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The golden sun rose slowly.

Everything was revived.

In the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, Daoist Wang Yu and Daoist Chen Hua had already bid farewell to Su Changyu and Daoist Tai Hua despite being reluctant to part.

Two hours after they left, a disciple finally couldn’t help but speak up.

“Elders, is Senior Su… really the inspection commander of Jin Nation?”

He was really curious about it and couldn’t help but ask that question.

After hearing that question, Daoist Wang Yu answered.

“Naturally.”

After Su Changyu left, he immediately stopped looking subservient and became extremely dignified and stern towards his disciple.

“But…”

At this moment, that disciple couldn’t help but continue to speak. Just as he was about to say something, Daoist Wang Yu spoke up.

“I know what you’re trying to say. Are you curious why the inspection commander seems to have an ordinary cultivation level of only the third or fourth level of Qi Refinement, right?”

Daoist Wang Yu immediately revealed the disciple’s doubts.

Actually, that disciple was curious about a lot of things. Their cultivation levels were all at the eighth or ninth level of Qi Refinement and some of them had even reached Major Perfection. Naturally, they could tell the cultivation levels of Su Changyu and Daoist Tai Hua at a glance.

In fact, even Daoist Chen Hua had some curiosity, but when he saw how enthusiastic Daoist Wang Yu was with the bootlicking, he dared not act rashly and had no choice but to follow suit.

“Yes.”

The disciple bit the bullet and admitted. He was indeed curious, but since Su Changyu and Daoist Tai Hua were around just now, he couldn’t ask much about it directly. Now that they had already left, he couldn’t quite raise his doubts either.

However, Daoist Wang Yu sneered.

“Hah!”

“Hah!”

“Hah!”

His chuckling was cold and it contained some derision and disappointment.

Hearing his wry laughter, the people present were somehow pressurized and they dared not speak.

“This is so silly.”

Daoist Wang Yu’s voice rang out like thunder, leaving them in astonishment.

At the next moment, Daoist Wang Yu continued speaking.

“It’s such a simple test, can’t you tell? The inspection commander of Jin Nation is the best Sword Dao powerhouse whose ability is probably at the perfected Golden Core realm. He might have even already condensed the Nascent Soul. Wouldn’t it be simple for an existence of such a high level to disguise as a Qi Refinement cultivator?”

After saying that, Wang Yu’s aura suddenly changed and he seemed extremely weak and small.

“Look at me now, what realm am I at?”

After Wang Yu said that, the disciples turned to look at him. Soon, they all fell silent.

Daoist Wang Yu didn’t have a single trace of Foundation Establishment realm aura at all because he had compressed his realm to the fifth or sixth level of Qi refinement.

“Powerful and strong cultivators can suppress their cultivation realm. The inspection commander’s duty is to inspect the sects and officials of Jin Nation on behalf of the king. Hence, their traces are very important.”

“They can’t reveal their identity because once they do, their duties would come to an end. If you’re in his place, what would you do to prevent others from detecting you?”

“Senior Su is a smart person and he’s absolutely intelligent. Not only has he suppressed his cultivation realm, he even let his subordinate pretend to be his master. In fact, for the sake of making his pretense even more convincing, he seems to have created an incompetent sect.”

“It’s all for the sake of hiding it from others. All of you, listen up. Sometimes, what you hear and see may not be real and you have to judge for yourself most of the time and sense it acutely. It’s just like a sudden sound of thunder after comprehending the sword momentum.”

“All of you seem to have been frightened to the point of turning pale, but do you guys know how Senior Su reacted?”

Wang Yu’s words were very clear.

Everyone was curious about how Su Changyu reacted.

“He was calm!”

“He was extremely calm!”

“Everyone was taken aback, including Elder Chen Hua and me. However, Senior Su didn’t bat an eyelid at all and he stayed composed. Is that the mentality that a Qi Refinement cultivator would have?”

“You can ask Elder Chen. How’s my judgment?”

Daoist Wang Yu’s lengthy speech made the disciples stunned.

Even Daoist Chen Hua was a little dumbfounded.

Actually… he had doubts about some things.

However, after hearing Daoist Wang Yu’s words, he obviously didn’t dare to voice his thoughts.

The main thing was that Daoist Wang Yu made a lot of sense and he couldn’t find any flaw in his words at all.

At this point, Daoist Chen Hua nodded sternly and said, “Yes, I share the same thoughts as Elder Wang Yu. You guys are still too young and superficial.”

Daoist Chen Hua’s tone was righteous.

At this moment, Daoist Wang Yu looked at that disciple angrily.

“We cultivators should work hard in the Heavenly Dao and strive to advance further, not doubt others and be superficial. We have to be ambitious too. You guys can have doubts, but you have to have evidence too. Do you think such fake evidence is reliable?”

“I know, are you trying to ask why the other person is injured? If he’s really an expert, how can he be injured?”

“I can tell you now that it was all just an act.”

“Those who have sharp senses can tell that those are just tricks. It’s just a recovery pill, how can the wounds be healed right on the spot? Do you think he was really injured? He was just putting on an act for you.”

“You’re really silly.”

The more Daoist Wang Yu talked about it, the more agitated and angry he got.

In the end, he said, “With your mentalities, you’ll understand that what you see is not always the truth when you encounter those sly disciples of the demonic clans.”

Daoist Wang Yu expected better from them.

“I was too rash, please forgive me, Elder.”

The latter was completely convinced and he hurriedly stepped backwards, not daring to have any more doubts.

“I believe he’s the inspection commander. Otherwise, who else except the best Sword Dao powerhouse of Jin Nation can make Senior Brother Pan comprehend the Summer Thunder sword momentum with just one sentence?”

“Yeah, cutting through the sun, moon, and stars with a single blade of grass is such a domineering statement. How can a mere Qi Refinement cultivator say that?”

“Yes, yes, he must be the inspection commander.”

Soon, the disciples were discussing among themselves and a portion of them, who were initially doubtful, immediately stopped daring to question it after hearing Daoist Wang Yu’s lengthy speech, which made sense to them.

In fact, it made a lot of sense.

Su Changyu did look like a supreme being.

His gaze was calm and what happened just now didn’t shock him at all.

A single word of his gave them an epiphany.

Those were the reasons to prove that Su Changyu was a peerless expert.

If he wasn’t, who would be?

Besides, there was the painting that could act as proof. If they still insisted on doubting him, it would be deliberate criticism.

Outside Cloud Mist Mountain Range.

Su Changyu and Daoist Tai Hua also looked a little bewildered.

They had been discussing along the way the reason for the kindness and amicable attitudes of the people of the Four Thunder Swordsmanship Sect.

However, they couldn’t reach a reasonable outcome after discussing the entire journey.

Eventually, they dropped the subject.

No matter what, they had already left the mountains. Apart from the fact that Su Changyu had lost ten years of his lifespan, there was no big problem.

They also left with some spirit essence stones and a bottle of White Dew Spirit Pills.

It was a huge profit.

Meanwhile, in Qingyun Dao Sect, Xu Luochen went to the rear cliff smilingly.