Zhan Hongqu held Lu Bei in high regard, primarily due to her understanding of Junior Sister Bai Jin. Bai Jin’s heart was set solely on the path of the sword, having long ago discarded all thoughts of romance. If not for the overwhelming Immortal Sword Intent Lu Bei possessed—a force so captivating she could not bear to let it go—she never would have agreed to dual cultivation and sacrificed herself in the process.
Secondly, it was from personal experience. Zhan Hongqu’s own duels with Lu Bei had all ended in miserable failure. A peak Void Refinement practitioner losing to someone in the mid-Soul Formation stage, and having her own pride-and-joy sword intent belittled as utterly worthless, had left deep scars. In her view, Lin Buyan’s cultivation level was not even at the peak of Void Refinement, so even with the Great Momentum Heaven in his hands, he would struggle to gain the upper hand against Lu Bei.
As for the other three sect heads… one only needed to look at the fates of Chang Buqing and Pang Buchu to know that the three sect heads could only serve to set the mood; they could not determine the outcome of the battle.
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