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"Sss... As soon as Xiao Yu's voice fell silent, the two people who were calmly drinking tea suddenly froze. Immediately afterwards, they sucked in cold air, staring at Xiao Yu with shock.

"Is it just a hair's breadth away from reaching the peak of Condensation Breath cultivation" This thought echoed in their minds, and they had always believed that Xiao Yu was hiding his cultivation level due to some secret technique. That was why they couldn't see through him.

But hearing this from Xiao Yu himself, it is可想而知 how shocking it was for them. After the initial shock wore off, both of them showed a bitter smile. Today's blow could be said to be significant. Originally, Xiao Yu entering the later stage of Condensation Breath cultivation had already shocked them beyond measure; however, they didn't believe that he could surpass them. After all, they had been cultivating for half a century. Even if their talent was only half as good as Xiao Yu's, it wasn't possible for him to exceed them in terms of cultivation level.

Neither of them considered the possibility of Xiao Yu lying. People at this level simply didn't care about lying, and Xiao Yu had already confirmed his own cultivation level. Moreover, they couldn't see through him either.

Especially Wang Xiong; he believed in Xiao Yu's cultivation more than anyone else. After all, he could sense a faint pressure from the soul when he first met Xiao Yu. Although he felt it at that moment and knew he wasn't wrong, he didn't know why there was such pressure.

But now that Xiao Yu had declared his own cultivation level, Wang Xiong immediately believed him.

Believing is one thing, but the glances they cast at Xiao Yu still carried a hint of doubt. They weren't doubting Xiao Yu's cultivation level; rather, they were puzzled as to how he could have reached such a level at his age After all, Xiao Yu had already said that he wasn't from any major sect. Thus, it was very strange for him to reach this level.

These later-stage Condensation Breath cultivators found it so difficult to reach their current age mainly because the modern world lacked primordial energy in the environment, making it impossible for them to have enough primordial energy to break through.

Whenever they wanted to break through a realm, they had to accumulate primordial energy over an extended period. For example, from mid-stage Condensation Breath cultivation to later-stage, these people often needed two or three decades of accumulation.

Just like Wang Tao, despite his high talent, he broke through to the later stage of the Numinous Qi Middle Stage at the age of forty-five. However, this narrow gap kept him stuck for thirty years until only a few years ago when he barely managed to enter into the Late Numinous Qi Stage.

Compared to Wang Tao, Xiao Yu’s talent is even more remarkable. He entered the Late Numinous Qi Stage at over sixty and then smoothly transitioned into the middle layer of it. Yet, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t break through to a higher level within the Late Numinous Qi Stage.

One must understand that this is just a small stage within a larger realm; spending more than ten years still unable to break through such a minor stage indicates an enormous amount of celestial essence required. Even though Wang Yu was diligently training, he wasn’t confident in breaking through this stage during his lifetime.

But what about Xiao Yu At this age, he’s just a breath away from reaching the pinnacle of the Numinous Qi Stage. How did he accumulate such vast amounts of celestial essence This is something that piques their curiosity the most.

Although they’re curious and even envious in their hearts, they dare not ask because this might involve Xiao Yu’s core secrets. Even if they asked, Xiao Yu wouldn’t necessarily answer. Therefore, despite their strong desire to know, they didn’t voice it out loud.

As for using other means to extract or force the secret from Xiao Yu They briefly thought about it but immediately dismissed this idea considering Xiao Yu's cultivation level.

Xiao Yu’s extraordinary achievements at such an age mean his future potential is limitless. If they were to let Xiao Yu go, their Wang family would likely face a catastrophic disaster!

After a long time, the two men finally recovered and said to Xiao Yu: "We didn’t expect Daoist Brother Xiao to have reached this level; it makes us old-timers feel very ashamed!"

"Haha! The two of you are being too modest. Reaching this stage was nothing more than luck for me! Your cultivation is solid, indeed."

After hearing their words, Xiao Yu replied politely.

In a time so lacking in celestial essence, the two men’s achievements were remarkable, thus earning them great respect from Xiao Yu. Before the Great Tribulation of Heaven and Earth, with such qualifications, especially Wang Yu's, they would have been formidable figures.

After they had recovered, the three of them resumed their conversation. Especially at this stage, they were already considered to be at the core of the Qimen cultivation world, so they did not hide anything from Xiao Yu.

Through his discussions with these two individuals, Xiao Yu gained a general understanding of the current state of the Qimen cultivation world.

