"Fellow Daoist Yin-Yang, we're all ascenders, so we should look out for one another from now on."
"I used to think my talent and strength were quite impressive. Only after meeting Fellow Daoist Yin-Yang did I realize there was always someone better."
"Though I've cultivated a little longer and reached late Divine Transformation, I don't think I could have withstood that sword strike you aimed at Senior Xuanwei-"
"Mastery of the Dao of Yin-Yang, the Formation Dao, and Kendo, and a compound Sword Formation incorporating taiji, the two polarities, and the eight trigrams. Any one of those would be outstanding on its own. Combined, they're truly astounding-"
"Indeed. So many completely different fields layered together, unleashing such remarkable combat power."
"That's only possible because one person has mastered them all. Several different people, each mastering one, couldn't coordinate so seamlessly."
This gathering had already been intended in part to welcome Lin Hao, the newcomer. But after his performance in the "test," the atmosphere grew even livelier.
The mutual aid association's members, already smiling, became even more enthusiastic.
Anyone with eyes could see that this new ascender had limitless prospects!
Even setting his future aside, right here and now, he was certain to shine in the coming war!
Every ascender was outstanding, but in a war between two races like this, looking out for and helping one another would undoubtedly serve them better.
Even Fairy Feiyue, who had been somewhat bothered by Lin Hao's gaze earlier, offered a few more pleasantries and stopped being so guarded.
Then Daoist Lingxu, a Void Refinement alchemist, smiled and addressed Lin Hao. "Young friend Yin-Yang, you mentioned earlier that you knew a little about alchemy and artifact refining as well. I wonder if you've reached a similar level in those-"
When Daoist Lingxu raised the