They were on the same side as Yang Chen. Seeing his cultivation soar by leaps and bounds, they were naturally overjoyed.
"Yang Chen, when I first heard that you had actually entered the Enlightenment Stage and that you were the one undergoing Tribulation Crossing, I found it hard to believe. I never expected it to be true."
Those in the Enlightenment Stage who knew Yang Chen well also stepped forward one after another, asking whether he was all right.
Yang Chen had secretly recuperated for some time, and his body had now recovered seventy to eighty percent. Rising to his feet, he exchanged greetings and pleasantries with quite a few Enlightenment Stage experts.
"Yang Chen, your entry into the Enlightenment Stage is a good thing for our Cloud Sky Sect."
"Exactly. It means we have gained another Enlightenment Stage combatant. Haha."
"I never expected a youngster like you to reach the Enlightenment Stage so early. Once we return, Lord Heavenly Venerate will surely be delighted once again."
"Well done."
"Hmph, what is there to be happy about? He is merely at the mid stage of Dao Comprehension. Can he really change anything in a place like the Jade Immortal Realm?" someone said coldly.
The one who spoke was Wan Heng.
Yang Chen secretly frowned at Wan Heng as well. When Ling Yu had been pressuring him earlier, Wan Heng had not said a single word, as though he were nowhere to be seen. Now that the matter was over, he had stepped forward instead.
If Wan Heng had merely been targeting him, Yang Chen could have let it slide.
But people like this were often as cowardly as could be when facing those from other factions, yet when dealing with their own people, it was as though they had become