"That's Li Xian!?"
"He's still in the outer sect with strength like that!?"
"Truly impressive! Even in the inner sect, he probably wouldn't fare badly! No wonder he defeated Jin Yue, bringing down a Xiantian cultivator from a lower realm!"
Among the crowd below the platform, Xiang Yangsheng had also hurried over with three others, watching Li Xian display his formidable might.
Every one of them looked astonished.
Two of them were even wearing inner sect disciple uniforms.
Yet watching Li Xian demonstrate such overwhelming strength, they too had no choice but to regard him more highly.
"With the strength of his true astral force, once he reaches Xiantian, he'll easily develop Xiantian true astral force. If he spends some time consolidating his cultivation and diligently practicing a sword art, then once he succeeds in Sword Refining into Astral Force, he'll qualify to challenge the Entering-the-Dao Candidates Ranking!"
One inner sect disciple offered his assessment solemnly.
The other inner sect disciple wholeheartedly agreed.
In the inner sect, only one or two out of ten had mastered true astral force.
Perfectly combining true astral force with swordsmanship to form sword astral force and kill enemies from a distance marked the second level of the Sword Dao, "Sword Refining into Astral Force."
Throughout the inner sect, fewer than a thousand Xiantian cultivators had reached this stage.
Hearing their praise for Li Xian, Xiang Yangsheng smiled beside them and said, "Pavilion Master Shen, who brought us to the sect, once said that Li Xian had a chance of establishing a superior Dao foundation."
"A superior Dao foundation?"
The two inner sect disciples exchanged a glance.
How much insight could the master of a local Rising Dragon Pavilion possess?
One of them pondered for a moment, then said, "Those with Xiantian true qi or