"In the future, when our Nanming Village settles on Flowing Cloud Peak, perhaps we can seek guidance on the essence of 'Hard Practice' from your society and mutually cultivate our potentials."
Ye Qingming's face showed a trace of surprise.
Gu Huaijiu's displeasure on his face immediately diminished somewhat, secretly admiring Ning Zhuo's eloquence, knowing full well that he was not as skilled in responding.
Kong Ran chuckled and also felt Ning Zhuo's response was quite clever: "Mutual cultivation in Hard Practice encompasses at least two possibilities. One is a close relationship between Nanming Village and Thorn Society, where they mutually explore the insights into cultivation. The other is adversarial, where Nanming Village imposes hardship on Thorn Society, 'helping' them adhere to their own cultivation concepts and 'assist' them in their cultivation."
Li Ku stood there, stunned, lost in silence.
