At the sect's plaza, the crowd gradually dispersed.
Several elders who knew Chen Xuan gathered around him. Of them, the one he knew best was Elder Xie.
Back then, it was thanks to Elder Xie that he had joined Danxiao Peak.
Elder Xie brought Jiang Qiong over as well, and the group exchanged pleasantries.
They didn't talk about much, only Chen Xuan's prowess. He had reached the Purple Mansion Realm not long after joining the sect, and already ranked among the best of its Purple Mansion elders.
After a brief exchange, Chen Xuan returned to his cave abode.
Once inside, Chen Xuan first refined the Spirit Pet Ring. Then he transferred the Blood Pool and Stone Egg from his storage ring into it.
Come to think of it, after the Stone Egg had absorbed the Blood Pool for so long, its color had faded considerably.
Perhaps when its color faded until it was as pale as water, the Stone Egg would hatch.
After transferring the Blood Pool and Stone Egg,
Chen Xuan discovered that the Stone Egg was absorbing the Blood Pool's power much faster.
It seemed the Spirit Pet Ring had affected it.
That was a good thing, too.
A month later.
People from the Taixu Sect and the Zhenwu Sect arrived at the Cloud Sea Sect.
Each sect had sent one Nascent Soul Cultivator and ten Purple Mansion Cultivators.
There was no need to guess. It was obviously for the selection.
After arriving, the Nascent Soul elders from the Taixu Sect and the Zhenwu Sect went to meet with the Cloud Sea Sect's Nascent Soul Cultivators.
Soon, the ten Purple Mansion Cultivators, Chen Xuan among them, each received a message: the final selection would take place in three days, at the sect's plaza once again.
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