A friend of the Chasing Stars Sect?
The moment such a form of address came from Ximen Li's mouth, everyone gaped in unison.
If Ximen Li had been referring to three Heavenly Venerate Realm experts,
even if they had merely been at the first or second level of the Heavenly Venerate Realm, they might have looked down on them with contempt, but they would not have been so shocked.
Three ants with merely Earth Star Position cultivation had actually reached the level of being friends of their mighty Chasing Stars Sect?
Before the astonished expressions on their faces could fade,
Ximen Li's lips moved slightly again, making the bewilderment on the faces of those old men with Heavenly Venerate Realm cultivation even more obvious.
"Guest... cough, cough!"
The old man whose eyes had just been filled with killing intent even pointed at Qin Shaofeng and shouted.
The instant the word left his mouth, he realized he had misspoken and immediately turned it into a coughing fit.
Yet that single word, "guest," put Qin Shaofeng much more at ease.
Soon after, Ximen Li's lips moved again.
All the killing intent around the old man vanished. His face lit up with delight as he rushed over and grabbed Qin Shaofeng's hands.
While Qin Shaofeng was still too stunned to react,
the old man said excitedly, "So you are young friend Qin Shaofeng! This old man has long admired your great name. To develop a unique special martial skill of your own from the martial skills of a mere mid-tier faction, one which, though incomplete, is no weaker than a Heaven-grade Martial Skill—even this old man could never accomplish such a thing!"
Halfway through, he suddenly slapped his forehead and said, "Right, I nearly forgot to introduce myself. This old man is Lu