Previously, the Sages who had been monitoring the spatial vortex had only communicated through their divine souls. Most had only left behind clones or artifacts infused with their inner qi through secret arts, so as not to mess up their original plans.0

At that time, because their exchanges occurred purely through divine sense, no one could determine each other’s true cultivation levels. This allowed them to communicate and trade in a relatively equal environment.0

However, now that all of them had arrived in person, their cultivation realms were laid bare for all to see. In such circumstances, their respective statuses naturally became established. For example, both Sage Loudmouth and Shang Xia were revealed to be at the fifth star.0

Shang Xia was less of a surprise. After all, the awe-inspiring scene of him single-handedly charging into the center of the spatial vortex was still fresh in everyone’s memory. So when he revealed his strength, the others were not shocked, instead, they reacted as if it were expected. A couple even sighed in relief, thankful that his cultivation had not reached the high-level of the Martial Emptiness Realm.0

But in contrast, Sage Loudmouth revealing that he, too, was a fifth star cultivator stunned several of the other present Sages, none more so than Mister Drama.0

Previously, when their avatars had interacted via divine soul, Sage Loudmouth had always...0