As he spoke, True Lord Qingxu's face again filled with astonishment. Looking at Xiao Hua, he cautiously asked, "Who would have thought... that Senior's cultivation was actually so profound? Though we came, we were unable to help Senior in the slightest! On the contrary, we even needed Senior's disciples to rescue us. How shameful! Oh, right—Senior must now be a Tribulation Transcendence cultivator of our Human Race, correct?"
Xiao Hua naturally understood that the Tribulation Transcendence True Lord Qingxu spoke of was not the same as the tribulation transcendence of Xiaoyu Continent. After a moment's consideration, he did not conceal it and said with a smile, "This poor Daoist has luckily already reached Mahayana."
True Lord Qingxu had met Xiao Hua two hundred years ago and knew something of Xiao Hua's strength. He could not believe that in merely a few hundred years, Xiao Hua had surpassed him by so much. Moreover, after meeting Xiao Hua earlier, he had followed the Creation Sect disciples in attacking the two demon realms of Zheqiong Ridge and Ancient Bell Mountain. The highest cultivation among the Creation Sect disciples was already close to Origin Energy Eighth Grade Lower Tier. Thus, True Lord Qingxu had gathered his courage and guessed that Xiao Hua was at Tribulation Transcendence, yet he had still underestimated Xiao Hua's strength. He could not help crying out, "How... how is that possible?"
As soon as he said this, he immediately realized his discourtesy and hurriedly bowed. "Please do not blame me, Senior. This junior was simply too shocked! This junior never imagined that Senior's cultivation had now reached the heavens."
"No matter, no matter. You and I are old acquaintances, so it is only natural that you are surprised!" Xiao Hua had already become numb to such astonishment. He waved his