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"The Old Ancestor became a Peak Martial King before he was 200 years old. He should have reached the peak of Xiantian before he was 100 years old." Cang Wuji said as he looked at Huoyun Liu-Li.

"Even if he became a Peak Martial King at 200 years old, it has already been 300 years. Don't tell me 300 years is not enough to reach the Martial Saint level. Grandpa, how close are you to reaching the Martial Saint level? What is the variance in strength between people who are all at the Peak Grade of Martial King level?" Huoyun Liu-Li realised that the various inner workings really piqued her interest.

"Hahaha. You need favourable circumstances to reach the Martial Saint level. I am not even at the gateway of the Martial Saint level. It is too difficult to breakthrough to the Martial Saint level. Not only must you be at the gateway of the Martial Saint level, you will need some special items. Regarding the variance in strength, I can put it this way. A very strong Peak Martial King can singlehandedly contend with and defeat roughly over ten other Peak Martial Kings by himself." Cang Wuji shook his head and gave a difficult smile.

"Oh, even though they are all at the Peak Martial King stage, their difference in strength can be so huge?" Canghai Mingyue asked in surprise.

Cang Wuji smiled faintly at Canghai Mingyue, but it was still a little bitter. He then slowly said, " After reaching the Xiantian level, your lifespan will be extended to 500 years. That is why many people can reach the Martial King level and its peak. However, the requirements to breakthrough to Martial Saint level are very strict. Even though one might not be able to breakthrough to the Martial Saint level, there are indeed other ways to improve one's capabilities. For example, breakthroughs in technique, pellets, armors, rare treasures – there are all sort of weird and mysterious items in the World of the Nine Continent. In the past, there have been instances with some aberrant practitioners who could live up to 600 years old despite not being Martial Saints. It is simply impossible for a century old Peak Grade Martial King warrior to defeat one who is 500 years old.

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Qing Shui and Fei Wuji walked towards the peak of the Heavenly Palace Mountain.

"Senior Martial Uncle, do you know why the Old Ancestor is looking for me?" Qing Shui was puzzled and a little curious about this most mysterious and strongest figure of the Heavenly Palace.

"I don't know. But your performance is unimaginably outstanding, so it should be about something good." Fei Wuji smiled.

"Senior Martial Uncle, do you know what sort of person the Old Ancestor is?" Qing Shui asked after some thought.

"He is a cold and ruthless person who is only dedicated to Heavenly Palace." Fei Wuji gave a straight-forward answer without hesitation.

"Senior Martial Uncle, you know the Old Ancestor this well?" Qing Shui was surprised.

There was an unmasked painful look on Fei Wuji's face, but he quickly self-deprecatingly said, "I was raised by him, but my parents died at his hands. Why wouldn't I understand him?"

"Senior Martial Uncle's parents? So you are still part of Heavenly Palace?"

"Forget it. We're here." Fei Wuji said bitterly.

After that, Qing Shui realized that they had reached an isolated peak. This peak was slightly taller than the peak where Lingxiao Treasure Hall was situated.

This was a location that had a view of the entire Heavenly Palace. There were only a few stone houses, and the place looked bare. It looked very desolate when compared to Heavenly Palace's nine halls.

The stone houses were very short. They were only slightly taller than a person's height. The stones looked extremely heavy, giving off the impression that each house was created by carving huge stones.