Chapter 4634 — Formidable Strength!
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"No. The one you noticed is Gongyang Jun. That Lan Tieshan is even more unfathomable—his strength stands above Gongyang Jun's!" Old Ghost's tone carried a hint of something strange.
"Stronger than Gongyang Jun? How is that possible?" Wei Zhao was dumbstruck. Gongyang Jun was the top genius handpicked by Shangguan Tianxia, the acknowledged foremost figure of North Island's new generation. How could Lan Tieshan be stronger than him? Would that not make the title ring hollow?
"I find it a bit odd myself, but it's the fact. It seems the Sandie Pavilion of North Island is not as simple as outsiders say—it truly hides dragons and crouching tigers," Old Ghost marveled. Even by his standards, Gongyang Jun counted as a top genius seen once in a century; for a stronger Lan Tieshan to suddenly appear showed a depth of talent that was truly extraordinary.
Wei Zhao was struck speechless with shock. He had not imagined that Shangguan Tianxia's trusted subordinate could be powerful to such a degree—strong enough to press even Gongyang Jun beneath him!
Clearly this senior martial brother of the Chongtian Pavilion's inner court was no empty name. Jia Mufan was no simple man either, but set against the unfathomable Lan Tieshan, he fell far short.
That single point was enough to reveal the vast gulf between the Chongtian Pavilion and the Qingyun Pavilion; their underlying reserves were simply not on the same level. That the Chongtian Pavilion could rule North Island's affairs for so long was purely the doing of strength—the Qingyun Pavilion could not compare.
"Then what is this Lan Tieshan's strength?" Wei Zhao could not help asking out of curiosity. He was, after all, the second senior martial brother and manager of the Qingyun Pavilion's inner court—by position he was roughly on the same tier as the man. He was eager to know the gap between them.
"Knowing it would be meaningless to you. Better left unsaid," Old Ghost said, deliberately keeping him in suspense.
Wei Zhao was taken aback again, and his heart grew all the more alarmed. Old Ghost's meaning was plain: he and the man were simply not on the same level. Once Lan Tieshan's true strength was named, he feared it would frighten Wei Zhao out of his wits!
He had assumed that even if the man was strong, he could not be absurdly so—at most the Xuan Ascension stage. After all, a Xuan Ascension cultivator was already a pillar among the Sandie Pavilion's upper echelons. If a senior martial brother of the Chongtian Pavilion's inner court was stronger than that, what were those high-ranking figures even doing with themselves?
But Old Ghost's attitude plainly told him that Lan Tieshan's strength was by no means merely the Xuan Ascension stage—otherwise there would be no need for such suspense.
"Then is he as strong as you were at your peak, Senior?" Wei Zhao asked cautiously. This time he was truly frightened, and his estimate of Lan Tieshan shot straight up past the Mountain-Opening stage. Could the man be a Earth-Splitting expert? Or even a Rift-Sea cultivator, a tier above that?
If anyone had said before this that a senior martial brother of the Chongtian Pavilion's inner court could reach above the Mountain-Opening stage, Wei Zhao would have scoffed. But now, having felt it for himself, his whole understanding of North Island had changed. North Island's strength was not as feeble as the rumors made it out to be; in truth they had been hiding their claws all along—it was simply that few knew of it.
"Isn't that nonsense? If he were stronger than me, could I have sensed him so easily?" Old Ghost said, exasperated.
"Oh..." Only then did Wei Zhao breathe a little easier. If Old Ghost had said the man's strength stood above his own, Wei Zhao would truly have been scared half to death today! (To be continued...)