Clarifying Doubts

Baidu Search Seeing that the young man opposite him had already reached the peak of Foundation Establishment at such a young age, Yuan Shihai was utterly astonished. But he knew full well that one's cultivation could not be faked in the slightest. Seeing, at the same time, that the other party possessed two fourth-grade high-grade demon beasts, he became even more certain that the man's cultivation was genuine.

Before such an opponent, he had no power to fight back at all. Thus, he spoke with extreme respect.

"Hehe, it's nothing. This Qin was resting atop a distant mountain when he happened to hear fighting here and came over to take a look. I didn't expect two villains to be running amok here. It seems Fellow Daoist Yuan's life truly wasn't meant to end."

Qin Fengming saw that the middle-aged cultivator standing opposite him had a square face, wide eyes that gleamed brightly, and a composed expression. Knowing that the man was certainly no petty thief, he felt a great deal of goodwill toward him.

"Alas, I won't hide it from Fellow Daoist Qin. The Wen brothers had been acquainted with this Yuan for twenty years already. The three of us originally cultivated near Qingyu City, five hundred thousand li from here. Because of my Household's origins, I began refining weapons from childhood, and those two brothers were also highly skilled in weapon refinement. That was why we came together to participate in Manghuang Mountain's skill Grand Competition, hoping to join Manghuang Mountain."

At this point, the cultivator surnamed Yuan let out a soft sigh. After a brief pause, he continued:

"I never expected that, upon arriving here, my own carelessness in mentioning that I possessed two rare weapon-refinement materials would arouse the brothers' covetousness. That was also the fault of