I just felt there was no point in calculating things like this!
Wan Tengshan very much wanted to answer that way. In terms of steady temperament and comprehension and command of sword formations, he was actually far superior to Ghost God Sword. Yet he also understood that it was precisely because he had devoted too much thought to his sect's sword formations that, whenever anything happened, his first instinct was always to resolve it with their own formations. He was naturally distrustful of other powers.
In this respect, though Ghost God Sword seemed sharp-tongued and liable to offend people with every word, he was actually far more flexible and adaptable than Wan Tengshan, and better at borrowing outside strength.
That was precisely why the sect had chosen Ghost God Sword as the one in charge rather than him. From this, one could also see what sort of approach the sect hoped they would adopt.
Wan Tengshan did not wish for that, but since the sect had made its decision, he could only carry it out.
After a brief pause at Ghost God Sword's question, he replied, "Jiu Yan has an invisible barrier around him. Neither divine sense nor aura can penetrate it. One can only judge from the divine light in his eyes that he is likely at the Void-Stepping realm. Yet his attainments in the sword dao are unexpectedly profound. His coordination with our sect's Sword Sect was seamless, as though heaven itself had stitched it together. Moreover, he seems to possess the power of 'knowing another's thoughts'... His depths are unfathomable."
After discussing his impression of Jiu Yan, Wan Tengshan continued, "His temperament also appears fairly mild and agreeable. If we wish to make him cooperate with us, it should not be too difficult. But I heard from