"Are those two girls the martial aunts who just advanced to the Foundation Establishment Stage a few days ago?"
"They must be. We've never seen Foundation Establishment cultivators that young in Yellow Maple Valley before!"
"I heard those two martial aunts reached the Foundation Establishment Stage at just fifteen. They've really made a name for themselves!"
"Exactly! I also heard they attracted the attention of two Core Formation elders, who came out of seclusion to take them as disciples!"
"Huh? Then doesn't that mean they have a great chance of reaching the Core Formation Stage someday?"
"Tsk, tsk. I just wonder who that male disciple between them is. Is he living off them? I don't think I've ever seen him before!"
"I heard he was already their husband before the two martial aunts joined the sect!"
"Holy crap, seriously? That guy has two Foundation Establishment dao companions? Damn! Why can't I have luck like that?"
"Heh, I heard the two Core Formation elders who want to take them as disciples are very unhappy about it. They want to introduce the two martial aunts to other dao companions!"
"I agree. How could a Qi Refining disciple possibly deserve two martial aunts with such bright futures?"
Naruto and the two girls did not hear the other disciples' gossip. Even if they had, they would not have cared.
How could anyone else know Naruto's true strength or talent?
Why bother caring what others thought?
Naruto and the two girls sought immortality and a future far beyond this place, not the approval of the ants around them.
After taking their Foundation Establishment Pills six months earlier, Hinata and Karin had slowly absorbed the medicinal power and finally established their foundations a month ago!
After spending some time stabilizing their cultivation, they had