Though Xiao Hua said it was nothing, his heart skipped a beat and his vigilance surged. This might not count as one of his special secrets, but if it fell into the eyes of someone with ulterior motives—especially the elders of a sect like the Taiqing Sect—it would be far more fatal than secrets such as Buddhist cultivation or the Dragon Transformation Art!
"Hehe, no need for thanks, no need for thanks!" He Fangyuan cupped his hands. "I only hope that when I accompany Junior Brother Xiao to Quanjin Mountain, we can turn misfortune into fortune and return safely."
I suppose we can, Xiao Hua mused inwardly, answering casually. "These artifact cultivators and sword cultivators are nothing much. Senior Brother He's luck is so good; naturally, you'll come to no harm!"
"Ah, don't mention artifact cultivators and beast cultivators!" Hearing this, He Fangyuan gave a bitter smile. "Before coming to Xuntian City, in order to know what I was dealing with, I searched through quite a few sect records and studied the weaknesses of artifact cultivators, sword cultivators, and beast cultivators. Yet not only did I fail to find their weaknesses, but after arriving here, I discovered that while sword cultivators are still acceptable, artifact cultivators and beast cultivators are actually somewhat different from what the sect records described!"
"Oh? How are they different?" Xiao Hua asked curiously. He had never had time to examine the Thunder Control Sect's records, so naturally he did not know what He Fangyuan meant.
"Junior Brother Xiao, didn't you notice?" He Fangyuan looked Xiao Hua up and down. "How strange those beast cultivators were...?"
Xiao Hua smiled bitterly and spread his hands. "This Xiao smashed them to death in one blow, so I truly didn't pay attention!"
"Junior Brother Xiao, you... you really are