Galaxy City, the Tianli Sect's main hall.
Clear Water leafed through the reports submitted by the various peaks, his furrowed brow gradually easing.
"Xuan Gang Peak reported over seven hundred people exchanging for the cultivation art, Yun Que Peak five hundred and fifty, Yuxiao Peak thirteen hundred..." He looked up at Yun He. "In just half a month, over two hundred people across the peaks have broken through to the True Man Realm."
Yun He held his teacup and fell silent for a moment. "Is that number still rising?"
"It is!" Clear Water said. "And the first batch of disciples who broke through have already entered the battlefield. Word came from Xuan Gang Peak that three True Man Realm disciples took their respective battle beasts into the wilderness and hunted down an early-stage Spirit Transformation Earth-Splitting Bear. None of them suffered a scratch."
"Good!"
Yun He set down his teacup, a sharp gleam flashing through his eyes. "We need to pick up the pace. The Heavenly Human Realm and Transcendent Realm sections have performed well. I think we can open up the Nascent Soul Tribulation Realm section now. If we can gain another hundred True Lords, we won't lack mid-tier strength anymore!"
Clear Water said with a smile:
"Huolian has urged me several times already. He's been wanting to open up the Nascent Soul Tribulation Realm art, but I've held him back!"
Yun He laughed heartily at that. "Who would have thought? Huolian used to oppose the Sect Master at every turn, but now the number of cultivators on his peak has actually surpassed the others! Even Houtu, who pushed it through by force, hasn't matched his pace!"
Clear Water also laughed.
"He's tasted the sweetness of it. The earlier dual-layer mech defense system showed him tangible benefits. Now, whenever