Whoosh!
A figure flew out from the depths of the Azure Sea Sect, revealing Ruan Zhixuan's lovely face.
When she saw Fang Qing, she sensed the power of his True Core with startled uncertainty. "You're... Fang Qing?"
Ruan Zhixuan had met Fang Qing years ago. She could not have mistaken him for someone else.
But back then, Fang Qing had been a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator. Compared with the Core Formation True Person before her now, the difference was as vast as heaven and earth!
"That's right... After reaching Foundation Establishment, I discovered I'd awakened a spiritual constitution beneficial to cultivation. So I requested an outside posting and quietly cultivated on Supreme White Island, drawing on the energy of its Third-Order Spirit Vein until I reached Foundation Establishment Perfection. Unfortunately, I was captured. Luckily, my aura-concealing art was good enough that Zhong Lingxiu didn't notice my cultivation level. Instead, he had me refine a Golden Core Pill for him. I took the chance to keep one for myself and, while he was away attempting Core Formation, managed to form my core by sheer luck... I've slain the enemy leader and returned to the sect." Fang Qing explained with a smile.
There were still a few loose details he could not explain clearly, but he was a Core Formation True Person now!
His standing was different. So what if they knew he had encountered some tremendous opportunity?
Not only could the sect not covet it, they had to do everything they could to win him over.
Things would have been entirely different if he had returned while still at Foundation Establishment.
As the strongest Core Formation cultivator in the Lesser Vast Sea, one capable of slaying Black Origin True Person, he had already shown considerable respect by offering any explanation at