Chong Xuzi was a leading figure in the Donghua Immortal Sect. Naturally, what he had heard about Wang Qianqiu was true.
At the very least, he knew the full truth about Xu Yi's battle with Venerable Xia's Golden Armor Divine Body.
He also knew that Sect Leader Zhu had personally left the sect to make a seven-year pact with Venerable Xia for Xu Yi's sake.
The sect having figures like Xiong Bei Ming and Wang Yao was a tremendous boon.
Even if Wang Qianqiu had no hope of ever reaching the Origin Point stage, his very presence could raise the Donghua Immortal Sect's prestige.
Just as Xiong Bei Ming did for the Taiqing Upper Sect.
But Chong Xuzi had never imagined Xu Yi could be a match for Chen Liao. From Elder Xia's account, Chen Liao hadn't been able to fight back at all under the onslaught of Xu Yi's frenzied, swift Seven Thousand Swords.
That left him utterly baffled.
At his level, his judgment of the relative strengths of cultivators at different realms was naturally far more precise than the countless rumors circulating through the martial world.
In his view, every Purple Abode Lord had the strength to battle a Fourth-order Great Demon. The very best among them could take on the strongest Fourth-order demons of the Demon Race.
Wang Qianqiu hadn't reached the Origin Point stage. Destroying a Golden Armor Divine Body that was nowhere near a false core was nothing impressive.
Yet now, Wang Qianqiu had completely suppressed Chen Liao and easily sent him to his death.
That kind of strength was clearly on par with the best among the Purple Abode Lords.
Could the Boundless Sea and Seven Thousand Swords alone have taken him this far?
Chong Xuzi would never be so naive as to believe