Huang Xiao knew perfectly well that Xiao Yan was certainly familiar with this place, and probably knew this senior too.
He had already suspected as much when she led the three of them out of the formation, and her answer now made him all the more certain.
If Xiao Yan could not get a message out either, she could simply have said so. Yet she had not stated that outright, saying only that she could make no guarantees.
Put that way, Huang Xiao knew Xiao Yan could certainly pass his message to Zhao Yuankan, at least to set their minds at ease.
Naturally, Huang Xiao was somewhat curious about Xiao Yan, but if she would not speak of such matters, he could hardly ask further.
Still, they owed their survival this time to Xiao Yan. Without her, they would have died long ago. They owed her their lives, a debt of gratitude.
"Lord Huang, now that you have broken through to the Peak realm, I fear no one in the younger generation can match your strength," Xiao Yan said.
Huang Xiao shook his head. "Miss, you think far too highly of me. Brother Duan reached Upper Peerless long ago, and he even killed a Peerless Realm expert single-handedly. I cannot match that kind of strength."
Huang Xiao deeply admired Duan Ren.
It was not merely Duan Ren's cultivation he admired, but even more so his astonishing willpower.
He had endured a technique as agonizing as Demon Needle Meridian Severing for over ten years to attain such strength. Huang Xiao felt not the slightest envy.
"As for Upper Peerless strength, my lord, you probably reached it the moment you broke through. Once your realm stabilizes, you can advance toward the Peerless Realm. Oh, your realm might not reach it yet, but