Those who had attained the Dao, Sword Immortals among them, seemed able to turn Heaven and Earth grim and murderous with a single sentence.
Xiao Pu was silent as a cicada in winter. In that instant, she became completely certain: the life-or-death battle at the Ma residence earlier had definitely not been the Jade Purity versus Jade Purity, plus martial arts against divine abilities, that they had estimated.
It had been Immortal against Immortal.
As for the price Chen Ping'an and White Jade Capital's Sect Master Lu had paid for borrowing realms and Daoist arts, Xiao Pu and Senior Brother Liu had each made their own calculations. Even if Chen Ping'an was a Limitless Martial Cultivator, she had still believed he would plunge all the way down to the Cave Mansion Realm in one breath. Senior Brother Liu, however, had said that Chen Ping'an's martial physique was extraordinary. Back on Tongye Continent, he had used the words "strongest" to enter the Peak Qi Flourishing level through martial fortune. That might have helped Chen Ping'an halt his downward slide, stopping at Golden Core.
Liu Taozhi could only smooth things over and explain, "The Xiyuan Ren driven out by Cui Chan back then belonged solely to our West Mountain Sword Hidden branch; they had nothing to do with Qin Buyi's or Xiao Pu's branches. Their comings and goings on Treasure Bottle Continent were not bound by Great Li's rules. If West Mountain Sword Hidden and Cherry Green Clothes had not needed to obey the main hall's orders and take turns protecting Martial Uncle Cheng on his Dao path, Liu would not have set foot on Treasure Bottle Continent again."
Chen Ping'an smiled and corrected him. "They were merely escorted out of the territory. It could not be called expulsion. Senior Brother Cui