228 A horrendous assortment 2 (1/2)

”…what caused everyone to take so long?”

The old man brought his mind from his daydream back to reality, and his eyes casually surveyed the thirty intruders of the building.

The shopkeeper's lips twitched with a hint of a profound smile, and he waved his hand with a demeanor of carelessness.

”Come, come – take a seat!” the elderly man patted his back with his free hand.

”Since everyone's here, we'll leave it at that and begin, ah?”

”Thanking the Esteemed Senior!”

The thirty youths, Shen Ming Yue, and Cheng Yu Xuan lowered themselves into another respectful bow, their countenance devoid of any conflicting emotions. At her seat, An Fei lightly pursed her lips, though she brought herself to remain silent.

…she had been forgotten by even the overly passionate Elder Sister Shen Ming Yue.

Suppressing a sigh welling at the base of her heart and wishing that she had at least brought the small fox along with her to amuse herself, the young girl leaned back into her chair, her countenance smoothing out into a blank sheet of paper.

An Fei then took the liberty to allow her gaze to wander around, curious as to whom the identities of the thirty people belonged to.

Lo and behold, the first person her eyes graced themselves upon was her first enemy since reaching Dong Lin City just yesterday night, Du Yongkang.

The youth of the Du Clan seemed to have noticed her surveying gaze, for he turned his head in her direction.

Locating An Fei's figure, Du Yongkang's countenance flickered for a brief moment, and the young girl noticed a strain of disdain flashing across.

”…he didn't do anything?”

An Fei mused, making a mental tab to investigate into the peculiarity of Du Yongkang's current behavior. As for the rest of the people, the young girl could only describe them in a single sentence.

Young Masters and Young Misses who decided to uphold the bitter and astringent path of cultivation.

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The youths were dressed in a vast assortment of fashion, elegance, color, and extravagance.

Nonetheless, An Fei noticed that their demeanor were all imposing and calm to an astonishing degree, a trait most commonly found amongst endowed aristocrats.

Imposing and domineering were traits that could be easily obtained by living on the streets for a few years, but the combination of calmness and a silent imposing aura manifested when the person found it below themselves to interact with the rest of the world unless necessary.

As such, not even scholars, who desired to disseminate their findings whenever possible – could acquire an aura of that extent.

Even Du Yongkang wasn't exempt from this rule with his explosive and arrogant personality – An Fei couldn't detect a strain of yesterday night's personality from his current, reserved and respectful attitude.

”Everyone has improved quite well since we had last met.”

The shopkeeper's voice calmed the silent but boiling atmosphere, and the old man gently coughed to obtain everyone's attention.

”Though many of you have yet to reach the threshold of the Spirit Building Realm – and some of you have reached or perhaps even gleaned the world beyond it, this will be the topic of my discussion for today,” the elderly shopkeeper released a long exhale of breath.

”Then, let us begin with a simple question: what exactly is the Spirit Building Realm?”

The youths simultaneously frowned as they gazed upon the old man's figure with earnest expressions.

The shopkeeper supported his waist with both hands as he slowly rose to his feet, the creaking of bones prompting everyone to wince.

”The Spirit Building Realm is the first monumental change in the path of cultivation – for it is when practitioners are permitted to effectively execute the Five River Stones Stage of a martial arts technique,” the hoarse voice gently rang close to the ears of the listener.

”Others associate the Spirit Building Realm to be the stage of which the practitioner may communicate with the world to attain greater strength. Some treat it as a realm of divine insight, for which enlightenment becomes a miracle easier to grasp with the proper preparations; these are all perspectives regarding the grand path of cultivation, but do not describe the subject in its entirety.”