Duan Ren's words left You Lian'er and Xiao Yan utterly bewildered. They could not help wondering whether his injuries were so severe that his mind had become muddled.
How could Huang Xiao be breaking through to Low Peak? A breakthrough to Upper Peerless would at least make sense.
"You have quite a discerning eye, young fellow," Senior Ling said with a faint smile.
Hearing Senior Ling agree with Duan Ren, You Lian'er and Xiao Yan froze outright.
What on earth was going on? The two of them were completely confused.
"Could it be that Lord Huang had never broken through to the Peak Realm before?" You Lian'er asked quietly.
"How is that possible? He defeated Yelü Mengdu! How could he not have reached the Peak Realm? And his internal power replenishes itself endlessly..." Xiao Yan asked incredulously.
"Ah! Could it be his cultivation method?" Xiao Yan and You Lian'er seemed to have thought of something and cried out in unison.
They exchanged a glance, each seeing the shock in the other's eyes.
"You two girls have finally caught on," Senior Ling said.
"But even if it was because of his cultivation method, he shouldn't have been that strong!" Xiao Yan said, still somewhat unconvinced.
"That depends on the cultivation method. Anything can happen in this world, even things that seem impossible to you and me. Watch carefully. He'll break through soon," Senior Ling said with a smile.
Just as Senior Ling finished speaking, his expression suddenly shifted slightly. His lips seemed to move, but no sound came out.
Xiao Yan and the other two did not notice what Senior Ling had done, for their attention was now entirely on Huang Xiao.
Meanwhile, a figure appeared outside Thousand Demon Gorge. It was Lü Yiran, the Third Deputy Standard-Bearer of the Golden