"Dou Technique Pavilion?"
"Ruins?" Xiao Yan was immediately puzzled when he heard Qin Xin's words.
"You didn't know?"
"Originally, after we entered the Heaven-Piercing River, we could go to the Dou Di Pavilion upon coming out to cultivate each hall's Hall-Protecting Treasure. But you went and stayed in the Heaven-Piercing River for two whole months, doing who knows what. Since Burning Incense was founded, the disciples who have entered a level 9 cultivation grotto-heaven could be counted on one hand. You're the seventh."
"And the most impressive of them all." As Qin Xin spoke, she finally realized just how outstanding the man named Xiao Yan before her was.
Not only had he won first place in the Points Plunder Tournament through his own abilities when joining the Burning Incense Pavilion, but he had also slain the Twin Ghost Emperor. Now, he had spent two full months cultivating in the Heaven-Piercing River!
All of this made Qin Xin, who had always held herself to a standard of excellence, feel a faint sense of relief.
"Hey, are you all right?" Xiao Yan had been listening attentively beside her. After all, no one had told him about the Dou Technique Pavilion or the ruins, so naturally, he knew nothing about them.
"Ah!" With a startled cry, Qin Xin immediately returned to her senses.
"Xiao Yan, you'd better be careful. The Earth Hall's people are full of hostility toward you now. In particular, the Earth Hall Second Senior Brother reached the Seven Star Dou Di level after coming out of the Heaven-Piercing River," Qin Xin warned once she had collected herself.
An early seven-star Dou Di expert... Xiao Yan was inwardly startled.
He had met Zhu Yuan, the Earth Hall Second Senior Brother, once before. The man had given Xiao Yan an inexplicable sense