bowed respectfully, calling out together, "Greetings, Senior Brother Yang!"
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