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The Core Disciples of the Crushing Mountain Sect were mostly in the early Immortal Realm, with a few being promising youngsters still in the Spirit Realm. They were also a proud lot, having been told for most of their careers that they were the future of the Sect, then its backbone, and now that they had reached Immortality, they saw little reason to listen to others.
Given time, they would hit a bottleneck and start to grow out of their arrogance, but when Cain began the lesson just after lunch that day, only six of the two hundred and some Core Disciples had decided to attend.
"Sect Master Cain, should we delay a moment while we fetch the others?" One of the Elders asked politely.
"No need. Opportunity comes when it comes. If they miss the session and it could have helped them, that's their fate." Cain replied with a placid smile.