News of Xu Ning reaching the Spiritual Sense Realm quickly spread through the sect. This was the first time Li Qingqiu had officially revealed the existence of the Spiritual Sense Realm to the sect's disciples.
Above the Ninth Layer of the Nourishing Yuan Realm lay the Spiritual Sense Realm!
The disciples were deeply shocked. At last, they realized the gap between themselves and the sect's top experts, and understood that the path of cultivation was far longer than they had imagined.
Jiang Zhaoxia and Shen Yue were deeply shaken and began cultivating in seclusion.
Shen Yue especially. Xu Ning had gone out of her way to seek him out. Though the two had not fought, the pressure she brought to bear on him was something he couldn't accept.
Forget the Spiritual Sense Realm—he hadn't even reached the Eighth Layer of the Nourishing Yuan Realm yet.
For the first time, Shen Yue felt an overwhelming urgency. He didn't want Xu Ning to leave him far behind.
The news of Xu Ning reaching the Spiritual Sense Realm also stirred the other disciples.
More and more disciples set aside their study of spells and focused on their cultivation, leaving the Martial Arts Stage far less lively than before.
In a courtyard.
Zhang Ping watched Yuan Qi leave. Looking at the storage pouch in his hand, he felt deeply moved.
Li Qingqiu had sent Yuan Qi to deliver it to him. Inside were spell manuals, pills, and Spirit Stones. He could feel how highly the sect master regarded him, and that weighed heavily on him. He was afraid of disappointing the sect master.
But when he thought of the progress he'd made in his cultivation recently, his fighting spirit surged again.
He had already reached the Fifth Layer of the Nourishing Yuan Realm!
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