"Senior, during the process of verifying your identity with this round ball object, we noticed that your location was shown near us as a massive red dot. We were not informed about this by the Great Elder or senior Yue Jang, and we assumed that this information was supposed to be confidential," one of the men stepped forward and explained. He then expressed confusion and asked, "But senior, I have never seen you before. Could you please tell us who you are?"
Wang Chen had mastered the Celestial Thief Technique, which allowed him to conceal his cultivation realm completely. Not even a single trace of his Qi seeped out, making it nearly impossible for anyone to detect his true strength.
As a result, when the other disciples tried to sense his cultivation base, they were unable to do so and assumed that he must be a senior with an extremely high cultivation base. This is why they referred to him as "senior" and showed him such deference.