Chapter 17: The Secret of the Desolate expanse (4)

  Noticing the glint in the old man's eyes, Chang Sheng's footsteps paused for a moment before resuming normally. "This is a cultivator above the Soul Nourishing stage," Chang Sheng thought to himself. He walked up to the old man and respectfully handed over the elder's waist token that his master had given him.

  The old man took the token, but didn't look at it. Instead, he fixed his gaze on Chang Sheng's body and the giant sword behind him. With a calm and gentle nod, he smiled: "You're that young man with incredible strength those rabbits downstairs are always talking about? You've only been an outer disciple for a year, yet you can already carry a thousand jin of weight on your back, and when you walk, you don't make any sound at all. It's truly astonishing to me!"

  Noticing the glint in the old man's eyes, Chang Sheng's footsteps paused for a moment before resuming normally. "This is a cultivator stronger than the Soul Nourishing stage," Chang Sheng thought to himself. He walked up to the old man and respectfully handed over the elder's waist token that his master had given him.

  The old man took the token, but didn't look at it. Instead, he fixed his gaze on Chang Sheng's body and the giant sword behind him. With a calm and gentle nod, he smiled: "You're that young man with incredible strength those rabbits downstairs are always talking about?! You've only been an outer disciple for a year and can already carry a thousand jin of weight, yet you don't make any sound when walking. It's truly astonishing to me!"