"Reporting to you, Senior, those talismans were obtained by this junior through a stroke of fortune from an ancient cultivator's Cave Abode." After bowing again, Qin Fengming spoke with utmost respect.
"What? You actually knew that this old man was a Nascent Soul cultivator. How did you know?"
The forty-year-old Core Formation cultivator's expression suddenly changed when he heard Qin Fengming's words. He had been extremely confident in his qi-concealing technique and had never expected that this early Core Formation cultivator before him would see through him at a glance.
"Nothing special. The cultivation method this junior practices is unusual. I can sense some extremely faint energy fluctuations. Although Senior concealed your qi extremely well, this junior was still able to sense a trace of it."
Qin Fengming did not panic in the slightest and answered respectfully as before.
Gazing at Qin Fengming and seeing his exceptionally calm expression and peaceful tone, without the slightest fluctuation showing, Gongsun Shangwen and the other cultivator also nodded lightly. After a moment, Gongsun Shangwen said:
"Since you are not a disciple of the Netherworld Sect, things will be much easier to discuss. By now, I imagine you already know that even without you taking part in the martial arts tournament, Jingyao would not suffer the slightest future trouble. As long as Junior Disciple Brother Li acted, he would certainly defeat everyone else. Thus, this martial arts tournament to select a husband was merely a game. I hope you will not take it to heart."
Faced with Qin Fengming's calm expression, Gongsun Shangwen was also deeply astonished.
One had to understand that any Core Formation cultivator facing two Nascent Soul cultivators would be extremely cautious, not daring to overstep in the slightest.
Yet the young man before them was not only entirely without restraint