At this moment, elsewhere in the Universe Sect, Yu Xiujun and several elders had gathered together.
"I never expected Junior Brother Xia to advance to the Golden Core Realm so quickly. It's truly inconceivable. Two years ago, he was only in the Purple Mansion Realm, wasn't he? How could he have progressed so rapidly? Is this the aptitude of a Saint's disciple?"
An elder sighed in amazement.
If an ordinary disciple had advanced this quickly, it would certainly have aroused the covetousness of many elders. Some might even secretly set their sights on him, waiting for a chance to capture him and dig out the secret behind his rapid cultivation—whether he possessed some extraordinary secret treasure.
After all, if there were a secret treasure that could allow an ordinary disciple to rise from the Purple Mansion Realm to the Golden Core Realm within two years, even Lightning Tribulation Realm mighty figures would drool over it.
But Xia Ping was a Saint's disciple, with a background vast enough to blot out the sky and a Saint standing behind him. Any covetous thoughts would simply be courting death.
This naturally calmed them down. They did not dare harbor any malicious schemes, nor even entertain such thoughts. All they could do was feel incomparable envy in their hearts.
They also secretly guessed that perhaps the North Nether Saint had bestowed some treasure upon Xia Ping, allowing him to advance so quickly.
Sometimes, a powerful background was the only thing that kept people peaceful.
"Junior Brother Xia truly is remarkable—his talent is monstrous. Otherwise, he would not have comprehended our Universe Sect's supreme divine ability, the Great Yin-Yang Tablet-Shattering Hand, as soon as he entered the sect. Given time, our Universe Sect may gain another Saint."
Yu Xiujun chuckled, greatly excited.
The other elders'