"You...!" At those words, none of the cultivators could believe him. Anger showed on every face, but they dared not voice it and forced it down instead. All their eyes turned toward High Person Qianshan, as though they were venting their resentment on him.
But there were still those unafraid of death!
"You... you... you're lying! How could you have advanced to the Great Void Stage without any treasures?" Poison King Immortal Venerable protested, plainly burning with impatience. The other cultivators were secretly delighted to see him take the lead so boldly...
"Hmph! Without treasures, one can't advance? Fellow Daoist Poison King, are you saying all your divine abilities and cultivation came from treasures?" Li Xiaoya snorted several times, then fired back without the slightest courtesy.
"You...!" Poison King Immortal Venerable choked on his words. Though Li Xiaoya was rebutting him, his argument made sense. Treasures were indeed extremely important to cultivators, and acquiring one that accelerated cultivation could allow their strength to soar in a short time. But more often than not, a cultivator's cultivation came from elixirs and bitter training, day and night.
"Ahem! Fellow Daoist Li!" At that moment, Great Confucian Tiangang, the Spirit Communion Stage Great Cultivator of the Kunqi Sect who had remained silent until now, stood and spoke. "Actually, none of us insists on taking the treasures you acquired. We're merely very curious about the opportunity that allowed you to advance to the Great Void Stage so quickly, and we hope you can explain a little! Oh! Of course, it would be even better if you could let us have a look at those treasures!"
"Is that so?" Li Xiaoya glanced at Great Confucian Tiangang without betraying any emotion. The fellow had a face not even a grandmother or grandfather could love, yet insisted