After dinner, night quietly fell, and soft light shone into the room through the windows.
Aunt Li smiled at Zhou Ping and Chen Feng and said softly, "You two stop what you're doing and go inside to talk for a while!"
As she spoke, she gently waved her hand, signaling them to leave the kitchen and politely declining their offer to help wash the dishes.
Zhou Ping and Chen Feng exchanged a smile and obediently walked towards the room.
Upon entering the room, the two slumped into comfortable chairs as if relieved of a great burden, their bodies completely relaxed.
Zhou Ping broke the silence first, looking at Chen Feng with curiosity and asking, "Brother Feng, have you already entered the sixth rank? I can't sense any fluctuations in your aura at all!"
His words revealed a hint of surprise and admiration.
Chen Feng smiled slightly, nodded, and replied, "Yes, I made a slight breakthrough a few days ago."
Zhou Ping continued enthusiastically, "By the way, Brother Feng, I've already registered you for the White Cloud Hunting Group."
However... I only applied for the peak of the seventh rank for you, that shouldn't be a problem, right?
"Since we're new here, it's better to play it safe."
Hearing this, Chen Feng nodded and replied, "Yes, that arrangement makes sense. We need to conceal some of our strength. But I wonder what the White Cloud Hunting Group is really like?"
The two then engaged in a lively discussion about joining the White Cloud Hunting Group and their future hunting adventures in the wilderness. Laughter and cheerful conversation frequently filled the room, creating a relaxed and harmonious atmosphere.
"The captain of the White Cloud Hunting Group is named Zhang Baiyun. His younger brother, Zhang Qingyun, is my schoolmate, but he is a year ahead of me and is a late-stage seventh-rank martial artist. We had a good relationship at school, so he invited me to go to the wilderness for training during the summer vacation."
I heard from Zhang Qingyun that his elder brother, Zhang Baiyun, is a peak seventh-grade martial artist. The Baiyun Hunting Group he founded is a top-notch hunting group in Jiangzhou City, with a total of twelve members, three of whom are seventh-grade martial artists and the rest are all eighth-grade martial artists.
"With the addition of the three of us, the entire team now comprises fifteen martial artists, including six rank seven martial artists. This strength is enough to venture into some C-level forbidden areas in the wilderness," Zhou Ping explained.
On the vast and boundless land of the Great Xia, the cities and prefectures of the Nine Provinces are like dazzling pearls, but beyond these prosperous places lies a vast and mysterious wilderness.
This place is not the main arena for human activities, but rather the habitat of all kinds of powerful wild beasts.
In this wilderness, wild beasts either forage alone or roam in groups.
They come in all shapes and sizes; some are as large as mountains, some are as agile as lightning, and others can breathe fire or release frost.
However, what is most frightening are the occasional hordes of beasts.
When some reason triggers the agitation of the wild beasts, they will surge towards urban settlements like a flood bursting its banks, bringing immense disaster to the people.
Based on the different strengths of the wild beasts, the areas where they gather are divided into three levels of forbidden zones: A, B, and C.
Among them, the most terrifying is the Class A forbidden area.
Here exist top-tier wild beasts, each possessing the power to destroy the heavens and the earth.
Nevertheless, even in such a dangerous place, the strongest among the wild beasts is only of the third rank.
In comparison, the wild beasts in the B-level forbidden area are slightly weaker, but they should still not be underestimated.
This place is home to wild beasts of the middle to third rank, and those of ranks six to four are also found here.
These forbidden areas are often hidden among the original mountains and rivers. Even before the world changed, they were places rarely visited by people. Now they have become forbidden zones for life that are difficult for ordinary people to enter.
Class C forbidden areas are usually located around the capital cities of various states.
Although this place lacks the terrifying top-tier wild beasts found in the A and B level forbidden areas, it is home to a large number of seventh-grade wild beasts, as well as eighth-grade wild beasts that prefer to live in groups.
Generally speaking, only top-tier hunting teams composed of elite experts dare to venture into Class C forbidden areas.
Because if they are not careful, they may become food for wild beasts and disappear from this world forever.
Of course, outside the forbidden area, in the vast wilderness, there are a large number of ninth-grade wild beasts and a few eighth-grade wild beasts. These are the areas that many ordinary hunting groups dare to venture into.
In fact, within the vast territory of the Great Xia Dynasty, whether in bustling cities inhabited by humans or in remote, uninhabited forests, there exist ferocious, enormous, and destructive wild beasts.
The reason they have survived to this day is actually due to a little-known secret—it was all a situation deliberately created by the powerful high-ranking members of the human race.
It should be understood that, given the current strength and resources of the human race, if they were truly determined to completely eradicate these wild beasts and make them disappear from this land, it would not be an overly difficult task for them.
However, the human leadership did not choose to do so, but instead adopted a more profound and meaningful strategy.
They deliberately left these wild beasts behind, one of their purposes being to use the threats and challenges they posed to hone the skills of the many martial artists living in the human realm.
Only through life-or-death battles and constant struggles against powerful enemies can martial artists truly grow, break through their own limits, and become increasingly stronger.
In addition to this, preserving the existence of these wild beasts has another important meaning: it can constantly exert an invisible but enormous pressure on the entire human race.
This pressure serves as a reminder to everyone that the world is far from being as calm and peaceful as it appears on the surface.
In this way, people will not gradually forget the responsibilities and missions that a martial artist should bear due to living in a comfortable and easy environment for a long time.
After all, in a world fraught with danger, only by remaining vigilant and constantly improving ourselves can we protect our homes and loved ones.
"I'm just going along with you anyway. As long as they don't do anything reckless and trespass into the A-level forbidden area, it's fine," Chen Feng said to Zhou Ping with a smile.
Nowadays, Chen Feng has everything he could ever want.
Whether it's precious and rare cultivation resources, the glorious achievements gained through bloody battles, or the considerable amount of Great Xia coins, none of these are scarce to him anymore.
However, none of this made him complacent or selfish; on the contrary, he always harbored a kind and helpful heart deep in his heart.
He especially wanted to do everything he could to help his friend Zhou Ping.
Of course, Chen Feng was also well aware that if he directly gave Zhou Ping a large amount of wealth or resources, it might not only hurt the other party's self-esteem, but it might also not have a truly effective effect.
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