Other than that faint sharpness, Yang Qing could sense nothing else from the elderly figure. His aura was normal, unassuming—almost as if he had no cultivation base at all.
Fan Mei was right about him being close to his breakthrough… It seems even closer than she implied, Yang Qing thought.
Even if Fan Mei hadn't mentioned it earlier, the qualities the elderly cultivator displayed would have already exposed his true nature. The way he concealed his sword intent, coupled with how effortlessly he masked his strength, was a dead giveaway.
From what little Yang Qing could sense, he had no doubt that the man before him could put up a respectable fight against a quasi-domain realm expert, despite only being at the peak of the palace stage. That judgment rested on two things—his identity as a sword cultivator and his refined sword intent.