"Hey! Don't think my Big Brother isn't fighting you because he's afraid! My Big Brother isn't afraid of you at all!"
Just as Su Hua was trying to persuade the crowd, Xiao Jinr jumped down angrily from the Four-Steed Grand Carriage and rushed over, shouting, "Let me tell you, my Big Brother is very powerful. You're no match for him at all!"
If this had been said before, everyone would have taken Xiao Jinr's words as a joke, after all, she was just a little girl of ten-something who didn't understand anything.
However, when Xiao Jinr said this, many people were stunned. Because earlier, when everyone thought Gu Qingfeng was a fraud, Xiao Jinr had stepped forward to deny it, saying Gu Qingfeng's mastery of Musical Arts was very high. At first, everyone treated it as a joke, but what was the result? Gu Qingfeng's mastery of Musical Arts was peerless.
Now the little girl was saying Gu Qingfeng's martial prowess was formidable and these people were no match for him. With the previous lesson fresh in mind, this couldn't help but make people feel astonished. Even Gu Qingfeng was very curious inside, wondering why the little girl believed in him so much. It was understandable that Xiao Jinr believed in his mastery of Musical Arts, since he had demonstrated it in front of her. But as for martial prowess, thinking carefully, Gu Qingfeng remembered he hadn't displayed it before Xiao Jinr.
Opposite them, the arrogant and conceited Ten Little Hidden Dragons also couldn't help but feel a jolt in their hearts upon hearing Xiao Jinr's words. Clearly, Xiao Jinr's words coming true earlier made them have to be cautious now.
Cautious was one thing.
Being cautious didn't mean they believed.
Huo Dong stepped forward, a smile playing on his lips as he asked, "Little girl, your Big Brother's mastery of Musical Arts is peerless. Could it be his martial prowess is also peerless?"
"Whether my Big Brother's martial prowess is peerless or not, Jin'er doesn't know. But Jin'er knows beating you is absolutely more than enough."
"Oh? Is that so? You're that certain?" Huo Dong said with a false smile, "Since your Big Brother is so powerful, why doesn't he dare to accept the challenge?"
"My Big Brother is just... just..." Xiao Jinr was, after all, young. How could she know the reason Gu Qingfeng wasn't accepting the challenge? In her anxiety, the little girl turned to look at Gu Qingfeng and said, "Big Brother, these people are really too bad. Since they're asking for a beating, you should just teach them a lesson. See if they dare call Big Brother a fraud again in the future."
Before Gu Qingfeng could speak, Huode beside him said, "Little Jin'er, your Big Brother's cultivation is too weak. He's no match for them at all. You shouldn't stir up trouble..." Huode naturally didn't want Gu Qingfeng to fight either. He understood better than anyone that if Gu Qingfeng didn't act, it was fine, but once he did, the consequences would be unimaginably severe. So, while Gu Qingfeng was still in a relatively good mood, he was thinking of resolving things peacefully if possible. Seeing Xiao Jinr looking at Gu Qingfeng with such admiration, Huode couldn't help but shoot Gu Qingfeng a glare. His eyes seemed to say, 'You rascal, flirting with Fairy Su Hua is one thing, but even a little girl this young? You're truly a beast!'
"Little Jin'er, your Big Brother does have some talent in Musical Arts, but in martial arts, he's really not much... You should just..." Gu Qingfeng's charm was great, this Huode knew perfectly well. Back in the day, countless naive young girls had admired Gu Qingfeng, rejecting countless suitors who admired them, and some even never sought a Dao companion their entire lives. Looking at Xiao Jinr, Huode couldn't help but recall those infatuated, naive girls from back then. He really didn't want Xiao Jinr to go down that path.
But just as he was speaking, Xiao Jinr suddenly giggled. "Grandpa Huode, please don't lie to Jin'er, okay? Jin'er knows Big Brother is very powerful."
"You know?" Huode asked suspiciously, glancing at Gu Qingfeng.
Gu Qingfeng shrugged, indicating he knew nothing, and asked curiously, "Little Jin'er, what do you know?"
