"Master, why did you let her go? Lu Xiaoyan has killed quite a few members of our Demon Sect over the years. Even Uncle Hong perished at her hands. Now that she was alone for once, wasn't this the best chance to get rid of her?"
One of the figures asked in confusion.
"It was not that I deliberately let her go. That little girl truly is formidable. If she wanted to leave, I could not stop her."
The Bewitchingly Handsome Man shook his head.
"Even you could not stop her, Master?"
The two figures were alarmed. They knew all too well how unfathomably profound their mysterious master was.
Leaving aside everything else, they had already reached the Golden Core Second Revolution, yet they still could not see through what realm their master had truly attained.
And yet such an inscrutable master now said that even he could not keep Lu Xiaoyan behind?
"Do not underestimate Fairy Lu. By the standards of your era, though she has only just entered the Golden Core Fourth Revolution, the Mana Golden Core she condensed is very likely the most powerful kind—the High Grade Golden Core.
"Coupled with that exceptionally brilliant swordsmanship of hers, even I could only maintain an undefeated position against her.
"If I wished to keep her here and she fought for her life, it would most likely end in mutual destruction.
"We still have important matters ahead of us. There is no need to contend over a momentary fit of pride."
"Golden Core Fourth Revolution, High Grade Golden Core?!"
The two figures were once again stunned.
Ever since Lu Qing had revealed within the Holy Mountain that the path of the Golden Core had nine revolutions, and that Golden Cores were divided into three grades—
That saying had gradually spread