That meant that among the direct disciples, one's cultivation did not necessarily have to surpass everyone else's. After all, the ranking of newly inducted disciples was not based on cultivation, but merely on who had entered first.
Among those of the same generation, those ranked near the front might not necessarily have the highest cultivation. He had heard Senior Brother Wang say that Bai Changshou possessed the highest cultivation among the newly inducted disciples.
The people beside and before him all glanced over, their expressions varied, yet every gaze fell upon the tenth seat.
Lu Qing noticed this and recalled the two words Senior Brother Wang had mentioned while they had chatted about heaven and earth on the way here: Karmic Affinity.
A trace of speculation flashed through his mind. Karmic Affinity... what exactly is it?
He could not help recalling that Master Luo had also mentioned Karmic Affinity. It was a phenomenon that could appear during the Golden Core Tribulation.
Yet what did this Karmic Affinity have to do with that Karmic Affinity? When Lu Qing heard the term, he thought more of Heavenly Secrets and Providence.
With the appearance of the tenth direct disciple, a storm may soon arise.
A thought flashed through him. Seated cross-legged on the tenth cushion was also a youth, but the aura around him lacked the lofty, oppressive force of the other senior brothers.
Lu Qing even detected a certain immaturity in his face.
It was the kind of immaturity untouched by the passage of years, the most obvious kind. Even though a thin, hazy sheen covered his body, it did not prevent Lu Qing from seeing his true features.
He looks very young.
After silently observing him for a moment, Lu Qing caught changes in the expressions of some newly inducted disciples