I Heard You Have Been Looking for a Peerless Expert All These Years? The Person Behind You?

Misty Sect.

On the Immortal Terrace, above the five Small Immortal Terraces, amidst several long corridors.

Countless pairs of eyes all fell upon the young man standing on the Training Ground.

Curious, disdainful, and mocking discussions echoed from all directions.

"Is this Xiao Huohuo?"

"Judging by his appearance, his temperament isn't bad at all, and he looks quite confident."

"Ha, he's nothing more than a silver-spear wax-tip head, though. Just look at his skin; one can tell at a glance that he's still in the realm of a Third-rate martial artist."

"True, which one of us here couldn't defeat him?"

"Someone like this actually dares to come to Misty Sect to make a fool of himself. It seems the reputation of Misty Sect in the outside world has weakened somewhat these days..."

"Getting involved with him is simply a stain on the Young Sect Master..."

Countless voices debated left and right, overwhelming the surroundings.

Yet the young man remained right in the middle of it all, poised and calm, seemingly treating the words of others like roadside dog shit and not caring in the least.

As for the leaders of various factions on the five Small Immortal Terraces in the back, listening to these voices and watching the young man's calm demeanor below, they felt somewhat surprised as well.

The Moon Sword Sect Master stroked his long beard and chuckled softly:

"No matter what, daring to ascend Misty Sect with the stature of a third-rate, this bit of daring is not bad at all."

Hearing this, several faction leaders nearby all nodded inwardly:

"Unfazed by favor or humiliation, and still retaining his grit."

"This youngster's disposition this time can truly be considered raw material worth molding."

At this point, gentle sighs drifted among the several faction leaders.

The Moon Sword Sect Master sighed:

"What a pity, talent is not something a small faction like the Xiao Household can make up for."

"Otherwise, with a state of mind like Xiao Huohuo's, his future achievements would boundlessly be extraordinary!"

As leaders of a faction who had come into contact with countless outstanding disciples, they all understood.

In this world, talent was certainly important, but what was scarcer than talent was disposition.

How many brilliantly talented individuals simply faded into the crowd in the end just because their minds were restless and impatient?

And how many people whose natural talent was not top-tier could rely on pure grit, concentrate on cultivation, and finally become experts of a region?

It could be said that in many cases, cultivation disposition was somewhat more important than talent.

After all, many people who fancied themselves geniuses fished for three days and dried their nets for two, and in the end couldn't even keep up with ordinary people.

Still, Xiao Huohuo's talent was indeed far too low.

Having practiced martial arts for more than ten years without even being able to break through the talent of a second-rate martial artist, even Immortal Gods would find it hard to save him, right?

The Moon Sword Sect Master's gaze fell upon Xiao Huohuo, and he sighed softly:

"It seems there is little suspense today."

Setting aside the terrifying disparity in the martial techniques they had each learned, just looking at their realms alone,

a third-rate martial artist fighting a Houtian realm martial artist—he simply couldn't fathom how one could win.

Xu Ling'er, who had been sitting quietly all along, opened her dual eyes and looked toward Xiao Huohuo. That pair of jewel-like, moist eyes was filled with a complex expression.

Guilt, contempt, astonishment, all eventually kneaded and turned into a single sigh.

She rose and leaped, landing gently in front of Xiao Huohuo:

"I didn't expect that you would really dare to come."

Xiao Huohuo looked at the pretty figure before him, her disdainful appearance from three years ago flashing through his mind.

Three years ago, it was this woman who stood high above, annulling their engagement in full view of the public and making his Xiao Household lose all face.

Now, three years had passed, and he was finally meeting her again.

Xiao Huohuo calmed his mind and said in an icy tone:

"In this Southern Desolate Realm, a woman comes to your door to annul an engagement."

"Do you know how much humiliation this has brought to my Xiao Household?"

"Three years ago, you humiliated my Xiao Household, leaving me no choice but to make a Three-Year Pact with you."

"If I didn't come for this Three-Year Pact, wouldn't that make the Xiao Household a laughingstock to the entire world?"

Hearing this, Xu Ling'er wore a complex expression. She took a deep breath, retaining that utterly resolute look:

"I, Xu Ling'er, make my own decisions regarding my marriage. I will never marry someone I have never met in my life."

Her tone softened somewhat:

"Three years ago, that action of mine truly lacked consideration, placing the Xiao Household and you in such an awkward predicament."

"However, if it were to happen again, my choice would still be the same."

Pausing, Xu Ling'er said with a complex expression:

"Regarding this matter, I can offer you my apologies and compensation."

"As for the medicinal pills and martial arts of Misty Sect, as long as it doesn't involve the core heritage, I..."

Before she could finish, the young man's sneer came from ahead:

"Hah, compensation."

"If one loses face and has one's dignity trampled utterly under people's feet, what use is there in wanting that compensation?"

As Xiao Huohuo spoke, anger carried in his eyes, and his expression was exceptionally firm:

"If we are talking about compensation, then this battle is the best compensation!"

Hearing this, Xu Ling'er still let out a lingering sigh.

On the distant Immortal Terrace, a figure suddenly flew down.

Everyone gazed intently, and it was none other than the current Sect Master of Misty Sect, Wu Shan!

Wu Shan stood at the center of the young man and young girl, looking expressionlessly at Xu Ling'er as he said:

"Ling'er, since he wishes to fight, then let it be as he desires."

With that, he turned his head to look at Xiao Huohuo while continuing:

"Over these years, this Seat has also heard it mentioned from time to time."

"He wandered everywhere to seek some Hermit Expert, yet three years have passed, and he's merely a Third-rate martial artist."

"Those so-called Hermit Experts are nothing more than a bunch of jianghu swindlers."

Speaking in a cold voice, Wu Shan glanced sideways at Chu Feng.

Afterward, he steadied his expression and continued:

"In this battle, you shall shatter his fantasy of a waste material's counterattack."

"Let him know that storybooks are ultimately just storybooks, so that he can also settle his mind and properly live the life of an ordinary person."

"Consider it an act of grace toward him."

As these words fell, the surrounding disciples and faction leaders who were watching the show were all taken aback.

A hint of a bizarre expression bloomed on countless faces.

A moment later, deafening laughter erupted among the disciples in the two long corridors, and even the faction leaders watching the show below chuckled softly.

The voices of the disciples behind them were as noisy as a bustling market, half-mocking and half-laughing:

"This Xiao Huohuo truly has no idea what is good for him."

"Wandering everywhere to look for Hermit Experts?"

"Where on earth are there so many Peerless Experts? Aren't the highest-ranking experts of Jiangnan Province all sitting up there on the Immortal Terrace?"

The Mountain Gate Sect Master glanced around, then also shook his head with a light chuckle:

"The masters of all our major sects possess Xiantian cultivation."

"The Elders who came to watch are none weaker than the mid-Houtian realm."

His narrowed eyes opened, looking toward the Immortal Terrace and then falling upon Wu Shan on the Training Ground:

"The Misty Sect Master possesses Xiantian Peak cultivation, and apart from him, Misty Sect still has six other Xiantian figures."

"If Misty Sect cannot even be considered the number one faction in Jiangnan Province, and the Misty Sect Master cannot even be considered a Hermit Expert,"

"then I am truly curious: in this youngster's eyes, what on earth counts as a Hermit Expert?"

"Could it be that ordinary-looking young man by his side?"