"If I hadn't possessed that treasure granted by my sect, I fear I would have been ambushed and killed in an instant."
Even now, Liu Yuan shuddered with fear as he recalled the incident.
"A Golden Core?"
Ji Yuan asked tentatively.
"No, if it had been a Golden Core ambush, I wouldn't have had a reason to come back alive." Liu Yuan slowly shook his head. "Foundation Establishment... and there was something peculiar about their strength."
"How so?"
"Their cultivation seemed similar to mine, both at the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment. But the moment they made their move, they exhibited the strength of someone at the Peak of Foundation Establishment; otherwise, I wouldn't have been beaten to such a state."
Ji Yuan furrowed his brow slightly upon hearing this.
Is this the strength expected of Shang Court?
