"Wu Yun..."
Xia Qiuer murmured softly, looking at Hua Yunfei. She knew that was an alias, not his real name.
She could understand, of course.
Kaoshan Sect was far too special. The identities of all its disciples were kept secret, and using their real names would surely expose heavenly secrets—especially in front of her, a Saintess of the Imperial Court.
"Xia Qiuer, cultivator of the Imperial Court," Xia Qiuer replied politely, introducing herself.
"Mm." Hua Yunfei stood with his hands behind his back, his white robes fluttering. Calmly, he said, "I know of you, Daughter of the Imperial Lord. You're an extraordinary woman with tremendous talent."
"I wouldn't dare call myself talented in front of you. I'm merely passable," Xia Qiuer said with a slight smile.
She knew a few secrets and understood that she couldn't let herself grow blindly arrogant in front of Kaoshan Sect.
After all, it was a sect that was never short of prodigies!
Especially that legendary peak. They said that every single person on that divine peak possessed monstrous talent and had the makings of someone who could stand at the summit of the ages!
"Saintess Qiu'er is too modest. The Mortal Dao isn't one of the Three Thousand Great Daos, yet it surpasses them—and even stands above them. With Mortalization cultivated to its utmost, it grants one the potential to be invincible."
Hua Yunfei's voice was ethereal. He held Xia Qiuer's talent in the highest regard, because she truly was powerful, with immense potential.
Though he didn't know how she had survived or how her Dao Heart had been made whole again, Xia Qiuer was even more terrifying now. She had the peerless air of someone who seemed ordinary, yet could destroy an Emperor with a single thought!
Hearing Hua Yunfei speak of the