"Mm."
Gu Chengzong gave a slight nod. His gaze swept over Hui Tong, then turned to Jingkong, Jingming, and the others before finally settling on the Vajra Platform. "The fourth stage, 'Reincarnation Realm'... For this boy to endure until now, the strength of his will has already far surpassed that of ordinary people."
He paused, then said to his daughter, "Anyone who passes the first three stages would be a core pillar in an ordinary sect. If he can break through to the sixth stage, he will have left a bold and brilliant mark upon this Vajra Platform. That would be exceedingly rare."
At this moment, several more formidable Auras approached from afar.
The Wuzhe Conference had already concluded. Eminent monks and great virtues from the Dharma assembly, along with leading figures from every faction, had all been drawn here.
Several of them possessed especially vast and majestic Auras, no weaker than Master Jingkong's.
An old monk, gaunt as bamboo yet carrying the impression of holding up heaven and earth, slowly approached with an ordinary rattan staff in hand.
When his eyes opened and closed, it seemed as though suns and moons revolved within them. He was none other than Master Jingxuan, Chief Seat of the Dharma Institute.
The Dharma Institute specialized in martial arts and supernatural powers. Master Jingxuan's cultivation was unfathomably deep, and he was particularly skilled in all manner of Buddhist methods for subduing demons.
Another was an old monk with a ruddy complexion and a powerful body, like a Vajra reborn. He was Master Jingku, Chief Seat of the Arhat Hall.
He was in charge of guardianship and punishment. His external cultivation was unmatched within the temple; in terms of physical strength alone, he might even surpass Jingming.
There were also abbots and presiding masters from