Fifth-grade state boundary, Feather Transformation flying in the sky.
This sounded just like the legendary "Immortal Realm," didn’t it?
Everyone was lost for a while, silently digesting these seemingly outrageous realities, gradually coming to terms with them.
Elder Yu quietly asked Mo Hua, "So, did you really... join a fifth-grade major sect?"
Mo Hua nodded, "Yes."
Elder Yu trembled as he spoke, "Then wouldn’t there be... Hollow Void cultivators in the fifth-grade major sect?"
Mo Hua nodded again, "Hollow Void cultivators are the sect’s ancestors, and he personally taught me formation techniques."
With these words, everyone was astounded.
A Heaven Void Ancestor personally teaching Mo Hua formation techniques!
What an incredible honor!
All things considered, Mo Hua could practically be considered... a "disciple" of the Heaven Void Ancestor?!
Heaven Void... this was truly a presence beyond their understanding of Tao cultivation, existing in several dimensions higher.
A person standing at the edge of the world, impossible for them to meet in their lifetime.
Not to mention Hollow Void, let alone Feather Transformation, for most loose cultivators in Tongxian City, encountering even a Golden Core cultivator was a lifelong impossibility.
Master Luo, with reverence, softly asked, "Then... Young Master Mo... your formations, aren’t they... even more powerful now?"
Mo Hua nodded, "Indeed, they are more powerful."
Master Luo was awe-struck and curiously asked,
"I’ve heard that in Qianxue State, geniuses are as numerous as clouds, and competition in major sects is extremely fierce. Young Master Mo, how are you ranked among your peers?"
Mo Hua replied truthfully, "Among my fellow disciples, my formations are the most formidable."
Master Luo was deeply shaken.
Mo Hua continued, "Across the fifth-grade Qianxue State, among all contemporaneous geniuses in major families and sects, my formations remain the strongest."
Master Luo was momentarily at a loss, somewhat... unsure of how to react.
Honestly, this exceeded his understanding a bit.
Mo Hua further said, "In the Qianxue Genius Formation Competition, I claimed first place twice."
Master Luo furrowed his brows, momentarily bewildered, completely unsure of the weight of "first place."
To win... twice?
Wasn’t Qianxue State a fifth-grade state?
Wasn’t it filled with geniuses like clouds?
How could first place be so easily attained? And to achieve it twice?
Not only Master Luo but also Master Qian, Old Master An, Elder Yu, and others exchanged glanced at each other with perplexed expressions, uncertain whether or not they should praise Mo Hua.
But how to praise?
With what words?
With what emotions?
The accomplishments Mo Hua mentioned — just how impressive were they? In their hearts, there was only emptiness, with no concrete idea.
Then Mo Hua narrated more "glorious" achievements:
For example, in Taixu Gate, he was a junior brother; in the Sword Discussion Conference, he led his fellow disciples to victory; the geniuses of the Four Great Sects weren’t his match; now his sect was the first major school in Qianxue; whether the Heaven Void Ancestor or the Feathered Transformation Sect Leader, both treated him well...
The attendees grew quiet, increasingly bewildered, clearly uncertain of how to respond.
Not until the end, when Mo Hua casually mentioned, "I’ve reached Foundation Establishment Late Stage and next will be preparing for Core Formation..."
That everyone comprehended.
Instantly, everyone present became visibly moved, and the hall was abuzz.
"Foundation Establishment Late Stage!"
"Ten years of cultivation, Foundation Establishment Late Stage! Unbelievable..."
"No wonder he’s a disciple of a fifth-grade major sect!"
"Amazing!"
"Has the potential to become an immortal..."
"Our Tongxian City has produced an astonishing genius!"
...
Mo Hua sighed, somewhat helplessly.