Gui Jiu had also retreated. The energy within his body was somewhat unsettled. Although he had blocked Huang Xiao's fist force just now, its overwhelming strength had still made him suffer considerably.
Yet Gui Jiu showed not the slightest weakness in his words as he laughed. "Boy, you still can't do anything to me! Come to think of it, this old man was careless five years ago. If I'd killed you in time back then, you wouldn't be here today."
"Can't do anything to you?" The corner of Huang Xiao's mouth suddenly curled upward. "As Sect Master, I must admit that your strength is no simple matter, you old fossil. But killing you isn't impossible. If Tuoba Xiongzhen weren't here, today would be the day you died!"
"Hmm?" Gui Jiu was secretly startled. At first, he had naturally thought Huang Xiao was boasting, but when he studied Huang Xiao's expression more closely, it did not seem as though he was bluffing.
"Even your Heavenly Demon Skill can't do anything to this old man. Do you intend to rely on the Everlasting Spring Youth-Restoring Art? That cultivation method may be miraculous, but its power is too weak. Besides, do you actually intend to fight Master? You're far too naive. Even if that grandfather of yours, old fiend Ling, came in person, Master wouldn't care!" Gui Jiu thought it over carefully but could not think of any cultivation method Huang Xiao possessed that could threaten him. The cultivation methods Huang Xiao knew could no longer be kept hidden from experts like them.
Gui Jiu believed that the only cultivation method Huang Xiao possessed that could threaten him was the Heavenly Demon Skill. Yet even if Huang Xiao used it, he could forget about killing him in an instant. If he wanted to