"Where is that overseas Sword Cultivator?"
"Go look over there!"
"Quick! Set up the formation and seal off the void! Don't let him escape!"
The alarm sparked by a single message spread down through the ranks from the higher-ups, finally stirring enormous waves among the cultivators responsible for sealing off the Dragon Transformation Pool.
"A Void Refinement inheritance! That overseas cultivator actually took a Void Refinement inheritance!"
"I thought those three inheritances were just for show. To think they were real."
"A pity an overseas cultivator got it."
"Hah, so what if he's from overseas? Better than letting Yang Que and his lot snatch it, fatten themselves up, and oppress us like before!"
"That's not quite right. We're all from Emperor Pole Continent, after all. Ours are internal disputes, but they're outsiders..."
"Heh, those lapdogs of the Imperial Clan, Yang Que and his lot, have never treated us as their own!"
"Enough! No more idle talk. That Sword Cultivator earned the Dragon Transformation Pool's recognition, and reportedly passed two thousand steps. His strength already places him among the very best at Nascent Soul. Be extremely careful. Signal immediately if you notice anything!"
The cultivators all voiced their assent.
But one cultivator hesitated.
"Didn't Study Master Zuo of the Seventh Month Study say we could make friends with overseas cultivators? We don't necessarily have to fight that Sword Cultivator."
His words immediately drew rebuttals from the others.
"What nonsense are you spouting? Think about it yourself. If you obtained a Void Refinement inheritance, would you share it? Even the Spirit Transformation inheritances had restrictions placed on them so only one person could cultivate them, let alone a Void Refinement inheritance!"
These words swiftly won everyone's agreement.
Even if they were willing to befriend him, he would most likely refuse, only suspecting