Inner View of Self, Outer View of Heaven and Earth (7k)

After his realm broke through, Chen Mobai could only call Fu Zongjue, who was at Giant Wood Ridge, over to celebrate.

"Junior Brother truly is a heaven-sent genius. Your years of cultivation aren't even a fraction of mine. I'm still at Core Formation Middle Stage, yet you've already broken through to Core Formation Late Stage."

Fu Zongjue's face was full of joy, but in his words, there was also a faint trace of regret.

Back when he had just formed his core, he had also looked upon all cultivators under heaven as nothing. He had even felt that, in this lifetime, he might possibly touch the realm of Nascent Formation.

But reality was extremely cruel.

If he had not relied on the Blood Spirit Pill, he reckoned he would still be stuck at Core Formation early stage now.

"Senior Brother Fu has a deep foundation. It's only because the Puppetry Technique delayed your progress. If you focused on cultivation, your current realm would definitely be higher than mine."

Chen Mobai spoke very modestly. Fu Zongjue listened, and though he knew it was meant to comfort him, his mood still improved by a great deal.

The two drank as they discussed recent events in the Eastern Wasteland and the sect.

Over at Blowing Snow Palace, before Seal Mountain, nearly one-third of the cultivators had all chosen to betray them.

Chen Mobai even knew the person at their head. It was none other than Lan Lingping.

Following Chen Mobai's intent, Fu Zongjue also did not exterminate these Blowing Snow Palace traitors to the last.

After Lan Lingping left Blowing Snow Palace, she wanted to establish her own faction, and chose a Third Tier water vein that had previously belonged to the sect as her base.

But Fu Zongjue refused her.

He stated