After pondering for a moment, Hu Shuisheng stood up and opened the Stone Gate.
"Sect Leader, are you alright?" the Great Elder asked with concern.
"Sect Leader, your cultivation... has dropped a lot," the Second Elder said in surprise.
"If I'm not mistaken, the Sect Leader's cultivation has fallen to the Golden Core Stage," the Third Elder frowned.
"It's the Golden Core Stage, no doubt," the Fourth Elder nodded.
"How could this happen? It's heartbreaking," the Fifth Elder sighed. "The Sect Leader is the only Nascent Soul Cultivator of the Sunset Sect and the spiritual pillar of our sect. Now that the Sect Leader's cultivation has fallen to the Golden Core Stage, the strength of the Sunset Sect will also greatly diminish."
The elders chattered nonstop.
"Don't worry," Hu Shuisheng slowly said, "My decline in cultivation is only temporary. It won't take long for me to recover to the Nascent Soul Stage."
"It can't be that easy, can it?" the Great Elder raised an eyebrow.