Huang Xiao nodded. Of course he knew these things.
Everything had two sides.
"You mean Kui Yong has a means of healing similar to the Longevity Chapter?" Huang Xiao asked.
"Exactly," Huo Lian said. "Its effects are the same as yours, except yours is somewhat more astonishing. But he'll clearly offset much of that advantage. Add his Imperishability Chapter, and can you guarantee you'll outlast him? An old monster like him has means beyond our imagining."
"It still sounds very uncertain," Huang Xiao said gravely.
"There's no need to worry too much. Now that you can 'Using a Person as a Pill,' you can greatly increase your strength in a short time," Huo Lian said.
"Only my body's vitality has increased astonishingly. My internal power hasn't improved much," Huang Xiao said.
"Is there a difference?" Huo Lian said. "Next, you can certainly use the sixth stage of Heavenly Demon Disintegration, or even the seventh stage. I believe you'll be able to withstand the seventh stage within a few months."
"What?" Huang Xiao said in some surprise. "Patriarch, you think I can do it?"
"The seventh stage should be possible, given your current condition," Huo Lian said with deep feeling. "I never imagined you could reach this point. I'm no match for you."
Huo Lian knew his own capabilities very well. He could just barely use the sixth stage, but reaching the seventh stage would be very difficult.
The Longevity Chapter Huang Xiao had given him offered him some hope.
Unfortunately, he could not kindle heart fire like Huang Xiao, so its effects were much weaker.
He could only combine it with some of his own cultivation methods, using the Longevity Chapter to perfect them.
Given more time, he still had hope of reaching the seventh stage.
As for the eighth