Upon arriving at the highest level of the Silver Robe Elder Hall, Zhang Ruochen finally met this individual who was considered the most powerful figure in the Thirty-Six Kingdoms of Heavenly Demon Ridge—the Master of the Silver Robe Elder Hall.
"Greetings, Master Lei!" Zhang Ruochin and Si Xingkong simultaneously bowed in respect.
Lei Jing, at 94 years old, doesn't look aged at all. He appears to be in his fifties, with broad shoulders, bronze skin, and a powerful presence.
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When humans cultivate martial arts to the peak, their physique becomes as robust as that of high-level wild beasts, able to control all aspects of their bodily functions. They naturally slow down aging.
Moreover, Lei Jing's strength is formidable, far exceeding just the realm of a Heavenly Pole martial artist.
He sat beside his desk, holding a heavy tome of martial arts in his hand. He was reading it intently, then after a long while, he raised his head slightly and said faintly, "Si Xingkong, you may retire now!"
"Yes, Master."
Si Xingkong respectfully bowed again, then withdrew.
In the room, only Zhang Ruochin and Lei Jing remained.
Lei Jing put down the martial arts manual in his hand, looked at Zhang Ruochin with some curiosity, and showed a faint smile, "You are Zhang Ruochin?"
"It's a student."
Zhang Ruochin took out the ledger and said, "Master, this is..."
"No rush!"
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Leijng smiled and shook his head, as if he was more interested in Zhang Ruochen than the ledger.
"Master, I hear that you've been going around claiming to be my disciple. Is this true?"
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Lei Jing's aura shifted, his entire body radiating red light. A powerful presence surged outward, enveloping the entire room.
Zhang Ruochin's face paled slightly. In his eyes, Lei Jing was like a huge volcano, erupting with scorching magma that turned into an ocean, engulfing him, as if to melt his body.
"Such a terrifying aura, Lord Lei Ge's martial arts cultivation should have surpassed the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Pole Realm and reached another realm in martial arts, the Dragon and Phoenix Realm. Only warriors of the Dragon and Phoenix Realm possess such terrifying power."
Zhang Ruochen had never encountered a powerful being of this level in his eight hundred years of life.
Just the aura of martial arts emanating from the other person had already suppressed Zhang Ruochin, making him struggle to breathe. His body felt like it was burning in magma.
Zhang Ruochin gritted his teeth and silently recited the "Nine Heavens Mingdi Sutra". Spiritual fire true qi rapidly circulated within his thirty-six meridians, resolving that surge of martial pressure.
A flame mark appeared between her eyebrows, like a burning ember.
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Lei Jing's eyes lit up, and a soft "eh" escaped his lips.
I don't know how long it had been, but that terrifying pressure disappeared.
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Zhang Ruochin felt the pressure disappear and immediately stopped running his cultivation technique. He looked at Lei Jing again, but found that Lei Jing was still sitting at his desk, not moving from start to finish.
It seems that Lord Lei is only testing me, he is not truly angry.
Zhang Ruochin let out a slight sigh of relief. If he had truly offended someone like Lei Jing, even if Zhang Ruochin had three heads and six arms, he wouldn't be his opponent now.
"Not bad, under the pressure of this old man's three-tenths of his might, you can still stand. Among the warriors below the Heavenly Extreme Realm, you are the first." Lei Jing laughed.
Zhang Ruochin gritted his teeth and said, "The master's secret disciple is Chen Ruo, not me. I'm afraid there is some misunderstanding here."
Lei Jingdao said, “Is that so? But this old man heard that not long ago, in Daishi City, Chen Ru and Han Qiu of the Yuntai Sect Mansion killed Huo Yun, the town general of Si Fang County, and at Mu Qing’s residence, they took away a ledger. Have you heard?”
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Lei Jing didn't expect Zhang Ruochin to admit it so readily, he burst into laughter and said, "Interesting!"
Leijing said in a serious tone: "If you are just an incompetent person, this old man will have to teach you a lesson. For an incompetent person to claim to be this old man's secret disciple, isn't that ruining this old man's reputation?"
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Zhang Ruochin asked, "What do you mean, Master?"
"I have a condition," Lei Jing said. "As long as you can fulfill it, not only will I no longer pursue this matter, but I can also truly accept you as my secret disciple! What do you think?"
Zhang Ruochen asked, "What conditions?"
Lei Jing did not immediately tell Zhang Ruochin the conditions, but instead asked, "You have opened up twenty-seven meridians in your body, right?"
"Yes," Zhang Ruochin said.
Actually, Zhang Ruochin had thirty-six meridians opened up within his body. Only nine of them were extraordinary meridians. Even Lei Jing couldn't detect them, so he thought Zhang Ruochin only had twenty-seven meridians.
