Elder Duan Liang truly had not meant to offend Venerable Fishing Elder, so he explained, "I am a Grand Void elder in charge of cultivation techniques."
Passing on techniques did not merely mean teaching cultivation methods; it also entailed assessing the cultivation of the sect's disciples.
And where there was assessment, there had to be commentary. In fact, he was qualified to comment freely on the techniques of other sects—praising their strengths or criticizing their shortcomings. That was his job.
So when he saw Venerable Fishing Elder make a move, he could not help offering a comment. He truly had no intention of offending him; it was purely force of habit.
Yet this explanation displeased Venerable Fishing Elder. The Venerable had merely wanted to tell him, Kid, know your place. You are not someone qualified to comment on me. But Duan Liang had actually said that he was responsible for passing on techniques.
Venerable Fishing Elder sneered. "So even a Nascent Soul in charge of passing on techniques from Grand Void is qualified to comment on a Venerable of my Yuangang Sect? I am rather curious—who gave you such confidence? If you do not explain yourself today... Hm? What is your relationship with little friend Feng?"
He had arrived at the scene long ago, only remaining concealed the entire time. Naturally, he had seen Feng Jun stand up to the slightly plump middle-aged man, and he had quietly raised his estimation of Feng Jun as well. If he could scare Tuo Tuo into leaving outright, I probably ought to give him some leeway too.
He had not only paid attention to Feng Jun, but also to Yi Jue. This rising star of the Spirit Plant Path had reached Half-Step Soul Departure at merely five hundred years old. Her momentum was