At these words, Li Yu of Penglai rolled his eyes at the questioner again, then went on speaking as though no one else were there:
"Although over a hundred years have passed since he successfully achieved Dao Integration, with Xunqi's dull aptitude, he would have done well just to stabilize his Dao Integration Realm in that time."
At this, all the cultivators in the teahouse, including the questioner, froze.
One cultivator who was pouring tea did not even notice his cup overflowing.
Finally, after a brief, deathly silence, a cultivator spoke with a slight tremor in his voice:
"That Mr. Xunqi of Ningchan Cave whom the purple-robed man mentioned actually has a Great Sage Realm physique and a hundred years of Dao Integration Realm cultivation?!"
These words sent another uproar through the teahouse.
To these Lower Realm cultivators in the teahouse, a Great Sage Realm physique and Dao Integration Realm cultivation were things they had only heard of in legends.
But immediately, a cultivator questioned:
"After a Dao Integration Realm cultivator descends to the Lower Realm, surely the cultivation he can bring to bear is very limited?"
Quite a few cultivators in the teahouse knew about the ways Upper Realm cultivators descended to the Lower Realm.
Hearing this, Li Yu of Penglai immediately gave the man a look that said, "If you haven't seen the world, keep your mouth shut," then sneered:
"As long as Ningchan Cave is willing to pay a sufficiently steep price, Xunqi will have no trouble attacking at full strength a few times."
As he spoke, he stood, glanced out the window, and added without turning his head:
"Besides, even if his cultivation and combat strength are suppressed by the Heavenly Dao Edict, he still has the true intent and divine intent he has cultivated."
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