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Some among them had even reached the stage of Astral Refinement and Baleful Tempering—Qi Ming, the chief disciple of the Blue Waves Sect, and Shui Yun, the senior chief sister of Cloud Marsh Heavenly Palace.

Zhuang Yuan, the chief disciple of Dragon Abyss Sword Palace, and Ji Xuan, the foremost disciple of this generation in the Qiongyu Immortal Sect, had already reached Astral-Baleful Unity, standing at the very gates of the Golden Core realm.

Compared to them, the Northern Region cultivators' progress lagged behind by far more than a single step.

With such an overwhelming advantage, Qin Xiangling truly could not see how Southeastern Province could lose this exchange meeting.

It was precisely because they believed victory was already in the bag that the ever-smooth and tactful Sea-Heaven Merchant Alliance had decided to place its bets on Southeastern Province before the battle had even begun.

At that thought, Qin Xiangling's gaze fell upon the black-robed figure seated above once more, and the longing in her eyes deepened by several degrees.

"All of this is thanks to the President."

"The strength of those sent by the Divine Firmament Sect this time is so meager it makes one look twice." As Qin Xiangling's words fell, the expressions of everyone in the hall turned somewhat strange. Ignoring them, she continued, "Their leader, Jiang Xuan, is still only at Perfected Spirit Pivot. However, my mother did mention that he may break through the gates of the Dao Foundation within the next day or two."

The most intense reactions came from Shui Yun of Cloud Marsh Heavenly Palace and Qin Xiangling's forthright close friend, Hua Qianyu.

The latter nearly blurted out, "He does not even have a Dao Foundation? How is that possible? No matter how far the Divine Firmament Sect has declined, it is