As soon as Lei Dong emerged from seclusion, Chen Ge came calling with detailed intelligence. Over the past two years, Lei Dong's cultivation had advanced at an astonishing pace. But the other Personal Disciples didn't seem to have fallen behind, either. It had now been confirmed that among the thirty-nine disciples participating in the Grand Competition, including Lei Dong, the most formidable was Dongfang Fu, who had reached the peak of the Twelfth Layer of Qi Refining.
Next came Ding Wanyan, also at the peak of the Twelfth Layer of Qi Refining. In terms of talent, Ding Wanyan was slightly inferior to Dongfang Fu. However, Myriad Ghost Ancestor treated her extremely well, giving her every last one of the four hundred thousand spirit stones he'd extorted. With such a vast supply of resources, Ding Wanyan, already exceptionally talented, had caught up to Dongfang Fu in cultivation progress for the first time. The two were now nearly evenly matched, with neither having the upper hand.
After word of this spread, busybodies dubbed them the Twin Yin Sha Heroes. Once they matured, they were highly likely to become pillars and leading figures of the Yin Sha Sect for a long time to come. Their fame had already spread throughout the Yin Sha Sect, and even neighboring sects were beginning to hear of the two rising stars. Though they had only reached the peak of the Twelfth Layer of Qi Refining, both women had boundless prospects.
In third place was Baili Yun, at the Eleventh Layer of Qi Refining. It had taken him a full six months to recover completely from his injury. After that, even with Withered Bone Ancestor sparing no expense to shower him with resources, he simply couldn't catch up to Dongfang Fu and Ding Wanyan. Even so, Baili Yun