Arriving at the top floor of the Yinpao Elder Pavilion, Zhang Ruochen finally saw the master of the Yinpao Elder Pavilion, who was considered the most powerful figure in the thirty-six counties of Tianmoling.
"Greetings to Master Lei Pavilion!" Zhang Ruochen and Si Xingkong bowed at the same time.
Lei Jing is ninety-four years old this year, but he does not look old. He looks like a middle-aged man in his fifties, with broad arms, bronze skin, and full of explosive power.
Human beings have practiced martial arts to the extreme level of heaven, and their bodies are as strong as high-level beasts. They can control various functions of the body, which will slow down aging.
What's more, Lei Jing's strength is not just as simple as the martial arts realm of Tianji Realm.
He was sitting next to the desk, holding a volume of Iron Book Martial Arts in his hand, and was reading. After a while, he raised his head slightly and said calmly: "Si Xingkong, please step back first!"
"Yes, Pavilion Master."
Si Xingkong bowed respectfully again, and then withdrew.
Zhang Ruochen and Lei Jing were the only ones left in the room.
Lei Jing put down the martial arts book in his hand, looked at Zhang Ruochen curiously, showed a faint smile, and said, "Are you Zhang Ruochen?"
"Exactly the students."
Zhang Ruochen took out the account book and said, "Pavilion Master, this is..."
"Not urgent!"
Lei Jing smiled and shook his head. It seemed that he was more interested in Zhang Ruochen than in the account book.
"I heard that you are outside and claim to be my secret disciple. Is this possible?"
Lei Jing's aura changed, his whole body emitted red light, and a powerful aura surged out, covering the entire room.
Zhang Ruochen's face paled slightly. To him, Lei Jing seemed to have turned into a huge volcano, erupting hot magma and turning into an ocean, wrapping him around and seeming to melt his body.
"What a terrifying aura. Master Lei Pavilion's martial arts cultivation should have surpassed the Great Perfection of Tianji Realm and reached another realm of martial arts, the Fish-Dragon Realm. Only warriors of the Fish-Dragon Realm can have such a terrifying aura of power."
Eight hundred years later, Zhang Ruochen encountered a strong man of this level for the first time.
Just the martial arts aura emanating from the opponent's body had been suppressed to the point where Zhang Ruochen couldn't breathe, and his body felt like it was burning in magma.
Zhang Ruochen gritted his teeth and recited the Nine Heavens Ming Emperor Sutra silently. The spiritual fire energy circulated rapidly in the thirty-six meridians in his body, resolving the martial arts pressure.
Between the eyebrows, a flame mark emerged, like a burning flame.
Lei Jing's eyes lit up and he let out a soft moan.
I don’t know how long it took, but the terrifying pressure disappeared.
Zhang Ruochen felt the pressure disappear and immediately stopped running his exercises. He looked at Lei Jing again, only to find that Lei Jing was still sitting at the edge of the desk. He had not moved from the beginning to the end.
"It seems that Pavilion Master Lei is just testing me and is not really angry."
Zhang Ruochen breathed a sigh of relief. If he really offended someone of Lei Jing's level, even if Zhang Ruochen had three heads and six arms, he would not be his opponent now.
"Yes, you are still able to remain standing under the pressure of 30% of my momentum. You are the first among the warriors under the Tianji realm." Lei Jing said with a smile.
Zhang Ruochen said bravely: "The secret disciple of the Pavilion Master is Chen Ruo, not me. I'm afraid there are some misunderstandings."
Lei Jing said: "Really? But I heard that not long ago, in Dashi City, Chen Ruo and Han Qiu of Yuntai Zongfu killed Huo Yundu, the general of the Sifang County, and they were still in Mu Qing's house.
In the mansion, an account book was taken away. Did you hear about it?"
Zhang Ruochen was a little ashamed, thought for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "I don't dare to expire Pavilion Master. In fact, the student did use the pseudonym Chen Ruo. In order to protect himself, he claimed to be the Pavilion Master's secret disciple. This matter was indeed done by the student
If you are wrong, please punish me, the Pavilion Master!"
Lei Jing didn't expect Zhang Ruochen to admit it so straightforwardly, so he laughed loudly and said: "Interesting!"
Lei Jing said seriously: "If you are a mediocre person, I will punish you. If a mediocre person claims to be my secret disciple, wouldn't he ruin my reputation?"
"But I just tested it out and found that you are an amazing genius. If a genius claims to be my disciple, after word spreads, everyone will only think that I have good teachings and a discerning eye, which seems to be a good thing!"
"What does the Pavilion Master mean?" Zhang Ruochen asked.
Lei Jing said: "I have one condition. As long as you can do it, I will not only stop pursuing this matter, but I can actually accept you as a secret disciple! What do you think?"
Zhang Ruochen asked: "What are the conditions?"
Lei Jing did not tell Zhang Ruochen the conditions immediately, but first asked: "There are a total of twenty-seven meridians in your body, right?"
"That's right." Zhang Ruochen said.
In fact, there are thirty-six meridians in Zhang Ruochen's body, but nine of them are strange meridians. Even Lei Jing cannot detect them, so he thinks that Zhang Ruochen only has twenty-seven meridians in his body.
