Based on the finely-dressed old man’s words, it was obvious he had discovered Duan Ling Tian’s cultivation base when Duan Ling Tian had attacked earlier. Eminent Celestial! However, it was also obvious that he was not frightened by his discovery at all. He remained calm even after finding out Duan Ling Tian was an Eminent Celestial.
On the contrary, the people in the surroundings were in an uproar!
When the skinny middle-aged man standing behind the finely-dressed old man heard this, his eyes widened in shock. “The successor of the Fog Rain Progeny, the First Absolute of the Seven Absolutes Sect and the Sect Leader of the Seven Absolutes Sect is an Eminent Celestial?”
The burly middle-aged man who was thrown away by Duan Ling Tian and landed on the ground struggled to stand up. When he was back on his feet, he heard the finely-dressed old man’s words as well. He was shocked and felt a chill run up his spine. ‘No wonder I couldn’t mobilize my Saint Origin no matter how hard I tried when his energy swept over me earlier… As it turns out, he’s an Eminent Celestial!’ He, naturally, felt frightened when he learned the purple-clad young man he had provoked was an Eminent Celestial. He felt embarrassed when he recalled what he had said to the purple-clad young man. He was merely at the Eighth Form of the Saint Celestial Stage. It would be as easy as slaughtering a chicken if an Eminent Celestial wanted to kill him. To think he had said to the purple-clad young man that it would be easy for him to kill that young man. ‘Fortunately, he didn’t intend to kill me… Otherwise, I would’ve been dead!’
When the crowd regained their senses, one of them asked, “Eminent Celestial? Did I hear it correctly? D-did he really say Eminent Celestial?!”
“You didn’t hear wrongly… The old man really said the purple-clad young man is an Eminent Celestial!” Many people confirmed that he did not mishear the finely-dressed old man’s words.
“Moreover, the young man said he’s the successor of the Fog Rain Progeny, the First Absolute of the Seven Absolutes Sect and the sect leader of the sect, right?”
“That’s right.”
“No wonder his speed is so fast. I couldn’t even see him when he moved earlier… It’s too fast!”
“It’s only natural since he’s an Eminent Celestial.”
“This means the young man wasn’t boasting earlier when he said the middle-aged man is merely at the Eighth Form of the Saint Celestial Stage!”
“Is there a need for him to lie? Let alone being an Eminent Celestial, he’s the successor of the Fog Rain Progeny and the Sect Leader of Seven Absolutes Sect. Why would he lie?”
People finally realized Duan Ling Tian was not trying to show off earlier when he said the burly middle-aged man was merely a cultivator at the Eighth Form of the Saint Celestial Stage! Faced with an Eminent Celestial, what could a cultivator at the Eighth Form of the Saint Celestial Stage do?
“I’ve only heard about Eminent Celestials… This is my first time seeing one!”
“Me too!”
“Who knew the successor of the Fog Rain Progeny, the First Absolute of the Seven Absolutes Sect, is an Eminent Celestial! Moreover, he looks so young!”
“I don’t think it’s that surprising. After all, the few female members of the Seven Absolutes Sect are at the Ninth Form of the Saint Celestial Stage… As the current successor to the Fog Rain Progeny and the Sect Leader of the Seven Absolutes Sect, it would be strange if he isn’t an Eminent Celestial.”
“Indeed.”
Everyone’s eyes were trained on Duan Ling Tian as they spoke among themselves. It seemed as though they were trying to imprint him in their minds.
Suddenly, an old lady cried out, “Eh?! He… Isn’t he Duan Ling Tian, the Guardian of Fire Worship Sect?”
“Guardian Duan Ling Tian from the Fire Worship Sect?”
After the old lady finished speaking, people began to scrutinize Duan Ling Tian’s face. The more they looked at him, the more they found him familiar. Memories from the past began to slowly surface in their minds.
“There’s no doubt he’s Guardian Duan Ling Tian from the Fire Worship Sect! I’ve seen his portrait before!”
