Although everyone knew the tent was soundproof, the group still felt a subtle sense of shame about discussing his secrets in front of him, and they unconsciously lowered their voices as they spoke.
"I don't think so. I just sensed that the spiritual energy absorbed into the cave was all water-based."
"A cultivator with a water elemental root? Isn't that..."
"Fang Xian doesn't seem like the kind of person who would rely on dual cultivation techniques to improve himself. He already has such strong talent."
"Who knows? Didn't he lose to that guy from the Yun Cang Sword Sect three years ago... what was his name again? The one who became the sect's chief disciple at seventeen..."
"Jimo is prosperous".
"Ah, yes, yes! That's the name!"
Only after responding did the man realize that the person who answered his question was their chief, Li Jinchu.
"Senior Brother, how do you remember this person's name so clearly?" he couldn't help but ask curiously.
Li Jinchu smiled and said, "Have you forgotten? I fought him at the Dao Asking Conference three years ago."
For many years, the Heavenly Ranking of the Dao Inquiry Conference, and even the Earthly Ranking of the next twenty, have been dominated by the disciples of the five major sects.
Even if a few exceptionally talented rogue cultivators or cultivators from small sects manage to get their names on the list, most of them only manage to stay at the bottom of the Earthly Ranking.
The emergence of Jimo Fan shattered the absolute order that had prevailed in the cultivation world for many years.
Li Jinchu is 31 years old this year. The Daodao Conference three years ago was his last chance to take the stage.
He had ruled the Dao Asking Conference for decades before this, and naturally he wanted to give himself a perfect ending.
Unexpectedly, Jimo Fan appeared out of nowhere.
He had faced his opponent once in the final match and was amazed by the junior's incredible strength.
If given a few more years to grow, Li Jinchu would be no match for him.
Although he successfully defended his title as number one on the Heavenly Ranking, Li Jinchu didn't feel there was anything to be happy about.
Ji Mofan did not lose to him, but to time.
And his final trip to the Daoist Conference was destined to be nothing more than a foil to Ji Mofan.
He remembered this person's name from then on.
Other disciples of the Xiaoling Sect may not feel it as deeply. After all, no matter how outstanding Ji Mofan is, he is still just a nobody from a poor family. Even if the Yuncang Sword Sect is included among the five major sects because of this, it is still far from being able to shake the status of the Xiaoling Sect.
This has nothing to do with his relationship with Li Geyue.
After all, the Li family was large and powerful, and Li Jinchu didn't care at all about which of his collateral brothers had joined which sect.
He probably hadn't even heard the name Li Geyue more than a few times.
However, when Jimo Fan was mentioned, an absurd idea inexplicably popped into Li Jinchu's mind.
Could the mysterious person who broke through inside the cave be Ji Mo Fan?
After all, the spiritual energy absorbed was all water-attribute, and Ji Mofan just happened to have a water-mutated ice spiritual root.
If it were merely a coincidence, it would be far too coincidental.
The other disciples around him had already started to ramble on about "Fang Xian's Daoist partner".
They considered almost every water-elemental cultivator in the cultivation world so far, even bringing up the sickly young sect master of the Yuncang Sword Sect.
However, some people soon realized that the young sect leader was too weak to possibly appear in the Misty Secret Realm, which was restricted to cultivators at the Golden Core stage or above.
"Speaking of the Yuncang Sword Sect, don't they have another sect with a rather powerful water elemental root?" someone said, stroking their chin thoughtfully.
"You mean one of their inner disciples, right?" Another person in the know said, their gossip growing. "I heard from my third uncle's neighbor aunt that when they were selecting inner disciples to enter the Dark Mist Secret Realm, this person suddenly appeared out of nowhere."
"Third Uncle...neighbor...isn't this relationship a bit too distant?"
"Hiss! Don't ask! The information is absolutely reliable!"
"Don't interrupt, just tell me!"
"I heard that the inner disciple used to be completely inconspicuous in the sect, at most his strength was passable. But after being instructed by their chief disciple once, his strength suddenly increased by a lot."
"That's nothing special. Their senior brother is a genius himself, and his comprehension must be exceptionally high. A casual word of guidance, given to someone who happens to understand it, will naturally lead to significant progress."
"No, not only that. I heard that the inner disciple suddenly became more handsome after that."
"......ah?"
"Well... sigh, I can't really explain it. Anyway, according to that aunt, after that inner disciple came into contact with their senior brother, he changed from his usual disheveled appearance and suddenly became willing to tidy himself up."
"There's something fishy going on here, there's definitely something fishy going on."
"Is he trying to...seduce his senior brother?"
"Using the word 'seduce' is too much. One of them is a genius of unparalleled talent, and the other has unparalleled beauty. It's not fair to say they're not a good match."
"This is getting exciting, my friend. If the person in this cave really is the inner disciple you mentioned, then doesn't that mean Fang Xuan and the chief disciple were both fooled by the same person?"
"This kid's got some skills..."
Lin Ju'an sneezed suddenly, thousands of miles away.
So sudden was it that his mind went blank for a moment. He stared blankly at the campfire in front of him, so stunned that he even forgot to add the firewood he was holding into the fire.
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