Cultivators Are So Weak in This World-Chapter 151: Lap 142, Part 2

"Besides the starting moves being too large, the trajectory of the darts too predictable, and occasionally missing the target, there’s no other problem." Zhang Rongfang looked at the sky with satisfaction.

Then he returned to his room and examined himself carefully in the bronze mirror.

Nowadays, perhaps due to his increasingly high Core Formation cultivation, his essence, qi, and spirit were getting better. His complexion was becoming more radiant, and his eyes shone brightly.

During these days in Wushan Prefecture, he had experienced a second growth spurt, gradually increasing from about 1.8 meters to 1.9 meters.

His physique had regained some of its previous robustness, and walking down the main street, at a glance, ninety-nine percent of people could not match his sturdy body.

"Super Grade... surpassing grade limitations... when will I finally reach it."

He picked up the somewhat tarnished bronze mirror, sighing inwardly.

He really didn’t want to follow Han Shisan’s path, learning inferior martial skills, as the cost-effectiveness was too low.

Taking the normal Super Grade path, cultivating both internally and externally, was the right way to become a Grandmaster.

Unfortunately, until now, he hadn’t even come close to touching the edge of Super Grade.

The words spoken by the Celestial Maiden gradually resonated in his mind.

"Super Grade, as the name suggests, is to surpass grades, unable to be evaluated or restricted by the grading system."

"Humans are naturally limited. Grade levels are merely a process to develop all human potential. Upon reaching the pinnacle of the Ninth Grade, most people’s potential is almost exhausted." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Super Grade is finding effective methods to enhance one’s physical strength. Such methods are rare and mostly suited for very few physiques."

"Those possessing these physiques are commonly referred to as people with innate extraordinary talents. Thus, strictly speaking, Super Grade can only be reached by those with a physique naturally differing from the ordinary."

The Celestial Maiden Tong Chapter’s words are still exceptionally clear in Zhang Rongfang’s mind.

"Innate extraordinary talents..." In truth, Zhang Rongfang knew that the Celestial Maiden Tong Chapter considered him as one of those people with such talents.

But only he himself was aware that he didn’t have any innate extraordinary talents.

If it weren’t for the attribute column forcibly enhancing, he would have reached his limit at the Eighth Grade.

"The Celestial Maiden mentioned that Super Grade requires meeting two conditions: first, physical strength must surpass the Ninth Grade.

Second, innovate by integrating originally restricted martial arts within the Ninth Grade into a unique martial art suitable for oneself, then fully utilizing one’s stronger physical capabilities."

"What I need to do now is the first step: think of how to surpass the physical strength of the Ninth Grade."

He currently has two approaches.

’One is using the enhancement of life attributes to increase the number of Limit-Breaking Skills, allowing himself to break through the Ninth Grade and reach the Tenth Grade, Eleventh Grade, or even higher.’

’The second is using a large amount of external skills to pile on physical strength, but this would damage internal organs and require continual supplementation of lost life attributes.’

Zhang Rongfang chose the first one.

Because he also wanted to see what would happen if life attributes were continuously increased.

Thus achieving two goals with one effort.

And until now, he had vaguely felt a slight difference in his body.

Sigh...

He let out a long breath again.

Zhang Rongfang returned to the courtyard, put down the bronze mirror, and suddenly used the Limit-Breaking Skill Shrinking Step.

Then again, he struck twice the weight of a mountain on the wooden stake.

Bam!

The wooden stake shook violently, finally unable to withstand, instantly bending backward, slanting, and breaking.

Bang.

The upper half of the stake fell to the ground.

Zhang Rongfang turned around and delivered another twofold weight of a mountain strike on another wooden stake.

He had just used the twofold weight of a mountain twice a few minutes ago and now used it again.

Completely without feeling any burden on his body.

This is the change brought by the current level of life attributes.

After finishing these, Zhang Rongfang once again performed the Soul-Stabilizing Talisman moves in the courtyard.

He believed that except for a very few geniuses, most Void Observation Skill Daoists would not have this experience.

Because those who can cultivate Void Observation Skill to the Seventh Transformation Core Formation Stage are generally over fifty.

People’s qi and blood start to decline after thirty. Let alone fifty. Being able to maintain the recovery power of a young person at that time is already quite frightening.

After the test, he picked up the bronze mirror and planned to go out to find a mirror polishing shop.

With endurance strong to this level, he increasingly wanted to exchange experiences with other Ninth Grade practitioners to see what level his true strength had reached.

Training martial arts every day, just training without sparring, is also quite a dull matter.

He needed to vent, to convert the progress of martial arts into tangible benefits and interests.

Thinking of this, Zhang Rongfang thought of Qingsu and Weili, whom he had sent to the dead warriors; he wondered how their progress was over there.

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Outside Wushan Prefecture City, Jiutan Town.

"This is where all our system’s major records are kept." Duan Valley led Qingsu into a dusty records room.

Inside the room, there was only one shelf with three books placed on it.

Duan Valley reached out, took the middle book, and dusted off the thin layer of dust on it.

"But in recent times, there haven’t been any major events needing documentation, so no one has touched this place."

He handed the book to Qingsu.

"Can you understand it?"

The content of the book was encrypted.

"Yes." Qingsu accepted the book and gently opened it.

Weili and she were responsible for two parts; she received the instructions from Duan Valley’s side.

Weili, on the other hand, secretly investigated the truth and later cross-verified it with Qingsu’s findings.

This was to prevent Duan Valley from concealing and reporting false information.

