"This Xu Taiping... actually defeated Shen Li..."
Guangling Pavilion, Peerless Nether Heaven.
Only when they heard Shen Li concede defeat himself through the Spirit Mirror did Mu Yun and the other two in the study come back to their senses.
"Eldest Senior Brother, so once Blade Cultivators attain Blade Qi Profound Connection, they really can counter a Transformation Realm cultivator's true intent."
As he looked at the Water-Cutting Blade in Xu Taiping's hand, wreathed in Sword Qi and lightning, Ji Ye's eyes remained full of disbelief.
"Yes." Mu Yun nodded. "Whenever I heard people say that a Blade Cultivator at the Spirit Refining Realm had slain a Transformation Realm cultivator, I always had my doubts. Brother Taiping has cleared those doubts up for me today."
Among Blade Cultivators, very few could cultivate their Sabre Arts to the Blade Immortal Realm, and those at the Spirit Refining Realm were rarer still.
Thus, they often found this rumor hard to believe.
"But judging by what happened in the arena just now, Xu Taiping seems to have paid an enormous price to enhance his blood qi control power and bring his Sabre Arts to the level of Blade Qi Profound Connection."
Mu Yuchen suddenly frowned as she spoke.
Xu Taiping's victory over Shen Li had not made her forget the sight of him coughing up blood in the arena earlier.
"In my view, Xu Taiping won this match more because his strength of character and perseverance surpassed Shen Li's. But if he faced a genuine Transformation Realm expert, even one who had only reached minor attainment in the Heaven Gazing Realm, he might not be a match for them."
Mu Yuchen added.
"You're right, Younger Sister." Mu Yun nodded. "Shen Li gained his Heaven Gazing Realm cultivation through his ancestor's inheritance, so his