White Cloud Sect, Back Mountain Forbidden Area!
Within the ancient hall.
Cheng Buzheng sat upright upon the treasure throne atop the high platform, his eyes lowered, the light in them dark and unreadable as he silently weighed the strengths and weaknesses of both sides.
"Bai True Person, who targeted Shangguan Qingyu and her daughter, is nothing at all!
"A mere ant that can be snuffed out with the flick of a finger!"
"Even the White Immortal Clan can be crushed to death with a single slap!"
"Even that Half-Step Supreme, Ancestor Bai, standing behind the White Immortal Clan, is nothing to fear!"
"Though his cultivation is the same as mine, both at the Half-Step Supreme realm!
"A Mortal Cultivator's battle prowess, aside from suppression by a major realm, is chiefly determined by many factors—Magic Treasures, secret arts, divine abilities, and so on!"
"In terms of Magic Treasures, my [Chaos Dao Tribulation Sword] is already a supreme Spirit Treasure. Among Mortal Cultivators capable of contending with me in Magic Treasures, aside from Spirit Transformation Supremes from forces with ancient inheritances!
"Not a single Mortal Cultivator possesses a Magic Treasure that can hold any advantage before me!"
"Even most Supreme powerhouses do not possess a single Spirit Treasure!"
"Not to mention a Half-Step Venerable who is not even a Spirit Transformation Venerable. Therefore, the Bai Family's Half-Step Supreme Ancestor holds not the slightest advantage in Magic Treasures—he is utterly crushed."
"There is even less need to mention divine abilities!
"Even though the Return to Origin Immortal Sect is an immortal sect that has endured through the ages, it absolutely cannot compare to me in this regard!"
"As for secret arts, perhaps they can match me!
"These are not the secret techniques and secret arts of this realm, but supreme secret arts inherited