"I'm here to break through."
Yin Xingtang spoke calmly. She didn't ask Ye Kang anything in return, as if she had merely offered a polite greeting.
Ye Kang cupped his hands in salute and said nothing more. The two of them entered their respective Cave Mansions.
But after Ye Kang entered his Cave Mansion, Yin Xingtang stood before its entrance and clenched her fists slightly.
She was already at the Four Luminaries level, thanks to a recent fortuitous encounter in which she had eaten an Exotic Fruit.
She had thought she was already the fastest-cultivating New Student, but she hadn't expected Ye Kang to beat her to the Five Luminaries.
That guy's talent really was terrifying.
Still, it was all right. She was confident she would break through to the Five Luminaries this time, and then she wouldn't be left behind.
With that confidence, Yin Xingtang entered her Cave Mansion as well.
The Cave Mansions closed, and the Spirit Gathering Arrays began operating at full speed. Countless streams of Pure Spirit Energy poured into the Cave Mansions, and everything fell still.
Seven days passed like this.
Yin Xingtang emerged from her Cave Mansion and instinctively looked toward the one Ye Kang was in.
The Cave Mansion's array remained tightly sealed, with no sign that he was about to come out.
"That guy isn't trying to break through to the Six Luminaries, is he?"
Yin Xingtang stood where she was for a moment. The faint aura of the Five Luminaries was already emanating from her.
At her age and with her level of cultivation, she was undoubtedly a genius. Achieving Nirvana was practically a certainty; Return to Truth and Integrate Dao was her true goal.
If that was the case, why should she care so much about other people?
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