He learned that there were only eleven people in the later stages of Qi Condensation across the entire Qimen cultivation world, and this number included Xiao Yu himself. Whether or not there were hidden geniuses living among ordinary people remained unknown.

These eleven individuals safeguarded the domestic cultivation world. Although they also worked for their respective families, they seldom got involved in family matters; once someone reached the later stages of Qi Condensation, they would relinquish power and focus on their修煉，因為國內的修行界並不是冇有敵人。

隻是這些事情，一般煉氣中期的人並不知道，隻有到了煉氣後期後纔會告知。周邊不少國家神秘的修行界都對華夏虎視眈眈，但正是由於他們這些人後期的存在，使得這些人不敢踏入華夏一步。

彆看這些家族平時爭奪一些資源，但是他們這些人卻不參與其中，隻要不鬨出人命引起內亂，他們都不會插手。

如果有外地入侵的情況下，他們還會非常團結。可以說他們團結起來的力量在整個修行界都是數一數二的，這也是為什麼這麼多年以來冇有外國神秘勢力侵入華夏的原因。

其實王雄心裡還有一個關於他們這些煉氣後期的秘密冇有說，而且這個秘密連王濤也不知道，現在隻有兩三個人知道這個秘密。

這個秘密纔是他們守衛華夏修行界防止外敵入侵的主要原因。因為外國也有神秘勢力知曉此事，所以他們時時刻刻都想侵入華夏，但是有這些煉氣後期的存在，使那些外國高階戰力不敢踏入國內一步。

夜深之後，蕭煜向兩人告彆，並承諾如果真有國外的神秘勢力入侵國內的話，他會毫不猶豫地出戰。

聽到蕭煜答應下來，王雄滿意地點了點頭。這也是他今天下山的主要目的；不過得知蕭煜修為後，他也得到了意外之喜。

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Note that at present, it would not be an exaggeration to say that Xiao Yu’s cultivation is the highest in the country. Among them, there was only one person at the late-stage of the Qi Refinement realm; however, that person still had a long way to go before reaching the peak of Qi Refinement. Moreover, because of their age, it might be impossible for them to reach the pinnacle of this stage. Xiao Yu is different—despite his young age and being just one step away from the peak of the Qi Refinement realm.

Xiao Yu’s problem isn’t a lack of foundation but rather a missing opportunity. With the right chance, he could break through to the next level; at that point, Xiao Yu would mean something entirely different for China.

After Xiao Yu left, King Wang also told Wang Tao to go back and rest while he sat on a chair deep in thought.

Suddenly, a voice rang out in his ear. When Wang Xiong heard this voice, his spirit immediately perked up. He had already identified the source of the sound as soon as it started speaking.

With those words, an excited expression appeared on Wang Xiong’s face. As the last word was spoken, he calmed down and took a deep breath before walking over to the window. Watching Xiao Yu fade into the distance under the lamppost, a hint of gratitude appeared on his face.

But when it became clear that Xiao Yu wasn’t going to turn back around, Wang Xiong saw him slowly disappear in the direction of his villa.

Af ter watching Xiao Yu vanish into the darkness, he took another deep breath and sat cross-legged on the ground inside the villa, beginning his meditation.

Only after Wang Xiong started meditating did Xiao Yu turn around to glance at that window before continuing towards his villa.

J ust now, he had noticed that King Wang’s cultivation was stuck in the middle stage of Qi Refinement. Furthermore, the primordial energy within his body was incredibly thick and dense, making it possible for him to break through; however, he remained stuck there, clearly taking a wrong path that prevented him from breaking through.

It was then that Xiao Yu had communicated some techniques for breakthroughs to King Wang. Although there were records in the classics at his family’s residence about how to break through, and although King Wang could practice up to this level with his own methods, sometimes a person’s ability to break through is related to their constitution. This was exactly King Wang’s case—following previous generations’ methods as well as his own techniques, he still couldn’t break through the bottleneck.

It was precisely because of this that he had been cultivating on the mountain all along, trying to accumulate primordial energy in order to forcefully break through. However, such a method is extremely dangerous and could easily result in damaged meridians; as a pillar of the Wang family, he dared not risk it, which resulted in his body being filled with thick and dense primordial energy but still unable to break through.r stage twenty years ago! Not to mention Xiao Yu, even among these old brothers, their combat strength could only be comparable to that of Musashi Ichiro. Moreover, there was a report saying that Musa...