Even if he fought Manifestation Realm opponents, he would still be gaining combat experience. Warriors and cultivators of every kind had an endless array of methods.
Of all the battles so far, two remained especially vivid in Chu Xuanao's memory.
The first had been a Late Manifestation Realm warrior with an earth attribute. That man had not even been particularly strong among the opponents Chu Xuanao had faced.
He could burrow underground. Having comprehended the earth attribute in the Transcendent Realm, he wielded the Void Earth Mystic Art, much like Tuxingsun.
If Jin Xuan had not hauled the man up from below at the end, Chu Xuanao would truly have let him escape—the kind of opponent he could not have stopped even if he tried.
Out of curiosity, Chu Xuanao had even recorded that man's Void Earth Mystic Art for himself and occasionally studied it in his spare time.
The second had been a saber wielder from the Five Elements Heavenly Sect, likely a prodigy, with a Late Ascension Realm expert secretly protecting him.
That man possessed the strength of the Dharma Aspect Realm Peak, and Chu Xuanao still could not forget his murderous Sharp Metal Saber Intent.
Though the saber had only broken through Chu Xuanao's flesh and left a tiny bloody mark by relying on the edge of a Famous Weapon, the howling saber intent had still left his entire body aching.
Most importantly, they had clearly been in the same realm, yet Chu Xuanao had been forced to follow that man's fighting rhythm and had been at a complete disadvantage.
That saber wielder had constantly tempered himself through experience and possessed far too much combat experience. He had actually made Chu Xuanao feel as though he were facing Jinyan and the others.
In terms of strength and