Ye Zhen wore an expression that plainly said, You must be joking.
This great Clan Head of the Qingqiu Fox Clan, the Tiger Clan's chief strategist of the First Army, used his finger as a brush and the tea tray as paper, speaking with great fluency.
"Among us martial artists, cultivation is paramount. Let this old man begin with cultivation."
"Marshal Ye's origins are unknown. He first appeared in Xitian Commandery, and his earliest recorded cultivation should have been at the initial stage of the Dao Entry Realm.
"Then, in a mere twenty-one years, his cultivation broke through from the initial Dao Entry Realm to the Creation Realm Divine Being.
"This cultivation speed was that of an unparalleled genius, rarely seen in the world. Of course, he was not the only one!"
"To our knowledge, throughout the Myriad Worlds, tracing back to the ancient era with verifiable records, there have been three unparalleled geniuses with cultivation speeds as astonishing as Marshal Ye's," Tu Zheng said.
"Three? Which three?" This piqued Ye Zhen's curiosity.
"Marshal Ye is one of them. Another was Han Shi Zhe, a True Disciple of the Mystic Gate Sect, an ancient sect destroyed a hundred thousand years ago, known as the Profound Heaven True Monarch. He was the seventh personal disciple of Lu Li, one of the four great Dao Ancestors of that era.
"From the time he entered the sect until he broke through to the Creation Realm, he used only twenty-four years. It is said that when he entered, his cultivation had barely reached the Soul Sea Realm..."
Tu Zheng's words made Ye Zhen's heart jolt violently.
He had actually mentioned the Mystic Gate Sect, and Seventh Senior Brother Han Shi Zhe.
If Tu Zheng had not said so, Ye Zhen would never have known