"Oh, its essence was injured before, and it hasn't recovered yet."
Seeing the three of them react, Chen Fei realized he might have spoken a little too hastily and added an explanation with a smile.
Although Nie Li truly seemed rather weak to Chen Fei now, when he considered the current strength of Min Yanlu and the other two, they seemed to be on par with Nie Li.
Nie Li's injuries had naturally healed completely long ago, but Chen Fei indeed had no intention of taking Nie Li to the Thousand Feathers Alliance.
First, the Yuan Chen Sword Sect needed a fourth-tier power to remain behind. Chen Fei's clone could certainly do that, but if an intense battle broke out, Chen Fei might need to summon his clone to share the burden.
Then the Yuan Chen Sword Sect would lack sufficient protection, so he might as well leave Nie Li behind outright.
As far as Nie Li's current value to Chen Fei went, Nie Li could offer no help in high-intensity battles.
In low-intensity ones, Chen Fei could simply step forward and settle things with a single sword strike. Whether he brought Nie Li or not, the result would be the same.
"Still not recovered?" Min Yanlu frowned slightly.
His last visit had coincided with Nie Li's first arrival in Qianyan City, and Nie Li had indeed been gravely injured then.
Had Nie Li still not recovered after all these years?
"But that means we'll have one fewer fighter when we face the monster kings," Yan Yinwen said with a frown.
Monster kings might not be stronger than Mountain Sea Realm cultivators of the same level, but they were certainly difficult to deal with.
Before Yan Yinwen came to Qianyan City, Min Yanlu had told her that Chen Fei was