266 Love at First Sigh (1/2)

There was a total of 52 sects in the alliance of sects in the Hengliu galaxy, and they were all the top sects in the galaxy.

Whether it was the Lightning Knife Sect or the Thunder Knife Sect—or even another sect altogether—they were, at the end of the day, but one of 52 sects in the alliance.

While it was true that the genius disciple from the Thunder Knife Sect, Han Yuzheng, was unnaturally strong, there was simply no lack of competition from the other sects.

In fact, there were probably people stronger than him, though not many of them existed.

There was Mo Yitian, for example. He was the first among the younger generation of the Tiansong Sect and was less than 30 years old, but he was already a late Dharma adept who had trained his Dharma power so well that he could execute the Dharmic possession technique. If a comparison had to be drawn, you could even say he was no weaker than the Thunder Knife Sect's Han Yuzheng.

Of course, to Zhou Donghuang, there was not much difference between Han Yuzheng and Mo Yitian. Neither of them was deserving of the title ”genius.”

”Genius” was, in his eyes, something befitting only the most outstanding talents from a peerless sect of all the galaxies in the vast, expansive universe.

The Hengliu galaxy was but a tiny galaxy in within the vast universe, and the universe had plenty of galaxies within it. In terms of resources and wealth, the Hengliu galaxy was, at best, at the lower middle grade.

Much like the Luohe galaxy where Luo Qinghan's family hailed from, that was but a galaxy slightly above the lowest grade.

And as for the Kaiyuan galaxy which housed the Ziyun planet, that galaxy was considered a low-grade galaxy.

”Dharmic possession?”

The people on the Hengliu galaxy who could execute the Dharmic possession technique at the Dharma stage were regarded as talented geniuses whose potential was limitless.

But for people who came from a rich and resourceful galaxy—galaxies that were major powers—it was the opposite. If they could not successfully execute the technique while they were still a Dharma adept, there was basically no way they would still be supported and cultivated after the moved to the Primordial Soul stage.

The powers saw no need to cultivate the talents of these people—it would only be a waste of resources. It was far better to divert these resources to be used on the few talented people.

And it was precisely because of this that Zhou Donghuang was not particularly moved by the fact that a late Dharma adept could execute the Dharmic possession technique.

So much so that He Mengxi and Da Zhuang, who had switched to training using the Thousand-Star Sword Technique as well as the Fiery Thunder Training Regimen, could already master the technique even though their level of training was only at the mid Dharma stage.

Especially Da Zhuang.

…

The more time passed, the more people trickled in.

Some of the sect leaders of the 52 sects from the alliance were familiar with each other. They had personal friendships with each other, so they would meet up once they were here.

”The people of the Jihan Sect are here.”

All of a sudden, the Lightning Sword Sect's Summer Valley Head's voice rang out. Zhou Donghuang, who had been resting with his eyes shut, opened his eyes.

”Look carefully, little junior brother. Has your little lover arrived?” He Mengxi asked with a teasing smirk on her face when she saw that Zhou Donghuang was looking out into the distance at a group of women who had arrived.

On his end, he had already been keeping a lookout before He Mengxi had even asked the question. Tapping into the power of the Lord of the Four Supremes to enhance his vision, he could spot Luo Qinghan among the group of people from the Jihan Sect, even from that distance.

Although Luo Qinghan was all the way at the back of the crowd, she easily stood out in the sea of people with her beautiful face.

Quite a few of the Dharma disciples from all of the big sects were strong, young men, which was why they were all abuzz with chatter when they caught sight of the beautiful female disciples from the alliance.

”Quite a number of the Jihan Sect disciples are really pretty.”

”Quite a number, indeed. Must be nice being a guy from that sect and being able to interact with them on a regular basis.”

”You guys, hurry over and come take a look! That disciple all the way at the back, she's so pretty!”

…

A crowd of the energetic, young male disciples from the Lightning Sword Sect was already appraising the female disciples from the Jihan Sect rather seriously, despite the fact that they were still quite a distance away. The bunch of them were like a pack of hungry wolves; their eyes were gleaming, and they might as well have been drooling.

There was no doubt that Luo Qinghan was the best of the Jihan Sect disciples in terms of her looks.

Even if she were standing all the way at the back and not particularly outstanding, her face naturally commanded attention. Aside from the beautiful woman leading the Jihan Sect, she was the other focal point of the sect.

”Is that her, little junior brother?”

He Mengxi stood beside Zhou Donghuang. She followed his gaze and caught a good look of Luo Qinghan, then she continued whispering to him, ”She really is quite the fair looker… She suits you well.”

At this time, He Mengxi had coincidentally caught Luo Qinghan's eye when the latter let her gaze sweep over her side. But just as quickly it came, she looked away with her head bowed.

In a split second, the bunch of hot-blooded disciples—who were very much like wolves and tigers—all turned away in disappointment.

With a bow of her head, Luo Qinghan had kept half of her beautiful face shielded. They could no longer see her face anymore, no matter how much they wanted to.

”Little junior brother, your little lover's rather shy when she sees you.” He Mengxi chuckled lightly.

Zhou Donghuang had already grown accustomed to He Mengxi's teasing, so all he did was look away with a helpless shake of his head.

He let out a sigh of relief after he saw Luo Qinghan here.

At the very least, he now knew that Luo Wuchen had successfully administered the Developing Essence, an ancient core drug given to him by Zhou Donghuang, on Luo Qinghan.

Otherwise, there was no way Luo Qinghan would already be at the Dharma stage within such a short period of time; she was already strong enough to participate in the Alliance Hunt.

”Seems like she really didn't switch to training with the Technique of Everlasting Youth.”