The three stared at the place where Meng Jingxian had vanished and remained silent for a long while. Each used secret techniques in an attempt to sense the traces of Meng Jingxian's departure, but all of them failed.
"What do you think?" Liu Yong withdrew his spiritual power and looked at Hun Shang and Mars.
"I can't say much about anything else, but the Northern Dipper Divine Envoy's concealment abilities have risen to another level. This isn't something he could achieve merely by reaching the Great Vehicle stage. I think he cultivated some extremely powerful secret art, one that is highly compatible with his darkness attribute." Hun Shang's raspy voice echoed through the karst cave, sounding especially hollow.
"His assassination methods have become more refined, and his killing intent is now completely restrained. Just now, he deliberately released his aura for me to detect. If he had truly made a move, I likely wouldn't have noticed anything wrong until his weapon had already struck me. But by then, even if I noticed something, it would have been too late." Mars said softly.
The two analyzed the implications of Meng Jingxian's appearance from the perspectives of their respective specialties. Although their conclusions differed, they could be summed up in one sentence: Meng Jingxian had become stronger.
And this strength did not come entirely from Meng Jingxian's cultivation reaching the Great Vehicle stage. His assassination and concealment methods had also improved.
"These things probably weren't created by him. It seems more likely that he obtained some formidable inheritance." Liu Yong said with a frown.
It was not that he looked down on Meng Jingxian, but in such a short period of time, it was simply impossible for him to gain some breakthrough insight that would improve him so drastically. Moreover, Liu Yong