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After Su Xin returned to Shengjing City, Tie Zhan, Fang Jiuyuan, and Liu Wuqian had all returned as well.
For one thing, they had more or less subdued the local Martial Arts World forces, so the pressure there had eased considerably.
The other reason, naturally, was Su Xin.
Although plenty of news from inside the Nine-Layer Sword Pavilion had come from the Five Sword Sects, it was still secondhand. Su Xin was the only one from the Imperial Court who had entered the Nine-Layer Sword Pavilion, so they naturally wanted to get detailed information about it from him.
When Su Xin walked into the Six Fan Sect Headquarters, Fang Jiuyuan and Liu Wuqian wore complicated expressions.
They had been Four Great Constables for more than twenty years, yet in all that time, neither of them had even touched the threshold of the Yang Spirit Realm. Only Tie Zhan had managed it.
And now, Su Xin, a junior who had risen later, was already their equal.
More importantly, back when they were all in the Spirit Transformation Realm, Fang Jiuyuan and Liu Wuqian had still been confident they could fight Su Xin. But now, looking at his astonishing place on the Earth Ranking, they couldn't muster even a trace of fighting spirit.
Unlike the two of them, Tie Zhan laughed heartily. "Su Xin, you certainly haven't brought shame on the Imperial Court. Your gains from this trip to the Nine-Layer Sword Pavilion alone are worth those of a top force. You even left the Qingcheng Sword Sect badly weakened. Tsk, tsk. No one else at your level could possibly achieve such a record."
Su Xin cupped his hands. "Lord Tie, please don't praise