For a moment,
Nangong Cheng had felt something.
That his old friend from years ago was now completely on a different level from him.
Although when they had met again at the Elephant Mountain Sect mountain gate Ruins,
he had already felt this way.
This time,
however, the feeling was far stronger than before!
Nangong Cheng understood
that as his friend continued to advance, that sorrowful thick barrier between them would only keep growing thicker.
"Who will win? Of course I think it'll be Xuan Tianxing! That man is an unparalleled prodigy of the Immortal Sect's Inner Sect. He receives the finest teachings in the Immortal Sect, has a cousin who is an Immortal Sect Daozi, and has now grasped True Intent. No matter how you look at it, he holds the advantage!"
"I don't agree with that. Although Shen Changchuan came from a humbler background, how could a prodigy who emerged from such a remote region be lacking? He even defeated Lin Wushuang head-on in the grand competition to claim first place. And besides, while Xuan Tianxing has improved during this time, who's to say Shen Changchuan hasn't improved as well?"
"Hmph! Rumors outside say that Shen Changchuan merely stepped in dog shit and obtained a heaven-defying opportunity, which let him grasp Space Power. He only beat Lin Wushuang, who had also grasped the power of True Intent at the time, through luck."
"A person like that merely enjoys a moment of fortunate chance. Once his opportunity is exhausted and the tide recedes, he will naturally vanish among the masses! Just watch. The farther things go, the more that fellow who climbed up through luck will be left behind by a true prodigy like Xuan Tianxing!"
The people around them discussed heatedly,
arguing back and forth over who would