Watching True Person Leixiao leave, Fairy Xuanhua's heart was a jumble of flavors. She regretted some of how she had handled matters, but even more than that, she secretly resented Xiao Hua. He was clearly the Terrifying Phoenix, clearly Nameless—so why had he kept refusing to admit it? Since he could shake Sword Tomb with his might, why could he not offer even the slightest hint upon returning to the Thunder Control Sect? Fairy Xuanhua truly did not know why Xiao Hua had concealed his cultivation!
Ganlei Zi sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, his eyes narrowed as though pondering something. He spoke, "Gen Qing, during the test when Xiao Hua entered the Thunder Control Sect years ago, you examined his physique! You said he possessed a hidden fire attribute! Then... can you be certain that he was definitely at the tenth layer of Qi Cultivation?"
"Sect Master..." Seeing how seriously Ganlei Zi regarded Xiao Hua, Gen Qing's anger subsided somewhat. He said softly, "Yes! This disciple is certain that Xiao Hua possessed Qi Refining cultivation!"
"Could he have been Golden Core?" Ganlei Zi pressed.
"This..." Gen Qing gave a bitter smile. "This disciple merely tested his physique! Later, this disciple also brought him to the Feathered Immortal Convention. His performance there was only at the level of a Qi Refining disciple; nothing suspicious ever appeared! Of course, this disciple is also greatly puzzled. Xiao Hua was only at the tenth layer of Qi Cultivation back then, yet now he has actually formed a Nascent Soul. This... this is simply impossible! Unless he was already late Golden Core when he joined the Thunder Control Sect! Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to form a Nascent Soul within these few decades!"
"And if he had already been late Golden Core