Those gazes came from the Sword Lineage's Direct Disciples.
There were now ten Direct Disciples, nine of whom were presently within the hall.
Nine pairs of eyes swept over him one by one, bringing no small amount of pressure. Yet Lu Qing spoke steadily and fluently as he recounted that glimpse of Heavenly Secrets, utterly unaffected.
Most of the nine disciples were in the Void Realm, but Lu Qing had now made his own breakthrough. Naturally, their gazes could not disturb him.
Among the nine Direct Disciples, Yuan Sui had heard Lu Qing's name before. After all, Wang Chunfeng had broad connections among their fellow disciples, a quick and lively mind, and could exchange a word or two with anyone.
Thus, Yuan Sui was not unfamiliar with Lu Qing. Since Lu Qing was an inner disciple under their master, they were fellow martial brothers. Still, Yuan Sui found it rather surprising.
"Junior Brother Wang had previously said that Junior Brother Lu was only at the Golden Core Realm and had risen from the Dao Academy. I spent nearly more than a decade in the Eight Wastelands, and the flow of time outside should not have differed greatly. Now it seems Junior Brother Wang had still put it too mildly."
He thought to himself that Wang Chunfeng had been quite enthusiastic toward this newly arrived inner junior brother, though that was only natural. Wang Chunfeng ranked eighteenth, and every fellow disciple who had entered after him had received his goodwill.
He simply had not expected this Junior Brother Lu to truly remain silent until startling the world with a single cry.
Without a sound, he had already cultivated to the Void Realm.
That gave Yuan Sui a faint sense of pressure as well.
"Moreover, Senior Brother Qingxuan has already taken that