“I saw the portrait as well. However, since it’s been so long, I didn’t realize it immediately.”
“No wonder I found him familiar. As it turns out, he’s Guardian Duan Ling Tian from the Fire Worship Sect. Who knew he’s also the successor of the Fog Rain Progeny? Now that I think about it, he did say his name is Duan Ling Tian earlier!”
“Indeed! He did say his name is Duan Ling Tian!”
“This… A few years ago, he’s the Guardian of Fire Worship Sect. However, he has become the successor of the Fog Rain Progeny, the First Absolute of the Seven Absolutes Sect? What a huge turn!”
“Incredible! Incredible!”
More and more people began to realize Guardian Duan Ling Tian from the Fire Worship Sect was now the successor of the Fog Rain Progeny, the First Absolute of the Seven Absolutes Sect!
“Aren’t Seven Absolutes Sect and Fire Worship Sect mortal enemies?”
“Yes. Not only that, but the Black Kshetra Sect and Heaven Divination Sect are also enemies of the Seven Absolutes Sect… How did a Guardian of the Fire Worship Sect become the successor of the Fog Rain Progeny and Sect Leader of Seven Absolutes Sect?” Many people were baffled by this.
“Are all of you stupid? He probably acted as a spy and infiltrated the Fire Worship Sect to gather information…”
“That would make sense.”
“But… Isn’t Duan Ling Tian’s improvement too outrageous?”
Someone asked, “A few years ago, he managed to defeat the strongest person under the Ninth Form of the Saint Celestial Stage and became the strongest person under the Ninth Form of the Saint Celestial Stage. However, he’s currently an Eminent Celestial. Isn’t his progress too outrageous?”
“Indeed. M-maybe the old man is wrong?”
Everyone turned to look at the finely-dressed old man who said Duan Ling Tian was an Eminent Celestial earlier.
If the successor of the Fog Rain Progeny, the First Absolute of the Seven Absolutes Sect, was someone they did not know, they would not have found it difficult to believe that person was an Eminent Celestial. However, since they knew Duan Ling Tian who was renowned in the Upper Province a few years ago, they found it confusing and hard to believe. After all, they knew what his strength was like at that time. At that time, his strength was second to Tang Xuan, the Sect Leader of Fire Worship Sect. How did he go from being someone who had not broken through to the Ninth Form of the Saint Celestial Stage to an Eminent Celestial in just a few years? How was it possible?
Although the strongest person in the crowd was only at the Second Form of the Saint Celestial Stage, everyone knew how difficult it was to break through from the Ninth Form of the Saint Celestial Stage and become an Eminent Celestial.
The finely-dressed old man ignored the skeptical looks that people were shooting at him. His gaze turned fierce as he looked at Duan Ling Tian. “So you’re the famous Guardian Duan Ling Tian from the Fire Worship Sect who was widely acknowledged as one of the top prodigies in the Dao Martial Saint Land along with Pei Si Hai! All these people think you hadn’t broken through to the Ninth Form of the Saint Celestial Stage at that time. It seems like you hid your strength really well… However, you can’t hide anything from me. I can clearly tell you’re an Eminent Celestial!”
The finely-dressed old man felt insulted when he saw Duan Ling Tian looking at him indifferently and had no intention of replying to him.
“Do you really think you can stop me from taking your daughter as my disciple just because you’re an Eminent Celestial? Do you really think Eminent Celestials are the strongest in the mundane realm?” The finely-dressed old man was clearly very confident about his own strength.
Everyone was confused by the finely-dressed old man’s words.
“Eminent Celestials should be the strongest in the mundane realm, are they not? However, based on his words, it doesn’t seem to be the case…” Many people were shocked and confused, but they did not put much stock in the old man’s words.
Duan Ling Tian merely cocked an eyebrow and said indifferently, “Do you really think I can’t tell that you’re a Bodiless Celestial?”
