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As for the nine Qi Refining cultivators, they were only there to make up the numbers, but how many resources could Qi Refining Stage cultivators possibly have? Since the sect had brought them along, it naturally wouldn't treat them any differently.

So everyone had spent the whole day making the most of the sect's resources: cultivating, practicing their blades, and so on. It was only now, with dusk approaching, that they'd gathered to watch the sunset. In fact, a flying ship was an excellent place to cultivate while watching the sun, especially at sunset, so the bow was already crowded with people.

Who would've thought that before the sun had even set, news would arrive that Sword Venerable Mei Xi's record had been broken?

Just like that, no one was in the mood to watch the sunset anymore. Gossip was human nature. Whether they were Golden Core or Foundation Establishment cultivators, they were still people, and people never outgrew their petty interests.

After all, Sword Venerable Mei Xi was nearly six hundred years old. He'd reached Foundation Establishment over five hundred years ago. How many extraordinarily gifted geniuses had appeared in all those years? None of them had reached Foundation Establishment before the age of twenty.

"Who was it? Someone from our Yonglu Mountain?"

The newcomer shook his head.

"Then the Hehe Sect, the top sect?"

He shook his head again.

"Could it be the Heaven-Shattering Sword Sect?"

Another shake of the head.

"...Bitter Crossing Temple? No way. Weren't Buddhist Cultivators supposed to have the hardest time cultivating?"

At last, the newcomer nodded, wearing an expression that said, You didn't guess it, just as I expected. "It was a Buddhist Cultivator from Bitter Crossing Temple, and you'll never guess who."

"Impossible! I'll go first. Bitter Crossing Temple has no Buddha