Everyone in the Zhou Family turned their attention over as well, wanting to hear what exactly had happened.
The nine people who had returned from Xiye Ancient City especially hoped for some useful information that could help the Zhou Family recover its losses. Although the Clan Leader and the other decision-makers had not blamed them after learning the truth, that only made them feel even more guilty.
"Some time ago, I had a friend from the Ma Family. He told me that the Ma Family, along with the Northwest Qian Family and several other families, seemed to be cooperating on a trip to West Kunlun. It sounded like some treasure had appeared."
"What treasure?" The question immediately drew inquiries from everyone.
"I-I don't know either. He was vague and didn't say much. He only let a little slip during a casual gathering when we were chatting. When I asked him about it afterward, he said it was related to breaking through a realm. As for what realm and what kind of breakthrough, he didn't explain." The man answered helplessly.
In an instant, everyone present understood that this breakthrough had to mean advancing from the Houtian Realm to the Xiantian Realm. They all knew the several families just mentioned. Some of them were merely martial arts families, with no Xiantian Masters at all, relying solely on Houtian Layer Ten Martial Artists to hold up their name.
As for items used by Houtian Martial Artists for breakthroughs within the Houtian Realm, rather than for advancing into the Xiantian Realm, whether medicinal materials or other treasures, they might be valuable, but they were not particularly rare. Anyone with sufficient resources or money could generally obtain them.
After all, as long as a Martial Artist was not complete trash, diligent cultivation would allow him