Gu ChaoRen coughed violently, bending over as if a gust of wind could knock him down.
Pang Feng squinted at the old man before him and shook his head inwardly.
Cultivation is difficult, especially for those who practice the Martial Path; advancing beyond the Grandmaster stage without a Secret Realm is almost impossible.
How much hardship had Gu ChaoRen endured in this quiet little mountain village, spending ten years and exhausting his Vitality to set up the Spirit Gathering Array? What was the use? There was none; Pang Feng had just probed the entire Gu Family Town with his Divine Sense, and this place couldn't possibly contain any Spiritual Power.
Ten years of effort with nothing to show for it—such a setback might still leave hope for the young, but for a nonagenarian, Gu ChaoRen's lifetime was destined to never bridge the gap to Profound Mystery, for he had little time left.