"We cultivators steal opportunities from Heaven and Earth and the life force of all things.
"Junior Brother Wang calls it fighting for them; I call it stealing them. It comes to the same thing.
"How many disciples does the Azure Sea True Void Palace have? How many are elite disciples? Why doesn't the sect give us all the resources we need and let us focus on cultivation? Why make us enter Trials to fight for opportunities and resources instead?
"There are profound reasons behind all this, little sister. You need to understand them.
"Ah, we've spoiled you too much. You don't know how cruel cultivation can be.
"You must understand that we aren't the only ones vying to become direct disciples. In fact, our group is at a disadvantage.
"If we can take the Black Rock Mountains this time, even if we take only half, the benefits to our strength will be endless.
"Junior Sister, everything depends on you. Please don't lose your temper. Appeal to his feelings and reason with him!"
Seeing how seriously her senior brothers spoke, Gu Huanling nodded and agreed...
After disappearing for seven or eight days, Tang Changsheng returned to the Eastern Glory World. No one knew where he had gone, much less when he had returned.
Now Tang Changsheng and Shopkeeper Old Wu stood before the dragon general Ao Xian.
"General Ao Xian, here are the weapons and armor you asked for..."
Tang Changsheng took a hundred sets of armor and weapons from his Marching Bag and piled them in front of Ao Xian.
The solid steel struck the ground with a series of clangs, making Ao Xian's eyebrows twitch.
He knew his equipment. Without a word, he scooped up a curved breastplate. Its rounded shape was quite different from the armor commonly worn