This was called clever people doing clever things—or having the sense to read the room.
At first, the armored general had only noticed that he could not see through Cang Yunxin's cultivation. When Yue Qianchou entered later, he had not paid much attention at first, because Yue Qianchou's timid replies made him look down on him somewhat. But once he discovered that he likewise could not see through Yue Qianchou's cultivation, he was instantly startled. How had two Immortal Emperor-level experts suddenly arrived from the Immortal Realm?
The Underworld's cultivation levels were divided into four ranks: Nether Scholar, Nether Saint, Nether Lord, and Nether Emperor, corresponding respectively to the Lesser Immortal, High Immortal, Great Immortal, and Immortal Emperor ranks of the Immortal Realm. The armored general's cultivation was not low either; otherwise, he would not have been assigned to guard the Underworld's entrance. He was at the late Nether Lord stage, equivalent to the late Great Immortal stage. Since even he could not see through them, these two were clearly at least early Immortal Emperor-level experts.
The reason he had been startled was not that he feared Cang Yunxin. From Cang Yunxin's earlier actions, he could tell that Cang Yunxin clearly had some misgivings about the Underworld. But the fellow who came later was different. His cultivation was obviously so high, so why was he pretending to be weak? In his years of experience, people who played the pig to eat the tiger were often the easiest to overlook—and often the most terrifying.
Thus, seeing that the two still had not left, he did not dare say anything further. If he provoked them into anger, he would not be able to bear the consequences. Besides, they had entered with a token and had broken no rules... So he simply turned