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Zhao Xing saw the plan proceed smoothly and immediately withdrew his avatar from the stage.
"Chu Qianqiu and Zhuang Daren really aren't dead, could it be because of that Tree Guardian's existence?"
Zhao Xing looked towards the burly Jiang Yaochun, and the latter seemed to sense his gaze, looked back, and nodded slightly.
"That's good, having some strong individuals left will be beneficial for me when I take charge of the Shangluo Academy in the future," Zhao Xing thought to himself.
A Middle Grade cultivator from the Self Sect, from a national perspective, is not difficult to cultivate.
But High Grade, especially Second Grade, is quite rare.
If one perishes, it takes a long time to replace them.
Shangluo Academy developed for nearly three thousand years during the Great Zhou Period, maintaining a stable number of High Grade cultivators at a relatively low scale.
This was during peacetime!
