As soon as these words were spoken, the courtyard instantly plunged into a dead silence.
At Qin An's table, everyone wore expressions of shock and horror.
Only those present could truly grasp the weight of Gao Lingyu's words just now.
Though today's attendees were merely representatives of the middle-tier forces in Xunyang Prefecture, which of them was not a powerful figure in the Outer Elixir Realm?
If not for the special status of the Profound Celestial Array Gate, they would not have lowered themselves to attend a banquet hosted by Gao Lingyu, a mere Condensed Vein Cultivator.
Yet at this moment, this Sect Leader, well-connected within Xunyang Prefecture, was praising a minor Prefecture General so highly, showing the astonishing potential of this young man.
The well-dressed man who first struck up a conversation with Qin An was filled with regret.
If he hadn't previously neglected the other party, he might have forged good relations by now.
