Zhen Ping Fan only smiled in response to the words of the Seven Kills Valley's Elder Yu and did not comment on them. He was aware that Hong Yun Xiao possessed a prominent divine artifact with an incomplete artifact soul while Deng Kui did not possess such a weapon. Hence, he did not think Hong Yun Xiao's progress was better than that of Deng Kui.
The Nirvanic Elder from the Hidden Sword faction looked at Zhen Ping Fan with a helpless expression before he said with a smile, "That's a matter of course. After all, Elder Hong Yun Xiao is much younger than Deng Kui. It won't take long for him to catch up to and surpass Deng Kui…"
The Hidden Sword faction's Nirvanic Elder was very familiar with Zhen Ping Fan, who was his junior brother. Seeing the slightly embarrassed Elder Yu from the Seven Kills Valley, he stepped forward and deftly dispelled the awkward atmosphere.