The gathering was indeed very casual. All the Nascent Soul cultivators were at a similar level, and they mostly discussed issues encountered during cultivation. Those who had answers would provide solutions.
Li Shiming was witnessing such interactions among cultivators for the first time. Although there were gatherings of cultivators on the Beishu Continent, they mostly involved trade, and even exchange of experiences wouldn't be so direct.
The Nascent Soul cultivators had a sense of mutual assistance for collective improvement, rather than being secretive individually.
He also understood that the primary reason for this situation was that the number of Nascent Soul Early Stage Practitioners in the Ten Thousand Beast Sect was quite large, so there wasn't much fierce competition for resources. The goal for Nascent Soul Early Stage Practitioners was to advance to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.
