Shining Light

The Pure Yang Dao Venerable stood at such an exalted level that seeing through the true nature of a mere Nascent Soul was no difficult task. Yet such observation would inevitably carry an element of coercion, striking directly at the other party's yin spirit.

Given the status of the Nine Yin Dao Venerable, she naturally could not openly pry into a junior like Gao Xian. She merely glanced at Gao Xian from afar, and would not even look at him a second time.

Simply by observing Gao Xian's exterior, she could see that his body and spirit were perfectly unified, his aura restrained, and his divine sense smooth and complete. From this, it was clear that Gao Xian's body-refining cultivation was also exceptionally profound, allowing his body and spirit to remain in balance.

Although Gao Xian's aura was deep and unfathomable, she could still discern that the Five Elements dharma power circulating within him was extraordinarily pure. Furthermore, his dao robe was a fifth-rank Divine Artifact, while his dao crown was fourth-rank.

With one glance alone, the Nine Yin Dao Venerable had determined that Gao Xian's cultivation was profound. In terms of cultivation alone, Gao Xian was a notch stronger than Xiao Jinse and the others.

Too many factors determined the outcome of a battle: a cultivator's condition, emotions, secret cultivation arts, divine abilities, the use of all kinds of talismans and Divine Artifacts, even the surrounding environment, and more besides.

When both sides possessed comparable strength, any one of these factors could change the result of a battle.

A pure comparison of cultivation was meaningful only for cultivators of different ranks. For example, Golden Core against Foundation Establishment, or Foundation Establishment against Qi Refining. A cultivator of higher realm could easily crush one of lower realm through cultivation alone,