Herbert's confidence was not merely bluster in front of Svanni, but a statement of fact.
The strength of the Mist Monastery was formidable.
Although he himself wasn't particularly strong, the other members of the monastery certainly were!
The more he learned, the more Herbert truly understood this.
Truly formidable.
Not to mention invincible Old Deng, who was an existence beyond comparison.
But even if you exclude him, the others aren't pushovers either.
Do people really think the Mist Monastery's only strong members are the three visible Cardinals?
Several former Cardinals who disappeared after leaving office are still alive!
Once they reach a certain level of strength, or no longer wish to be disturbed, they retire.
They either choose to wander for self-cultivation or go into the monastery's underground seclusion.
That large underground space certainly holds more than just the Sealing Sanctuary.
