"Looks like you recognize these people. Is this Nascent Soul Middle Stage Cultivator Xiang Yihang?" Lu Xiaotian asked.
"That's right. This man is quite formidable, a rising star among the Xiang Kingdom's imperial clan. He entered the Nascent Soul Realm around the same time I did, but in less than a hundred years, he had already reached the Nascent Soul Middle Stage."
Zhan Yunliang nodded.
"In that case, how much do you know about his strength?"
"He used to have a pair of Yin-Yang Dragon-Scale Swords, which were quite powerful. I fought him once when we were both in the Nascent Soul Early Stage and suffered a serious loss to those swords. We rarely fought after that, though, so I'm not sure how much his strength has improved since." Zhan Yunliang shook his head.
Lu Xiaotian nodded. He had only asked out of curiosity. Every cultivator—especially those who had reached the Nascent Soul stage—had their own unique skills, not for outsiders to know. Even fellow disciples might not be able to give a clear account of them, let alone an old rival he hadn't fought in years.
However, Zhan Yunliang offered quite a few suggestions about the other three Nascent Soul Early Stage Cultivators. He seemed worried Lu Xiaotian wouldn't be able to handle them, and answered almost every question Lu Xiaotian asked.
Although the Ethereal Sword Formation had recently made a breakthrough, Lu Xiaotian had no intention of underestimating these Nascent Soul Cultivators from the Xiang Kingdom's imperial clan.
From Zhan Yunliang's account, Lu Xiaotian learned that he was actually a prince consort of the Xiang Kingdom. However, the emperor of Xiang had a harem full of consorts and just as many children. Zhan Yunliang was merely the Dao companion of a woman born to one of the secondary