"I have a direct disciple, Yuan Fei, who is talented and clever. Joining my Sect for just over a decade, he has already formed his Golden Core. Compared to several of these true disciples, he is hardly weaker, and I believe he should be considered a candidate," a middle-aged Purple Mansion cultivator from the Wild Beast lineage spoke up.
"Your disciple was merely defeated by my apprentice, and you dare bring him up?" A White Crane Elder from the Vermilion Bird lineage snorted coldly not far away, "Speaking of which, my apprentice's cultivation has already reached the peak of the Golden Core Realm, just a step away from the Purple Mansion..."
Before he could finish, someone interjected, "And just how old is your apprentice to even say that?"
