It turned out that over the past few months, Gu Chenxiao had been constantly boasting about how formidable his disciple was within the Ancestral Witch Sect. Furthermore, Gu Chenxiao’s own performance on the battlefield had eclipsed that of many Ancestral Witch Sect elders. Consequently, the sect’s many super-geniuses had taken Chen Xuan as their new benchmark, regarding him as a hypothetical rival to motivate themselves, even if they harbored no genuine hostility toward him on the surface.
Hearing Qiu Shanhuang put it that way, Chen Xuan cast a glance at Gu Chenxiao. Seeing the expression on his master's face—one that suggested he was setting his own disciple up—Chen Xuan felt a mix of amusement and helplessness. He knew Gu Chenxiao wanted to apply some pressure, to keep him from thinking he could simply steamroll every genius he encountered. It was, in a sense, a two-way form of motivation: it stoked the fighting spirit of the Ancestral Witch Sect’s elite while creating a sense of urgency for Chen Xuan, the feeling of being pursued by thousands.
"Qiu... Brother Qiu Shan, I am only at the Meteor level of the Star Realm, and my cultivation is a hundred and eight thousand miles behind yours and the Evil Emperor’s. I could never hope to catch up to you," Gu Yueping said, his head hung so low he was nearly invisible, his body trembling with nervousness.
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