Looking at Huode, then at the curious Gu Qingfeng, a sly glint appeared in Xiao Jinr's eyes as she said quite proudly, "Jin'er not only knows Big Brother is very powerful, but Jin'er also knows that back in the Black Crow Secret Realm, when Sister Fei'er, Sister Yunruo, Sister Chenyue, Valley Master Qing Zhu, and Hall Master Xiao—all five of them—joined forces and used every trick they had, they still couldn't budge Big Brother an inch."
Her words were earth-shattering.
Xiao Jinr's statement instantly ignited the entire crowd.
Lan Fei'er, Shui Yunruo, and Huo Wu Chen Yue were all among the Ten Little Phoenix Hairpins of the Four Regions. Although the three of them possessed great innate and acquired fortunes, since they hadn't cultivated a Nascent Soul, their strength couldn't compare to the Little Hidden Dragons. In a one-on-one fight, they might not be able to defeat Gu Qingfeng either, after all, everyone knew Gu Qingfeng had erased a Nascent Soul expert back at Liu Ren Mountain.
But even so, could it be that joining forces, they still couldn't defeat Gu Qingfeng?
And they used every trick they had?
Couldn't budge Gu Qingfeng an inch?
If Lan Fei'er and the other two went all out and joined forces, not a single one among the Ten Little Hidden Dragons would dare claim they could withstand them.
How could they possibly fail to budge Gu Qingfeng an inch?
Moreover, besides Lan Fei'er and the other two, there were also Qing Zhu and Xiao Danrou.
These two were among the Ten Great Phoenix Hairpins of the Four Regions. One was the Valley Master of Little Immortal Valley, the other the Hall Master of Cloud Heart Hall.
They might not have the most fortunes here today, nor were they the most senior, but they were definitely among the most powerful individuals present at the Taixuan Platform today. Not just today at the Taixuan Platform, but even in the entire Four Regions, their strength could be ranked.
The reason was simple: both were Transcendent Great Perfection Nascent Soul Grandmasters.
Transcendent Golden Core referred to the revolutions of the Golden Core.
Transcendent Nascent Soul referred to the transformations of the Nascent Soul.
Golden Core Great Perfection meant the eighty-one revolutions. Nascent Soul Great Perfection meant the eighty-one transformations.
Golden Core revolutions: each revolution was like a new mountain. Nascent Soul transformations: each transformation was like a new heaven.
Golden Core revolutions were extremely difficult.
Cultivating a Nascent Soul was even harder. Nascent Soul transformations were harder still. And achieving Nascent Soul Great Perfection could be called harder than ascending to the blue sky.
Many people spent their entire lives stuck at the Golden Core realm, unable to achieve Golden Core revolutions. Even after achieving revolutions, it required a long time to reach Great Perfection. Even if one reached Great Perfection, no one dared guarantee they could successfully conceive and nurture a Nascent Soul. Even after cultivating a Nascent Soul, wanting Nascent Soul transformations required experiencing countless years.
On the path of cultivation, the requirements for aptitude, comprehension, and fortune weren't very obvious during Foundation Establishment, Purple Palace, and even Golden Core stages. With perseverance, one could eventually cultivate to Great Perfection.
However, the Nascent Soul stage was different.
Once one stepped into the Nascent Soul realm, if their aptitude and comprehension were too weak, they would find it difficult to advance even a step. They might cultivate bitterly for a hundred years, yet still not match what others achieved in a single year. Many elders from major sects present were seniors who had cultivated for a thousand or even two thousand years. Although they had also cultivated Nascent Souls, they were merely Nascent Souls. Some might have achieved Nascent Soul transformations, but mostly just a few transformations, or a dozen or so.
Among the people gathered at the Taixuan Platform today, those who were Transcendent Great Perfection Nascent Soul Grandmasters numbered less than ten. Without exception, those few were all Nascent Soul old monsters who had cultivated for several thousand years. Only Qing Zhu and Xiao Danrou had reached the pinnacle of Transcendent Great Perfection in just a few short hundred years.