Fairy Sword Ji and Wu Ling had been exceptionally gifted cultivators to begin with, on par with Chi Xue and Fei Peng. Now they had also cultivated the Nine Reversals Heavenly Technique, Buddhist Cultivation Method, and various other powerful techniques and secret arts. Their strength was formidable: even in the late Saint God stage, they could easily defeat experts at the great perfection of the Saint God stage, even when outnumbered.
To make their trials more effective, they increased the number of people challenging them—five, seven, even ten at a time. This put them under considerable pressure, especially when they faced ten experts at the great perfection of the Saint God stage.
All the cultivators confident enough to challenge the two were influential figures in the God Realm, and their strength was considerable. What was more, they had the advantage of a higher cultivation realm. It was no wonder the pair felt pressured; even when facing ten experts at the great perfection of the Saint God stage, they had to pull out all the stops.
Of course, heeding Feng Ling's instructions, Fairy Sword Ji did not use the secret arts of sects like the Thorn Alliance—for example, their teleportation techniques or Soul Thread. Otherwise, even facing a dozen or more opponents would not have put them under much pressure.
As for Wu Ling, although his status as the future vice pavilion master of Fengyun Pavilion meant he had a powerful backer and no such qualms, he did not use these secret arts either. It was hard to tell whether he wanted to keep some trump cards hidden or simply felt he could win without them.
And so the two continued toward the Thorn Alliance's headquarters, accepting challenges from cultivators along the way. They fought countless battles, and their names grew