Xiao Hei's Threat
Outside of the cauldron, Xiao Hei suddenly felt a spike in her spirit cultivation.
'Profound Spirit realm! What in the world is he doing in there?' Xiao Hei thought.
When Xiao Fang made his first breakthrough, she was a little surprised by it, but she knew he was already pretty close. However, after making 2 more consecutive breakthroughs into the 1st stage of the Profound Spirit realm, she didn't know what to think anymore.
Since she went in before Xiao Fang did, she knew there wasn't anything in there that could raise his spirit cultivation. The more she thought about it the more it confused her.
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"Supreme elder, why isn't he coming out?" Li Xiang asked.
"Isn't it obvious?" the supreme elder replied.
Li Xiang shook her head. If she knew the answer, she wouldn't have asked.
The supreme elder sighed, "Don't you remember what you experienced inside of the spirit cauldron?"
"I do."
"Then you recall relying solely on your spirit body to pass the tests, right?"
"Of course, but what does that have to do with Long Wang?"
"Do I need to spell it out for you? If he couldn't even make a single light appear after all this time, that could only mean that his spirit cultivation realm is pathetically low."
"How can that be, we saw him make a perfect illusory clone earlier," Xiao Hei interjected.
"He cheated," the supreme elder replied instantly.
"Ah, Supreme Elder. Could it be that you are mistaken?" Li Xiang asked while trying to be as polite as possible.
"Of course not. He might think he is clever, but nothing escapes me."
Hearing the supreme elder lie about seeing Xiao Fang cheat made Xiao Hei furious.
"If he really cheated then you wouldn't mind telling us how he did it?" Xiao Hei asked in a tone that made it seem as if she was calling her out on her bullshit,
Li Xiang knew there was already tension between Xiao Hei and the supreme elder, but after so many hours of waiting she assumed things would've settled down. Contrary to her expectations, Xiao Hei wasn't one to forgive and forget that easily.
"I saw him cheat, so I said he cheated. Are you calling me a liar?"
"I am, because you are. I know exactly what he is capable of, and so does Li Xiang. You should consider your status as a supreme elder and choose your words wisely. You wouldn't want to look any more a fool than you already have."
The supreme elder warned Xiao Hei earlier not to be disrespectful, but Xiao Hei clearly didn't care about that. Li Xiang on the other hand stayed quiet. Even if she didn't believe what the supreme elder was saying, she didn't want to make her upset.
The supreme elder was getting fed up with Xiao Hei's attitude. She could only tolerate so much disrespect from her.
"You say you know what he's capable of, but just look for yourself. Even after 10 hours he still hasn't exited the spirit cauldron, so how could he make a better illusory clone than the both of you?"
Xiao Hei had a complicated look on her face, she had more to say but she was hesitant. She knew what Xiao Fang was capable of because his cultivation realms were linked to hers, but there was no way to convince the supreme elder without revealing too much information about herself. Xiao Hei knew this arguement was going nowhere, so she stopped speaking to the supreme elder.