Seeing that, on average, each of them had consumed an entire exotic beast, three of the four had reached the Aperture-Condensing Realm—yet Li Chengfeng had failed to break through.
Zhao Lie, Zheng Pandao, and Chen Guangwu could not help but cast Li Chengfeng a glance, a trace of tension on their faces.
In this world, cultivation was certainly important, but trustworthy allies were equally important.
Clearly, they did not wish to lose an ally of peerless talent like Li Chengfeng.
Nor did they want Li Chengfeng to develop any unhealthy mindset because of this.
Of the four present, any one of them would rank among the most extraordinarily gifted in all of Shuiyang Prefecture.
It was precisely because of this that their cooperation had gone so smoothly. In terms of talent, they were all on the same level; only their past origins differed.
With all four having reached a certain level of cultivation and sharing a common goal, such differences were hardly worth mentioning.
Now that Li Chengfeng had fallen a step behind them, they naturally worried that it would throw his mentality off balance and affect his cultivation.
"Now that three out of the four of us have reached the Aperture-Condensing Realm, our next hunt will be even easier."
Li Chengfeng spoke with a broad smile. To the three men's relief, there was not the slightest hint of anything amiss in his tone.
"Indeed, exactly so."
Upon hearing Li Chengfeng's words, Zhao Lie's brows flickered, and he could not help saying, "Before the Imperial Court's people come to drive us away, while we still have time, let's hurry up and hunt!"
"Alright! Hunting!"
As soon as Zhao Lie finished speaking, Zheng Pandao and Chen Guangwu immediately echoed him. The three then rose of their own accord and set off