217, being pinched tightly_3

Peony's cultivation had reached the same level as his, a Second Realm Grandmaster...

At the end of last year during the Zhaoyang Disturbance, he remembered that Peony and the other two maidservants were only in the Dan Embracing Phase, yet unexpectedly, in a mere nine months, she had achieved the cultivation of a Second Realm Grandmaster!

Of course, compared to Hou Yuxiao, Peony's cultivation progress wasn't fast, but the problem was, in Hou Yuxiao's heart, he wasn't benchmarking himself against the present Peony, but that aberrant Sikong Yue.

Originally, he thought that with his rapid progress, the gap between him and Sikong Yue should have narrowed significantly, but now he realized, with his frantic cultivation, and even with the Divine Lotus's ability to absorb powers, he was only catching up to her servants, how could he not feel defeated in his heart.

If Peony had arrived, could it be that Sikong Yue...