At that moment, inside
Under Sima Xiangtu's manipulation, the old Daoist had been pinned up once again.
Fortunately, Fairy Dao Hai, Granny Yuanshen, and the others were still present.
Under their treatment,
However, because his soul had yet to recover, Chu Feng's complexion still looked quite poor.
At the same time, in order to prevent their conversations from being overheard by Sima Xiangtu, they had set up a sound-isolating formation inside the cage.
"Master, esteemed seniors… it was Chu Feng who was incompetent."
Despite his improving condition, Chu Feng's face was full of shame.
"Chu Feng, what nonsense are you talking about? You did everything you could."
At the same time, Granny Yuanshen, Fairy Dao Hai, and the others also began to comfort Chu Feng.
They all knew that none of this could be blamed on Chu Feng.
"What is there for you to be ashamed of? The one who should be ashamed is Jiang Yuantai."
But to everyone's surprise, compared to the others, the old Daoist offered a rather different kind of consolation.
"Master, what do you mean by that?"
"Could it be that Jiang Yuantai used some special means to defeat me?"
Chu Feng asked.
"Of course. To raise his combat power twice in succession, he must have consumed two prohibited pills back to back," the old Daoist said.
"But I didn't sense the slightest aura of any prohibited pill on him," Fairy Dao Hai said.
In truth, that question was on everyone's mind.
Because several of them had been observing carefully, yet none could detect any trace of a prohibited pill's aura.
"The Alchemy Dao Immortal Sect has always excelled in pill refinement. Young masters of status within the sect would be granted extremely rare prohibited pills."
"The defining characteristic of these pills is that their backlash is minimal, and they cannot be detected by outsiders."
"Pills with such features are naturally extraordinarily difficult to refine. Setting aside how precious the ingredients are, the refinement process alone is immensely elaborate."
"Ordinary members of the Alchemy Dao Immortal Sect could never possess such pills. The sect never sells them externally either, so naturally, no one knows about them," the old Daoist explained.
"Despicable and shameless! He talked about a fair fight while popping prohibited pills the entire time. Absolutely despicable!"
"Truly despicable."
Wang Yuxian and Princess Xiaoxiao cursed in unison.
Seeing Wang Yuxian and Princess Xiaoxiao like this, the old Daoist couldn't help but crack a small smile. He then turned his gaze toward Chu Feng.
"This disciple of mine sure has a way with women."
"That's one thing even I, his Master, can never hope to catch up to."
He was actually teasing Wang Yuxian and Princess Xiaoxiao.
Upon hearing the old Daoist's words, both Wang Yuxian and Princess Xiaoxiao flushed red at the same time, at a loss for what to say.
Even their anger had diminished considerably.
"Where in this world is there ever true fairness?"
"His so-called fairness was just for show—so that onlookers would perceive it as fair and acknowledge his strength."
"In reality, this was never a fair match from the very beginning. The spear techniques he used were so exquisite—clearly the product of extensive, dedicated training."
"Only my disciple Chu Feng could have held on. Anyone else would have fallen long ago. How could anyone survive under those spear techniques?"
The old Daoist said.
"Those spear techniques were indeed extraordinary. At first glance, they seemed quite ordinary, but as the fight progressed, they could even form formations."
"Now that I think about it carefully, his speed and strength likely also came from the application of those spear techniques, rather than his own raw combat power being that formidable."