Manjushri objected, "That can't be, right? Although nine-petal three flowers are indeed formidable, all of us have at least five-petal three flowers. We shouldn't be that far behind, should we?"
Randeng chuckled and said, "You have cultivated for too short a time, so there are some things you don't know. For three flowers below the third rank, the late Great Luo stage is already the limit. With five-petal three flowers, becoming a Quasi-Saint is possible, but that is all. Beneath the Heavenly Dao, nine is the ultimate number. Your Senior Brother Xuanxiao probably has no opponent below the Saints anymore. In a one-on-one fight, I estimate that he is even slightly stronger than that Ancestral Witch of Buzhou Mountain."
Cihang said, "Then should we change our attitude toward those Interception Sect disciples who run wild like a pack of demons?"
Randeng shook his head and said, "It's fine, it's fine. Since you often clash with Interception Sect disciples, and the Cult Master has never punished you, that means he actually looks down on those Interception Sect disciples. After all, you had to break through three Grand Arrays before you could enter a Saint's tutelage. As for some of the Interception Sect disciples... they failed the trials, and Saint Tongtian only accepted them out of pity. Naturally, their innate aptitude is much worse."
Taiyi nodded and said, "Teacher Randeng, you mean we mustn't provoke Xuanxiao, but provoking the others is fine, right?"
Randeng nodded. "Exactly."
While the immortals of the Exposition Sect were discussing Xuanxiao, he had already arrived inside Taiqing Palace. Xuanxiao asked Laozi, "Eldest Uncle, did I do something wrong? After all, Guangchengzi is the First Disciple of the Exposition Sect, yet I crippled him just because he cursed at me."
Laozi shook his head. "It's fine. Your