"But then you appeared." Zhang Xu chuckled to himself. "When you first showed up, he probably didn't think much of you. You were at the True God Stage while he was at the Enlightenment Stage. But by the time you reached Tongtian City, your reputation had only grown bigger. Even Heavenly Venerate Xiaoming began to look at you in a new light. Naturally, Wan Heng couldn't hold it in any longer."
"You should know that Wan Heng has always wanted to curry favor with Heavenly Venerate Xiaoming. He has always called himself Heavenly Venerate Xiaoming's grand-disciple, yet every time he tried to ingratiate himself, Heavenly Venerate Xiaoming never took him seriously. How could Wan Heng possibly feel good about that? Before you appeared, the Heavenly Venerate had no room for anyone in his eyes, so Wan Heng could at least keep his balance. But once you caught the Heavenly Venerate's attention, he naturally found it hard to stomach."
Yang Chen asked in confusion, "If he truly reached the Enlightenment Stage at such a young age and had that indirect connection, Heavenly Venerate Xiaoming shouldn't have been so cold toward him, should he?"
"Yang Chen, then you are gravely mistaken. What are Heavenly Venerate experts? Great Ascension Stage experts. Across all humanity, they can be counted on one's fingers. If you want to curry favor with a nirvana stage expert, that might be possible. But if you want to curry favor with a Great Ascension Stage expert, let me tell you, there isn't even a door for that. How lofty is the vision of a Great Ascension Stage expert? What grand sights have they not seen? In the eyes of nirvana stage experts, Wan Heng's talent is indeed exceptionally outstanding. But in the eyes of a Great Ascension Stage expert, he