A faint gleam shone in Duanmu Xiao's eyes, Chen Fei's figure reflected in his pupils.
At this moment, Duanmu Xiao was less than twenty li away from Chen Fei. He had been following Chen Fei like this for a full hour.
And since half an hour ago, Duanmu Xiao had maintained this distance, constantly observing Chen Fei.
Eye arts and breath-concealing techniques were mandatory cultivation methods for Sangying Sect assassins. For an assassin at Duanmu Xiao's Joint Aperture Realm level, merely observing a target's aura and flight could sometimes yield a great deal of information.
Just as with Duanmu Xiao now, though he was twenty li away from Chen Fei, he had already begun piecing together much of Chen Fei's information, comparing it against the intelligence report to confirm the target's details.
What the ear heard was false, while what the eye saw was true. Duanmu Xiao had always relied on his own observations to reach his final conclusions.
The intelligence provided by the Sangying Sect was useful, but it could not be trusted wholesale. He had to judge according to the actual circumstances.
"His body has been specially tempered, and to no low level. His control over vital energy is exquisitely precise, and the cultivation art he practices has already been comprehended to a profound realm. I cannot make out his Primordial Spirit, but judging by the intelligence, it is very strong!"
Light flickered faintly in Duanmu Xiao's eyes as he reassessed Chen Fei's combat strength.
Second Stage Joint Aperture Realm was no exaggeration. From Duanmu Xiao's perspective, Chen Fei's body, vital energy, and mind were unified and balanced, without a single shortcoming.
It was difficult to imagine that this was a martial artist who had only broken through to the Joint Aperture Realm two years ago.
Duanmu Xiao