Based on their conversation, Lin Feng could deduce that the two teenage cultivators were both disciples of the Xuandao Sect which Pu Beizi had belonged to.
Not long after they had climbed the mountain, they said their farewells and left. Some meddlesome disciples on Mount Heng spread the word that the Xuandao Sect would be visiting in a few days time, as they anticipated excitedly a good sparring contest between disciples of the two Sects.
The Xuandao Sect and the Hengyue Faction were relatively close to each other geographically. For the past thousand years, the two sects had given each other mutual aid, guarding together against outside forces and demonic invasion. Yet, they were also secretly competing with one another, whereby disciples often battled with disciples of the other sect at a similar skill level.
However, this time round, the competition Lin Feng sensed had a different atmosphere.