Even so, Lei Jing was quite shocked.
"If you want to open up twenty-seven meridians in the body, the technique you practice must be quite powerful. It seems that you have a great adventure." Lei Jing said.
The entire Kunlun world has a long history and has produced countless sages and saints. Even in the Tianmo Ridge, there must be some secret caves that have never been discovered.
Even if Zhang Ruochen had some adventures, it wouldn't be surprising. It only shows that his luck is strong.
Lei Ding nodded and did not ask what kind of skills Zhang Ruochen practiced, but said: "My condition is that you must break into the top 100 on the earth rankings this year. And do one thing for me.
"
"What's the matter?" Zhang Ruochen asked.
Lei Jing smiled and said: "Don't worry, I won't let you do anything very dangerous. Just practice hard. As for what you need to do specifically, I will tell you when you enter the top 100 on the Earth Ranking."
Zhang Ruochen asked: "Why me?"
Lei Jing smiled and said: "First, you owe me a favor, won't you pay it back?"
"Secondly, none of the students from Wu City Academy have a chance to reach the top 100 on the Earth Ranking. Even the strongest Sixingkong is only ranked 4,740 on the Earth Ranking. As for the others
Both students are ranked behind the 10,000th place."
"Your talent is very high. It shouldn't be difficult to get into the top 1,000 on the Earth Ranking. As for the top 100 on the Earth Ranking... although it's difficult, you can still give it a try. It's not completely impossible. If I don't choose you,
, I really can’t find any other suitable candidate.”
The Earth Ranking covers a wide area, including the entire Eastern Region, and contains a total of 100,000 top warriors in the Earth Realm.
More importantly, the Earth Ranking only includes warriors who are no more than fifty years old. Once you are over the age, no matter how strong your martial arts training is, you will be kicked off the Earth Ranking.
Over the age of fifty, one has not yet broken through to the Tianji Realm. Even if one reaches the Tianji Realm in the future, the room for improvement is already very low.
Therefore, the land ranking is not only a symbol of strength, but also a symbol of talent and potential.
In the entire thirty-six counties of Tianmoling, there are only 17 people in the Earth Ranking, seven of whom are young warriors under the age of thirty.
Among them, the highest ranked one is Si Xingkong, ranked 4740th.
Ranked second is Zhang Tiangui, number 5041, who has just broken through to the Great Perfection realm.
Ranked third is Hong Yu, the number one master of the young generation in the black market, ranked 9470th.
The other warriors are all ranked behind the 10,000th place.
Of course, the little saint from the Moon Worshiping Demon Sect is also on the list, and is ranked in the top 100. Her strength is unfathomable. However, she only appeared once in Yunwu County, so everyone did not regard her as
As a local warrior of Tianmo Ridge. Everyone thought that she had left Tianmo Ridge.
Zhang Ruochen said: "Pavilion Master, among the top 100 warriors on the Earth Ranking, which one is not the top wizard in the Eastern Region? It is probably not an easy task to reach that level."
"Don't you have confidence in yourself?" Lei Jing said.
Zhang Ruochen shook his head and said: "Of course I am confident, but why do you have to be in the top 100 of the place list?"
"Because, if you want to be my secret disciple, this is the minimum requirement." Lei Jing said.
In fact, Zhang Ruochen didn't want to be Lei Jing's secret disciple, because with Zhang Ruochen's knowledge in martial arts, Lei Jing couldn't teach him anything. But at the beginning, Zhang Ruochen borrowed Lei Jing's name after all, so he owed Lei Jing
A favor.
If you owe a favor, of course you have to pay it back.
Zhang Ruochen said: "Okay! I promise the Pavilion Master that within a year, I will definitely hit the top 100 on the earth rankings."
Lei Jing nodded with satisfaction and reminded: "Now, everyone should know that Chen Ruo is Zhang Ruochen. I don't care why you used this pseudonym in the first place, but if you encounter any trouble after your identity is exposed, just tell me
I. In this area of Tianmo Ridge, there are very few things and people that I can’t handle.”
Zhang Ruochen said: "I can deal with ordinary enemies by myself. I will not provoke powerful enemies. Therefore, there is no need to trouble the Pavilion Master for the time being. Of course, if in the future I really encounter big troubles that I cannot solve by myself,
, will naturally come to the Pavilion Master for help."
Lei Jing smiled and said: "Okay! Now, you can hand over that account book and give it to me to take a look."
Zhang Ruochen handed over the account book and placed it on the desk in front of Lei Jing.
Picking up the account book, Lei Jing began to flip through it. Gradually, his brows wrinkled tighter and tighter, and a cold look appeared in his tiger eyes.
"Bang!"
Lei Jing threw the account book on the table and snorted coldly: "The King of Sifang County is really courageous. Does he think that Sifang County is already his private territory? Zhang Ruochen, please step aside! I will use this account book
Immediately send him to the Holy King's Mansion in the Eastern Territory and let the senior officials of the First Central Empire deal with the princes of the four directions. Cooperating with the black market and harming the interests of the empire will lead to a dead end."