Seeing that Qin Shiyue's inner strength was so pure, Situ Yueming could not help but think, Could Qin Shiyue really have completely purged the potent poison from his body? Could he fully mobilize the true qi in his meridians? If so, then the Righteous Path Alliance's intelligence on Qin Shiyue is outdated. This fellow's martial arts are a notch above mine.
Situ Yueming had guessed correctly. Earlier, Qin Shiyue had been unable to take the Poison-Dispelling Pill orally and could only use his inner strength to suppress the spread of the potent poison. Of the true qi in his meridians, not even thirty percent could be used; seventy percent was devoted to resisting the spreading poison. As one ebbed while the other flowed, he had fallen far behind Situ Yueming and been chased around and beaten, nearly losing his life.
Feuds and killings in the martial world were generally planned before action was taken. One had to lay the groundwork beforehand. Situ Yueming had been sent out only because, based on the Righteous Path Alliance's existing information, they believed he could handle Qin Shiyue perfectly. Naturally, that "perfectly" still required some effort, but it was not supposed to be too difficult. Only then could a sect display its bearing in the martial world. If they had sent Zhang San or Nan Fengyun, two of the nine alliance leaders, merely to hunt down Qin Shiyue, they would have become a laughingstock. Even if they killed Qin Shiyue with ease, the Righteous Path Alliance would be unable to hold its head high in the martial world afterward.
This showed just how much there was to ponder in the accuracy and detail of intelligence. This time, the Righteous Path Alliance had clearly underestimated Qin Shiyue's strength and sent Situ Yueming, who was a