This was the strategy they had agreed upon from the beginning.

However, unexpectedly, as soon as Qingsu arrived, he was warmly welcomed by Duan Valley.

He put aside all matters of training his subordinates and personally accompanied Qingsu, exploring and understanding various aspects of the Wushan dead-soldier system.

Although Qingsu was just a weakling of the Fourth Grade, he showed exceptional respect everywhere.

Obviously, this was done for Zhang Rongfang’s sake.

The sound of pages turning quickly filled the air.

Qingsu did not dare miss a single piece of information.

Suddenly, her hand paused.

"What is this page? What’s going on?" she asked, pointing to the newly turned page.

The page clearly read: In July, a team of thirty-five was dispatched to surround and kill a high-grade martial artist who was alone.

"This was when Black Eagle urgently reported that the Wushan headquarters was nearly wiped out; we dispatched people for rescue according to emergency protocol."

Duan Valley replied, "Afterwards, we cooperated with them and killed two experts with at least Seventh Grade strength, then withdrew."

"I see." Qingsu nodded and continued turning the pages.

Not long after, she came across another emergency event.

She noticed that the two emergencies occurred less than three months apart.

"Why is there another one here?"

"Not sure, but we received an emergency call from the Wushan headquarters, saying that there were more external enemies surrounding it, so we dispatched again. We follow the rules," Duan Valley answered honestly.

Apparently, he seemed to know nothing beyond simple orders.

"Is Wushan Prefecture that dangerous? How long has it been and there have been so many emergencies?"

Qingsu flipped another page, finding that after more than a month, there was yet another emergency dispatch.

"That’s why we think it’s necessary to confirm the new Spirit Messenger’s strength. Otherwise, if someone inexperienced gives orders, we’ll all be doomed.

It feels like forces targeting us are increasing. We have no idea where these experts are coming from, risking everything just to confront us," he said, scratching his cheek in confusion.

"What about the bodies of these experts? Were their identities investigated?" Qingsu frowned and asked.

"They were taken by the Wushan headquarters. We only handle killing and battlefield cleanup; we don’t get involved in anything else. That’s the rule," Duan Valley replied.

"So from start to finish, you all know nothing? Just dispatched numerous times?" Qingsu was at a loss. "Isn’t it that no one except the Spirit Messenger has the authority to command within the dead-soldier system?"

"Yes, that’s why we only act when the headquarters is in life-or-death crisis, just like what the regulations say." Duan Valley answered straightforwardly.

"..... Which headquarters within half a year has faced three extinction-level dangers?" Qingsu raised her voice, pointing at the document in her hand.

"Uh.... but those aren’t under our jurisdiction, we only handle the killings..." Duan Valley felt a little uncertain.

"Among the experts you besieged, do you recognize any of them? If they are experts, they wouldn’t just show up out of nowhere, right?

Those worth you besieging are at least of a higher grade?" Qingsu quickly asked the key question.

After all, she once served as a supervisor at the Eagle Level.

Although Tan Yang was much smaller than Wushan, her experience was far superior to someone like Duan Valley.

"There are indeed some, but they’re all dead, what use is it to find them?" Duan Valley asked in confusion.

"To investigate the real reason they attacked our headquarters. While you aren’t allowed to investigate, I am not a dead-soldier." Qingsu vaguely felt that there was a significant secret hidden underneath.

"A person only has one life, let alone these experts, each practicing martial arts for years, investing years, who would run to attack our Golden Wing Pavilion headquarters without immense provocation?"

"One person may be foolish, but with so many, there’s definitely a problem." Qingsu stated emphatically.

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"Bai Ying Xiang Ling, requesting to see the Spirit Messenger."

Zhang Rongfang frowned, glancing at the time of night.

It was already past ten in the evening, what did this Bai Ying suddenly want coming over at this hour?

He had been spending his recent days quite well, learning lock scripts by day, practicing martial arts at night, occasionally accompanying his sister for walks around to shop.

As for Lu Meisha, she couldn’t be bothered with him, and Zhang Rongfang ignored her too.

They lived like wells that didn’t offend one another, minding their respective lives.

"Come in." Zhang Rongfang replied flatly.

Without needing to open the door, a white shadow lightly landed over the courtyard wall.

In the moonlight, Bai Ying Xiang Ling, dressed in a thin white veil dress, half-knelt on the ground and slowly stood up.

"Subordinate greets the Spirit Messenger. I’ve come uninvited for an urgent report!"

"What’s the matter?" Zhang Rongfang asked, slightly impatient.

"It’s like this," Xiang Ling replied solemnly, "Recently, during our Golden Wing Pavilion’s cargo transportation, we were suddenly ambushed by mysterious individuals, leading to multiple casualties.

That in itself isn’t the main issue; the most troublesome part is that these attackers were extremely powerful and numerous, intercepting our members everywhere."

"So what do you want me to do? Handle it personally?" Zhang Rongfang frowned.

"Subordinate doesn’t dare, I simply request that you mobilize the dead-soldiers to assist the Main Building in resolving this trouble.

Speaking of which, since your arrival, our Golden Wing Pavilion’s condition has improved quite a lot. All of this is thanks to your revered name!"

"All right, I’ll order them later. You handle the personnel deployment yourself. Make sure to resolve the issues thoroughly, and don’t bother me over minor matters."

Zhang Rongfang replied impatiently.

"Yes!" Xiang Ling responded quickly, a hint of ridicule flashing in her eyes.

This term’s Spirit Messenger seemed even easier to fool compared to the last one.