After sitting down, Elder Yue said nothing more.
Still bent at the waist in salute, Chao Jue and Peng Ku felt somewhat apprehensive. That silent air of authority made them deeply uncomfortable.
Only after a long wait did they finally hear Elder Yue tell them to sit.
The two sat upright in the chairs below, waiting for Elder Yue, seated at the head, to address them.
Elder Yue's name was Yue Cheng. An expert in the Martial Realm, he was a Regent Elder of the Heavenly Demon Hall.
Chao Jue's status was somewhat special, even higher than that of a Deputy Hall Master like Peng Ku, but he dared not act presumptuously before a Regent Elder.
"What exactly is the situation with that boy? I arrived a step too late and have only heard about it. Tell me clearly what happened," Yue Cheng asked.
After exchanging a glance with Chao Jue, Peng Ku spoke. "Elder Yue, this is what happened..."
Peng Ku then recounted the circumstances, with Chao Jue adding a few details along the way.
After listening, Yue Cheng gently stroked the beard beneath his chin with his right hand. Only after a long while did he say, "Although I know that boy is the one who was at Mist Mountain back then, and I have some understanding of his strength, just what stage has his Heavenly Demon Skill reached? And what about his Heavenly Demon Demon Saber?"
"Elder Yue, that boy's Heavenly Demon Skill is at least at the seventh stage, and may even have reached the eighth," Peng Ku replied.
"The eighth stage? Doesn't that put him on the same level as you?" Yue Cheng looked at Chao Jue as he asked.
"Yes..." Chao Jue said somewhat hesitantly.
The power of the Demonic Art Huang Xiao had