The city guards' cry of "ascender" drew the attention of many people at the city gate. They all turned their gazes toward Li Qing, studying him with immense astonishment.
These gazes made Li Qing somewhat uncomfortable. He had not expected the fact that he was an ascender to cause such a huge sensation.
"Senior is actually an ascender. Tonggu Continent hasn't had an ascender appear in who knows how many years," the city guard muttered to himself in shock.
The other onlookers also began discussing among themselves:
"Unbelievable. Generally speaking, shouldn't cultivators ascending from the lower realm all land on Tianyuan Continent?"
"It seems this senior encountered an accident during his ascension, which was why he ended up on our Tonggu Continent."
"I heard long ago that cultivators who ascend from the lower realms are all peerless geniuses, and their wills are exceptionally resolute. They should all achieve no small accomplishments in the future."
"Could he be falsely claiming it? Why do I feel there's nothing particularly special about this person?"
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From the city guard's reaction and the discussions around him, Li Qing finally understood.
In the Spirit Realm, ascenders truly carried tremendous weight. They represented the potential for lofty achievements on the Dao Path.
Just think about it: if one could cultivate to the Spirit Transformation stage and ascend to the upper realm amid the bitterly harsh conditions of the lower realm, then in the Spirit Realm, where the Great Dao flourished, one would likely be even more like a fish in water.
In fact, many ascenders who rose from the lower realms to the Spirit Realm did indeed achieve remarkable things in the end. So long as no accidents occurred, even the worst of them could advance to the Void Refinement stage.
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