Heaven medicine was lofty and unfathomable. It could purify the body and strengthen one's foundations. Some supreme specimens with rare properties could even fortify the soul and elevate comprehension.
Everyone knew how precious heaven medicine was.
Never mind one-mark newcomers like them-even two-mark and three-mark disciples might not obtain a single stalk in an entire year.
Within Dustmote Peak, only supreme seeds of the Mountain Lord and True Dragon caliber had a chance to enjoy such wondrous treasures.
Yet even those ethereal figures, suspended as high as the moon, could likely obtain only a very limited amount of heaven medicine in a short time.
Xiao Chen had entered the Marshland Killing Grounds less than three days ago, yet he had already gained heaven medicine. His fortune truly was as vast and terrifying as the sea.
Shen Cixiao had always thought highly of himself. Even when Xiao Chen had tied with him in the comprehension assessment, both comprehending five characters, he had never taken Xiao Chen seriously. He had merely considered him someone with exceptional comprehension but mediocre innate foundations.
Who could have expected this battle to shatter his entire worldview?
The youth from the Mortal World whom he had deemed beneath notice was secretly as unfathomable as an abyss, as profound as a dragon.
"I never imagined that, among all those newcomers, the one who truly shone like the sun would be you!" Shen Cixiao sighed.
He had not said this to deliberately belittle Xiao Chen.
Rather, from the moment Xiao Chen appeared, he had carried the stains of being the weakest newcomer, a boy admitted through the back door, and countless other slurs.
The gulf between his true strength and the impression others had of him was simply too vast.
Xiao Chen remained silent. Along his journey, many had