Chapter 185 (2/2)

The two of them were holding nothing, but the quiet man behind them was carrying a big duffle bag while following them.

Three of them walked passed a mountain road and through a forest before they stopped and shivered.

The lady suddenly frowned. “After three years, the vitality concentration in the outside world is still so thin. It’s better than three years ago, but it’s nothing compared to our Azure Mountain. The strength of the outside world must also be limited by this. I can’t enjoy myself out here.”

Senior Gu tried to appease her. “We should focus on our main task. I will contact those people first.”

As he finished his words, someone said from above.

“Haha, two masters from the Azure Mountain. I have been waiting for you two for some time now.”

A man flew down from above. That was Ren Ruofeng, who still looked like he was eighteen-years-old.

Senior Gu saw him but wasn’t surprised. He gave him a fist salute and said calmly, “Senior Ren, thank you for waiting for us here. Looks like you have already sensed it when we left the mountain. Your nets above snares below is truly effective. Congratulations on finally building it after ten years.”

He was praising his senior but he sounded calm, so whatever he said were merely niceties.

Ren Ruofeng chuckled, “You flatter me. This has been a collective effort. Please follow me. We’ll catch up, just like old times.”

Senior Gu nodded, “Yes, this time we will still need to trouble you for our trip down here. Of course, we will not be stingy with the rewards.”

After talking for a moment, the two of them followed Ren Ruofeng and left. The honest-looking teenager was sent away by another car.

…

After a moment, Ren Ruofeng reappeared at a nearby base camp and entered an office before sitting down.

Another worker entered and switched on a laptop. He opened a powerpoint file and projected it onto the big screen.

Ren Ruofeng personally explained the slides to the two, “Three years have passed since we last met, and the world has experienced a few changes. So just like in previous meetings, I will explain it to you two masters, and hope that our meeting can continue with a joyful atmosphere.”

Senior Gu replied, “Reasonable. Please go one with your presentation.”

Ren Ruofeng waved his hand, “No need to be so polite. I’ve also stayed in the Azure Mountain before, so we can’t say we’re strangers.”

That junior Qi gave him a disdainful look before turning away and remaining silent.

Senior Gu nodded and replied, “Yes, that is a gift from Heaven. Although the mountain only has few hundred disciples, around ten of them have greatly benefited from it. The outside world is more populated, so there should be more people that received the gifts. Our master has ordered us to leave the mountain, with one of the main reasons being find that group of people. We believe we can get more disciples back as compared to before.”

Ren Ruofeng nodded, “This should be easy. The Truth Department, along with other District Special Affairs Liaison Office, has control over China, so we can still provide some help if you need it.”

Senior Gu finally smiled, “That is the best we could’ve hoped for. According to tradition, so long as you can provide us with a suitable disciple, we can send another one into the arcane realm for his cultivation. He will adjust his mentality for half a year, followed by two years of cultivation.”

Ren Ruofeng smiled back at him, “Good to know that. I will continue with the situation on the outside.”

Senior Gu said, “Go ahead.”

Ren Ruofeng said, “Of the past three years, the first two years were relatively peaceful. After the Qixi Flame Meteor Incident last year, many things have changed. There are many extraordinaires appearing in the society and the vitality concentration has increased significantly. The current change over a day is equivalent to ten-days of changes in previous years.”

Junior Qi finally showed some interest and said, “Who are those extraordinaires? What are their power-levels, and how many of them are A-ranked?”

Ren Ruofeng looked at her and replied with a smile, “We are no longer just using the ABCD standard that was proposed previously. The dragon descendant from the Upper Realm convinced us into using their method of measuring power-level. From S to E rank are lake-level, pond-level, basin-level, bucket-level, sink-level, cutlery-level, and mug-level. All these are determined by how much water it can hold.”

“Pu,” Junior Qi held back her laugh and said, “Is this a joke? That dragon descendant must be toying with you guys…”

Senior Gu remained calm and nodded, “He is really from the Upper Realm.”

Ren Ruofeng nodded with agreement as he had been thinking of the same thing.

However, because he was fond of Vigilante A, he explained, “Hehe, even daily measurements have different units that we can use with countless standards. One thousand meters is one kilometer, one thousand grams is one kilogram, as well as inches, feet, and centimeters. As for martial arts, every clan has their own ways of measuring power-level. The Venerable one is a trustworthy member of our world and a famous hero, so what he said shouldn’t be taken lightly. Plus, this standard is well established and has already been used alongside our usual standard.”

Junior Qi was dissatisfied as she had been refuted by those two and said, “What is the name of that dragon descendant, and how strong is he? Why didn’t he mention anything above lake-level?”

Ren Ruofeng shook his head, “That is the Venerable Dragon God. According to our investigations, he should still be a pond-level. The Venerable one never mentioned anything better than lake-level. He must have sensed that in this world the maximum power-level permitted is the lake-level, so it is pointless to talk about anything above it.”