Only after that figure had vanished completely did everyone gradually stir, as though waking from a dream.
"Who was that? He was so cool!!!"
"That sword in his hand had to be a spirit treasure, no matter how you looked at it."
"Heavens, he cut down that sixth-tier demon beast in just a few strikes! What cultivation level is he? Do we have someone that powerful in the Azure Realm? How have I never heard of him?"
"Could he be someone who already lived on the Hongsheng Heavenly Road?"
"That sixth-tier core made my eyes burn with envy!"
"Am I the only one who noticed he was wearing Azure Tide Sect robes? They were a little different from what ordinary Azure Tide Sect disciples wear, though."
His words turned everyone's gaze toward the Azure Tide Sect disciples present.
Someone whispered, "Is he really one of their fellow disciples? But he didn't take them with him."
Others with good memories recalled the Senior Chu and Senior Su whom the Azure Tide Sect disciples had mentioned. "Do you remember what those two junior disciples said when they first joined us...?"
Most cultivators had reasonably good memories, so once someone brought it up, others naturally recalled it too.
"I always thought the Azure Tide Sect had fallen into decline. They still had such a powerful senior hidden away?"
"My guess is that the Heavenly Dawn Sect attacked their sect while their seniors were in seclusion."
"Doesn't that mean the Azure Tide Sect will settle the score sooner or later?"
Someone disagreed. "Not necessarily. The more profound a cultivator's cultivation, the colder their temperament."
As everyone chimed in, the few Heavenly Dawn Sect cultivators caught in their midst felt deeply awkward.
One whispered, "Why don't we leave?"
Another Heavenly Dawn Sect disciple disagreed. "The