Even so, it still shocked Lei Jing quite a bit.
"To open up twenty-seven meridians within the body, the cultivation technique you practice must be quite powerful. It seems you have great fortune." Lei Jing said.
Throughout the vast Kunlun realm, with its ancient history, countless sages and divine beings have been born. Even in Tianmo Ridge, there must be some hidden grottos and secret palaces that remain undiscovered.
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Even if Zhang Ruochin had some adventures, it wouldn't be surprising. It only shows that his luck is strong.
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"What's wrong?" Zhang Ruochin asked.
Lei Jing smiled and said, "Rest assured, I won't let you do something extremely dangerous. Just focus on your cultivation. As for what exactly you need to do, wait until you enter the top 100 of the 'Earth Ranking', and I will naturally tell you."
Zhang Ruchen asked, "Why me?"
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Le Jing smiled and said, "First, you owe me a favor. Don't you intend to return it?"
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Secondly, none of the students from Wushi Academy have a chance to break into the top 100 of the Earth List. Even Si Xingkong, the strongest among them, is currently ranked only at 4,740th on the Earth List. As for the other two students, they are all ranked after 10,000th.
“Your talent is very high, entering the top one thousand of the Earth Rankings shouldn't be difficult. As for the top hundred on the Earth Rankings... although it's hard, it's still possible to give it a shot, it's not entirely impossible. If I didn't choose you, old man would truly struggle to find another suitable candidate.”
The List of Land Experts covers a vast area, encompassing the entire Eastern Region. It contains a total of 100,000 top martial artists at the peak of their land realm.
More importantly, the "Earth List" only includes martial artists under fifty years old. Once you exceed that age, no matter how powerful your martial arts cultivation is, you will be removed from the "Earth List".
Over fifty years old, and not having broken through to the Heavenly Extremity Realm, even if one reaches the Heavenly Extremity Realm in the future, the potential for improvement will be very low.
Therefore, <"The Earthly List">is not merely a symbol of strength but also a representation of talent and potential.
Of the thirty-six kingdoms in the entire Tianmo Ridge, only seventeen people entered the "Earth List," among whom seven were young martial artists under thirty years old.
Among them, the highest-ranked is Si Xingkong, ranked 4,740th.
Ranking second is Zhang Tiangui, who just broke through to the Great Perfection realm of the Earthly Extreme Realm, at number 5,041.
Ranked third is Hong Yu, the first master of the younger generation in the black market, at ninth thousand four hundred and seventy.
All the other warriors were ranked after the 10,000th place.
Of course, the little saintess of the Baiyue Demon Sect was also on the "Di Bang" list, ranking within the top hundred. Her strength was unfathomable. However, she only appeared in Yunwu County once, so people didn't consider her a native warrior from Tianmo Ridge. Everyone thought she had already left Tianmo Ridge.
Zhang Ruochin said, "Palace Master, which of the top one hundred martial artists on the Earth List isn't an elite prodigy from the Eastern Region? It would be no easy feat to reach that level."
"Don't you have confidence in yourself?" Lei Jing said.
Zhang Ruochin shook his head and said, “Of course I have confidence, but why must I enter the top 100 of the Earth List?”
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"Because, you are going to be my secret disciple, this is the minimum requirement." Lei Jing said.
Actually, Zhang Ruochin didn't want to be Lei Jing's secret disciple because, with Zhang Ruochin's knowledge of martial arts, Lei Jing couldn't teach him anything. However, back then, Zhang Ruochin had borrowed Lei Jing's name and owed Lei Jing a favor.
If you owe someone a favor, of course you have to return it.
Zhang Ruochin said: "Alright! I agree to the Lord's request. Within a year, I will definitely break into the top 100 of the Earth List."
Lei Jing nodded in satisfaction and reminded, "Now, everyone should know that Chen Ruo is Zhang Ruochin. I don't care why you used this alias in the beginning, but after your identity is exposed, if you encounter any trouble, just tell the old man. In this Tianmo Ridge area, there are few things the old man can't handle."
Zhang Ruchen said, “For ordinary enemies, this junior can handle them himself. For powerful enemies, this junior will not dare to provoke them. Therefore, for now, there is no need to trouble the Lord. Of course, if in the future this junior encounters a major problem that he cannot solve himself, he will naturally come to seek help from the Lord.”
Le Jing smiled and said, "Alright! Now, you can bring that ledger over and let me have a look."
Zhang Ruochin passed the ledger over and placed it on the table in front of Lei Jing.
Taking up the ledger, Lei Jing began to flip through it. Gradually, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and a cold light appeared in his tiger-like eyes.
Suddenly, "Boom!"
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