In Li Haoran's mind, aside from Ji An, none of his fellow sect members had the strength to break through to the Nascent Soul level—at least, not at this point in time.
Lin Qiubai gave a mysterious smile, his tone brimming with the reverence of one gazing up at a towering mountain:
"True Lord broke through even before the True Demon Tribulation fully erupted. He is now already at Nascent Soul Layer Three."
Back at Singing Phoenix Mountain, he had spoken with True Lord. At the time, he had been an Origin Seeking cultivator, while the other man had only been a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator.
Later, the other man had actually broken through to the Golden Core Stage first. He had fallen behind, breaking through more than twenty years after him.
Later still, the other man had broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm, while he himself was merely a mid Golden Core cultivator.
The gap had grown ever wider. The reluctance to concede in his heart had long since turned into reverence.
Judging by the drive he had displayed thus far and the resources under his control, breaking through to the Nascent Soul Late Stage should not be much of a problem.
What he needed to consider was whether he could break through into the Three Flowers Realm—a realm Lin Qiubai had never even heard of before.
His own wish was simply to have a chance to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm in his lifetime. His goal stood a whole major realm below the other man's.
Li Haoran's eyes suddenly widened, then he let out a faint sigh and said:
"I am far inferior to True Lord. I have only just tempered my cultivation to Golden Core Perfection and am preparing to break through to the