The sacred land's disciples were bewildered by Lu Changsheng's name, but the martial artists who had come for the disciple recruitment were just as stunned, if not more so. 

The sacred land's disciples had seen their share of dazzling talents; the people outside the sacred lands had not. Upon seeing Lu Changsheng, their eyes went wide with open curiosity.

"That's the legendary Saint Lu?"

"It's actually Saint Lu… I can't believe it."

"Saint Lu could slay Martial Saints back when he was still a Martial Venerable. Now that he's become a Martial Saint, can you even imagine how strong he has to be?"

"Saint Lu must be here to join the Heavenly River Sacred Land too. But no Martial Saint has succeeded in joining for the past hundred years. I wonder if Saint Lu can pull it off."

"If even Saint Lu can't join the sacred land, then what Martial Saint ever could?"

These onlookers were not particularly strong, nor was...