The instant he saw Wei Wu, Li Chengfeng was first drawn to the imposing majesty about him, only then noticing the aura of great perfection emanating from his body.
A late Aperture-Condensing Realm martial artist!
Feeling that distinct and powerful aura, Li Chengfeng's heart tightened at once. He stepped forward with Zhao Lie and clasped his fists.
"This junior Li Chengfeng, along with Zhao Lie, greets Hall Master Wei."
"Please rise, you two outstanding talents. Since you are brothers of Guangwu, why stand on such ceremony?"
As Wei Wu looked at Li Chengfeng and Zhao Lie before him, emotion flickered in his eyes. He immediately stepped forward, took hold of their arms, and raised them up, his face grave.
"Earlier, rumors spread through the city that you two young talents had both reached the perfection of the Channel-Opening Realm at such a young age. That alone was enough to shake people to the core."
Wei Wu was deeply moved. With a thoughtful gaze, he said to Li Chengfeng and Zhao Lie, "Yet seeing you in person surpasses hearing of you by far. Now that I have met you two, you are already experts of the same realm as I am. Not easy—truly not simple. Even in all my life, Wei has rarely seen such a thing!"
"You flatter us, Hall Master Wei. In the martial path, you are our senior. We merely encountered a few opportunities and borrowed a bit of clever momentum to reach our present realm. We cannot compare to the depth of your accumulated foundation."
Li Chengfeng hurriedly replied modestly.
Accumulation in the Channel-Opening Realm was difficult; accumulation in the Aperture-Condensing Realm was even more difficult.
With the number of acupoints he had opened now, if he relied solely on his own cultivation to reach great perfection