Intimidation

After the three True Intent Cultivators, the remaining two prodigies from the Central Region also sensed that something was amiss.

Gu Che was a notch weaker than the two of them, but he was still ranked ninth on the West Page, one of the few outstanding young geniuses beneath the Gold Ranking.

Yet now, as he exchanged moves with this mysterious unconventional practitioner, he was actually showing signs of defeat. The other two immediately became wary.

"This unconventional practitioner is no simple man."

"Indeed. Who would have thought that this Northwest land truly hid crouching tigers and concealed dragons? We encountered such a formidable figure the moment we arrived."

As they spoke, both of them put away their smiles and revealed grave expressions.

The two of them ranked fourth and fifth on the West Page of the Heavenly Talent Ranking. Their actual combat strength was only a notch below Dongfang Yinghao's.

However, in terms of potential, they were clearly a tier below the top three.

That was because the top three prodigies of the West Page, including Liu Yanqing and Dongfang Yinghao, were currently only in the Core Formation Realm.

Meanwhile, these fourth- and fifth-ranked veterans had both already broken through to the Spiritual Connection Realm.

Once the top three broke through to the Spiritual Connection Realm, entering the Gold Ranking would be as certain as a nail driven into a board. But it would be difficult for the two of them to undergo a qualitative leap in strength in the short term, so they could only challenge and exchange insights with other Gold Ranking cultivators for a chance to enter its ranks.

After the battle between the two in the field had continued for a quarter of an hour, Gu Che realized that dragging things out was useless. He