In an instant, the entire Azure Mist Forest fell deathly silent.
No one had expected Xu Changqing to silently choose to break through to the Golden Core Realm inside the Secret Realm.
At that moment, different people reacted differently.
As a fellow disciple of the Dongting Immortal Sect, Mo Ran immediately stepped forward. "Brother Xu Dao... no, I should call you Senior Brother Xu now. Congratulations, congratulations!"
Without hesitation, he decisively took out a five-hundred-year-old Purple-Patterned Ginseng and handed it over.
The older it was, the higher its price.
This single stalk alone would fetch nearly a thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.
For someone at Foundation Establishment Perfection who had yet to form a Golden Core, it counted as a generous gift.
Xu Changqing did not refuse. Smiling, he accepted it. "Many thanks, Junior Brother Mo!"
Zhao Chengdao followed closely behind, presenting a thousand-year-old Nine-Leaf Orchid. At the same time, he smiled and said, "Reaching this realm before the age of forty, you will undoubtedly rank among the best Wood Spirit Root cultivators in the Dongting Immortal Sect from now on."
The two had already shared a very good relationship before this.
The issue was that Xu Changqing's cultivation realm had been lower, making it impossible for their relationship to go any further.
Now, things were different. They were both Golden Core True Persons, so they could work together without reservations.
After some thought, Su Qingyuan took three Iceheart Orchids wrapped in damp soil from her herb basket. Her tone remained cool, yet not devoid of warmth. "Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Xu!"
Seeing them act this way, the members of Azurewood Hall and the Rogue Cultivator Alliance naturally did not dare offend him.
The two from Azurewood Hall—the bearded man and the female disciple—introduced themselves while offering a rare spirit plant. "My