After glancing at the dilapidated Kaoshan Sect, Hua Yunfei walked straight toward the old man holding a wine gourd.
The old man was also a cultivator, but his cultivation was only at the Meridian Opening Realm. In the Cultivation World, he had barely set foot on the path.
Hua Yunfei approached, and the old man, unable to sense him beforehand, jumped in fright.
"Hey, why don't you make a sound when you walk? Sneaking up on me like that—were you planning to steal something from my sect?"
The old man glared at Hua Yunfei in displeasure, his cloudy eyes fixed on him as if he were a thief.
"Is there anything here worth stealing?" Hua Yunfei asked, glancing at the Kaoshan Sect, which looked even more dilapidated than before, and its plaque covered in cobwebs.
"How could there not be? Every inch of my Kaoshan Sect is worth its weight in gold. Countless people take pride in digging up a clod of its earth!"
The old man tipped his head back and gulped down some wine. Like a proud rooster, he held his head high and said, "Why do you think a master like me guards the entrance? To keep petty thieves from coming around."
"You... a master?" Hua Yunfei looked the old man up and down, then smiled. "May I ask your name, senior? And what level of strength do you have?"
"Just call me Elder Chu," the old man said proudly. "As for my strength, listen carefully—and brace yourself. I'm a great master at the ninth layer of the Meridian Opening Realm!"
"The ninth layer of the Meridian Opening Realm!" Hua Yunfei widened his eyes in "astonishment."
"What do you think? Scared, aren't you?" Elder Chu said smugly, watching Hua Yunfei's exaggerated expression.
"I'm definitely scared." Hua Yunfei