The two involved in the internal energy competition were astonished for the same reason.
In the Western Regions, there were not many advanced internal energy training manuals. The Daoless Divine Power of Golden Roc Castle and the several internal energy manuals of the Four Noble Truths Temple were only admired and recommended by their own respective disciples. If they talked about it in front of the disciples of the famous sects in the Central Plains, they would only receive a sneer of disdain. To them from the Central Plains, internal energy was far less attractive than external martial arts skills like the Death Sutra.
