Jian Chen sighed and remained silent.
For him, the task that Guizi had given him was now complete.
Although Lu Li wanted to kill Yue Qi, he was still a disciple of Gui Gu.
It's obvious that Guiguzi, that old fellow, is biased towards Lu Li, but he's also protective of his own.
This shows that he instructed Jian Chen to save Yue Qi's life no matter what.
Since it was Guiguzi who gave the order, Lu Li had no choice but to give up. A teacher for a day is a father for life, and besides, Yue Qi had already been punished, which was even more humiliating than killing him.
"Senior Brother, let's go back."
After saying that, Lu Li smiled and returned to the top of Yunmeng Mountain with Jian Chen.
In this matter, Jian Chen felt somewhat guilty towards Lu Li, even though Lu Li acted as if he didn't care.
"Senior Brother, how are those orphans doing with their training?"
A year ago, Lu Li and Jian Chen brought back a group of orphans, who became the foundation for Lu Li's establishment of the Black Ice Platform.
These orphans are too weak; after all, they don't have enough to eat or wear, so it's already quite remarkable that they can survive.
Having been in Yunmeng Mountain for a year, they no longer have to endure the elements, they have beds to sleep in, and they can eat their fill every meal.
"Among these dozen or so children, there is indeed one who is talented and works very hard. I'm even thinking of taking him on as a disciple," Jian Chen said with a smile.
Upon hearing Jian Chen's words, Lu Li immediately raised an eyebrow. Could one really find gold in the sand?
Who is it?
"It's that little girl you brought back, Lu Fusheng!"
Lu Li suddenly realized, so it was Fusheng. He had named her that hoping her life would be like a fleeting dream, a life lived with the spirit of death!
"By the way, what did Little Deer mean when she said that martial artists are also divided into stages?"
Lu Li wasn't entirely sure about this either, since he wasn't a martial arts specialist.
"Martial artists are divided into nine stages, from the first to the ninth stage. Little Deer is currently a ninth-stage martial artist."
"The reason why poison is ineffective against ninth-level martial artists is that they can completely neutralize it with their internal energy."
After hearing Jian Chen's explanation, Lu Li nodded.
"Then, Senior Brother, who are you...?"
He was curious about what level Jian Chen, the number one fighter in the outer sect, had reached now.
"Me? I'm just at the peak of the ninth rank."
"Huh? You're only at the peak of the ninth rank? How is that possible?"
Lu Li's pupils immediately contracted, because in the past year, he had always defeated Xiao Lu'er with overwhelming force, so how could she only be at the peak of the ninth rank?
"I am indeed at the peak of the ninth rank; above the ninth rank is the minor grandmaster."
"I can only release my inner strength when I'm fighting desperately. This is the peak of the ninth rank, just one step away from becoming a minor grandmaster," Jian Chen explained helplessly.
"So, does that mean a junior grandmaster is able to leak internal energy outwards?" Lu Li continued to ask.
Jian Chen nodded. The difference between a martial artist and a grandmaster lies here.
"Martial artists of ranks 1-5 are only in the body-refining stage. From the time they enter the sixth rank, they can use internal energy."
Lu Li suddenly realized that he should have reached the sixth level of martial artist, because he could use internal energy, but it was not pure enough.
"Then wouldn't Cangwu have reached the level of a minor grandmaster?" Lu Li continued to ask.
But Jian Chen shook his head and said, "Cangwu is a special case; he is not a minor grandmaster."
"Oh? When you two fought for the first time, I clearly saw his internal energy leaking out. And he wasn't even a minor grandmaster?"
"Yes, he is neither at the peak of the ninth rank nor a minor grandmaster, because he is a person envied by the heavens, born with divine strength."
"His internal energy leaked out because of his physical condition; he couldn't control the power."
Jian Chen's explanation left Lu Li bewildered. He was neither at the peak of the ninth rank nor a minor grandmaster.
"Taoist warriors are a special kind of existence. To put it simply, below the level of a minor grandmaster, Cangwu is invincible!"
"When fighting a junior grandmaster, one can only guarantee not to be defeated. If one fights with all one's might, it is possible to perish together with the junior grandmaster."
Good heavens! Lu Li exclaimed inwardly.
Isn't this a case of "I'm invincible below the Grandmaster level, and one-for-one exchange above the Grandmaster level"?
“Fusheng has already entered the fifth-level martial artist stage, and she is only thirteen years old, which is why I had the idea of taking her as a disciple.”
In just one year, Lu Fusheng went from an ordinary person to a fifth-level martial artist. His talent and hard work are even more monstrous than Xiao Lu'er's!
This is a genius that only comes along once in a century; no wonder Jian Chen was tempted.
Lu Li never expected that the little girl he met by chance and brought back would turn out to be a martial arts prodigy.
"Is Fusheng really that powerful?"
Jian Chen nodded and said, "I didn't expect that someone with such talent really exists. I was thinking of entrusting her to my master for guidance."
With such talent, if he were to encounter a renowned teacher, he would surely become a minor master before the age of thirty.
However, Jian Chen's words piqued Lu Li's interest.
"What level of cultivation has Master attained?"
He had always been curious about Guiguzi's level of attainment. After all, he was over seventy years old, yet he could still fight against the leader of the Taoist school and even win.
"Master is naturally a junior grandmaster!"
Holy crap! Guiguzi is actually a minor grandmaster?! This was something Lu Li hadn't expected at all. He used to run away as soon as he saw Cangwu, how could he possibly be a minor grandmaster?
"How could Master be a minor Grandmaster? He was even afraid of Cangwu back then," Lu Li asked in confusion.
Jian Chen sighed, then said, "My master was once at the Lesser Grandmaster level, but..."
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