To be fair, Lu Yushu was out of touch with combat. Her days in Jade Capital were mostly spent behind desks, shuffling through paperwork.1

In terms of experience and willpower, she could not compare to the likes of Marshal Thunder, Feng Bo, or Marshal Tianpeng—experienced Jianghu masters who lived on the edge of their blades. Yet even so, she held the upper hand against Qi Xuansu, simply because she was a Heavenly Being.0

Qi Xuansu managed to hold his own thanks to his rich experience, quick thinking, and external objects like the Taiyi Cloud Robe, his Auxiliary Heart, and the Xuan Jades. Even with all these, he barely managed to keep up.1

If he were just an ordinary Guizhen-stage Rogue Cultivator, Lu Yushu would have already struck him down.0

Qi Xuansu pulled out the blade from his throat.0

Due to the refined control that Guizhen-stage Martial Arts Practitioners had over their flesh and blood, not a single drop of blood spilled. The wound closed at a speed visible...0