The two Daoists looked over and saw a young Daoist emerge from within, jade mist and cloudlight wreathing his body. He wore a greatcloak and carried a longsword, his face obscured beneath the hood.
But the two soon realized that he was not a True Cultivator as they had imagined, but a Profound Cultivator.
The older Daoist immediately lost all interest in making his acquaintance. Shaking his head, he said, "Junior Brother Qu, let us go."
Daoist Qu said, "Didn't Senior Brother wish to make this man's acquaintance?"
The older Daoist replied coolly, "But he is merely a Profound Cultivator. We are True Cultivators, cultivating the great path of true transmission. How is one of his kind fit to keep company with us?"
Daoist Qu said, "Didn't Senior Brother say that we are all fellow seekers of the Dao, regardless of status?"
The older Daoist's words carried open disdain. "True, but how can Profound Cultivators be counted as fellow seekers of the Dao? Among those countless Profound Cultivators, how many can attain the higher realm?"
Although the divide between True Cultivators and Profound Cultivators was not as great in the outer layer as it was in the inner layer, the relationship between the two sides could hardly be called harmonious. Moreover, after True Cultivators achieved Primordial Spirit Shadow Reflection, they generally surpassed Profound Cultivators in both cultivation and combat capability.
Coupled with certain people secretly fanning the flames and endlessly disparaging Profound Cultivators, many narrow-minded True Cultivators came to believe themselves above Profound Cultivators, considering them unworthy of their company. This older Daoist was one such person.
Daoist Qu remained silent. Though he did not agree with his senior brother's views, he would not argue with his own senior brother over it.
The older Daoist turned and walked down from