"The Buddhist Sect?"
The sect elders were startled.
Zhu Long said calmly, "Back then, Fan Wuxin secretly learned many of the Buddhist Sect's divine arts. His cultivation was crippled, he was stripped of his title as Buddha's Son, and he was expelled from the sect. Now that he's reached the eighth level of the Heavenly God Realm and swept aside every Heavenly God Realm prodigy in the East Heaven Divine Domain, of course he wants to slap the Buddhist Sect in the face!"
"The Buddhist Sect?"
The eyes of many sect elders flickered. It seemed their grudges with the Buddhist Sect had yet to be settled.
"Enough. We'll see what happens in half a month. I'll also check on Qi Zique's cultivation. If all goes well, he may be the best choice to defeat Fan Wuxin!"
So said Zhu Long.
In fact, Qi Zique's cultivation had soared over the past six months. Inside a high-grade time array, six months amounted to five years.
He was also refining the finest Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures Zhu Long had given him, on top of possessing extraordinary bloodline talent.
In less than six months, Qi Zique had reached the eighth level of the Heavenly God Realm, without suffering any side effects.
Such a cultivation speed was unimaginable for anyone else.
That was the terrifying power of ninety-one meridian wheels. Why did the selection of a Divine Son require not only fearsome combat strength but also a powerful bloodline?
Because bloodline determined everything.
A warrior with only seventy or eighty meridian wheels could never cultivate so quickly, no matter how much time he was given. Even if he managed it, his foundation would likely suffer.
In the blink of an eye, half a month passed.
At that very moment!
The outer sect of the