This comparison of power in the two paths of the golden core is the best that these weaker beings at the third mortal coil could tell by looking at the three of them.
And this was only if these foundation establishment cultivators were informed about the state of existence of the fourth mortal coil.
But aside from this information, there was nothing else that could be seen. This was because the three of them looked alike from afar.
To be more accurate, it was that the foundation establishment cultivators couldn't see the facial features of the three of them. So the three of them just look like bright golden people. In fact, the weaker ones looking at them might be blinded by the glow of their existence.
But one of the people of the Purple Flower sect at the peak of the third mortal coil wanted to see what the golden core cultivator of the Blood Skull sect looked like and had also trained a visual technique to help him discern Arthur's features.
So he operated this visual technique for a while and focused on Arthur's face. After a few seconds, he was able to see past the glow of Arthur's existence to gaze upon his face.
What he saw shocked him because he had seen that face before. He knew exactly where he had seen Arthur's face, which was why it made Arthur's presence here incomprehensible.
The man shook his head and said, "Maybe I saw wrong. Or maybe I remembered wrong."
Just to be sure that he wasn't mistaken, he strained his eyes again to get a good look at Arthur's face. When what he saw remained the same, he extracted the memory of what he just saw and shared it with the other disciples of the Purple Flower sect to see if Arthur looked like the person he had in mind.
When everyone saw it, they all claimed that Arthur was exactly the person that they had in mind. Apparently, Arthur was the most famous disciple of the Blood Skull in the younger generation of the sect.
Arthur was famous in the Purple Flower sect for two things. One of them was very good, while the other was very bad.
The good thing that he was known for was for writing books and using the proceeds of his books to establish and run dojos all over the Five Veins region. Many people from the Purple Flower sect are beneficiaries of this endeavor and liked him for it.
The bad thing that he was known for was for killing and terrorizing many people of the sect in the intersect competition. This had caused many people to hate him.
When the news that he was the golden core elder spread among the disciples of the Purple Flower sect, these two things that he was known for caused them to have mixed reactions.
First of all, they were all very surprised and shocked that Arthur had advanced to the fourth mortal coil in such a short amount of time. By their reckoning, Arthur was just 50 years old. This was the time that cultivators in families were making their breakthroughs to the second mortal coil.
Loose cultivators performed even worse. Most of them at this age would be nowhere near advancing to the second mortal coil. Yet, Arthur had skipped the second mortal coil and the third mortal coil to advance to the fourth mortal coil in the same amount of time.
His cultivation speed could only be considered shocking. But after they were shocked and stunned, they began to feel other emotions.
Some of them realized that they hated him, so they became extra sore that he was so talented. On the other side, some people who liked him were very happy to have him visit their sect and even happier that he was so talented.
These two sides couldn't find common ground and couldn't see eye to eye about what to feel about Arthur's presence in their sect. So they began to argue.
At first, their argument was quiet and between a few people. But more and more people began to join in, and emotions began to boil. Very soon, the matter escalated.
The voices of the people arguing became loud enough to draw the attention of everyone on the banquet floor. To make matters worse, both sides separated into two groups that shouted at each other.
Things became worse when the people of the Blood Skull sect joined in. As people who liked to prove their points with their strength and fists, the matter became something that everyone was just a step away from fighting for.
All of these actions finally drew the attention of the three golden core cultivators. They extended their divine sense down below to understand what was going on. When they did, their reaction also varied.
When Arthur understood what was going on, he chuckled to himself and said, "How amusing."
But Green Viper didn't think what was happening was amusing in any way. He turned to Arthur and glared fiercely as he said, "Are you Arthur Red Mane?"
Arthur sensed that something was wrong with Green Viper's reaction, but he still answered the question without fear.
He sighed and said, "That was the name that I bore in my younger, more impulsive days. I am Daoist Lightning Tyrant now. I'm sure that you also have an embarrassing past."
After saying this, he laughed lightly to ease the atmosphere. But Green Viper was not amused.
Green Viper glared at Arthur with venom in his green eyes as if he wanted to eat Arthur whole as he said, "You killed my son."
Arthur's first reaction was shock. He thought to himself in surprise as he said, "You had a son? With your poisonous body? How did you manage that?"
He even wanted to ask if Green Viper could still produce healthy sperm and if his sperm was poisonous. But he knew that Green Viper wasn't in the mood to satisfy his curiosity at all, so he withheld his question.