Huang Xiao did not know just how many peerless masters there were in the Jianghu, but he was certain that those renowned great sects that had stood for centuries, or even close to a thousand years, without falling must have such masters among their ranks.
Only with such peerless masters presiding over them could a sect stand as firm as Mount Tai. Otherwise, it would not endure.
"You must be just one step away, Senior!" Huang Xiao said with a faint smile.
"That may be so, but do you know how many people in the Jianghu have stalled at this step? And how many ultimately manage to take it?" Yan Zhong shook his head and sighed.
Even so, Huang Xiao knew full well that there could not be many people in the Jianghu with strength like Uncle Yan's. Certainly not many.
Ordinary people in the Jianghu struggled even to break through to the First-Class Realm, let alone the Peak Realm, much less Upper Peerless.
"Enough about me. For you to have made such tremendous progress in these two months, I imagine most of the credit goes to the Princess?" Yan Zhong asked with a smile.
"Huh? Senior, how did you know?" Huang Xiao asked in some surprise.
At Huang Xiao's question, Yan Zhong laughed even louder. "How could the Princess be an ordinary person?"
Much of Huang Xiao's progress this time had been thanks to Zhao Yunhui, such as his Lingbo Ethereal Steps and Blazing Yang Palm.
Still, had he not provided the Sui Emperor Chapter, Zhao Yunhui probably could not have guided him either. In truth, it had simply been an exchange in which both of them improved.
"The Princess gave me a great deal of guidance," Huang Xiao replied.
"That explains it," Yan Zhong said. "Young Huang, this