Chapter 874: Chapter 874

Seeing the Linghu sisters complete their tests and indeed both having become Heaven Level Martial Artists, Ms. Linghu was almost ecstatic to the point of tears. She gratefully glanced at Fang Bai and suddenly said, "Instructor Fang, I have an unconventional request, I wonder if you might agree to it..."

Fang Bai smiled and said, "Please speak!"

"I would like to ask Instructor Fang to also take the test."

Ms. Linghu pointed at the Ruyi Stone, then continued with a hopeful look on her face.

Fang Bai was stunned, not understanding what Ms. Linghu meant by testing his Cultivation Level. After pondering for a moment, he nodded and said, "Alright! I’ll give it a try!"

He walked over to the Ruyi Stone, lightly placed his right palm on it, and then slightly raised his head, his eyes fixed on the Ruyi Stone.

If it were an ordinary Martial Artist, it would be impossible to conceal their strength in front of the Ruyi Stone. However, Fang Bai’s talents and the Martial Arts he practiced were different from others. If he intentionally suppressed his strength, the Ruyi Stone might not be able to detect his true capability.

But Fang Bai did not intend to hide his Cultivation Level. He hoped that by demonstrating his true strength, he could achieve two main objectives of his visit: one was to get Ms. Linghu to release Ye Xing, and the second was to learn more about the Minor World from Ms. Linghu’s mouth.

As for treating Ms. Linghu’s injuries, this was a trivial matter for Fang Bai.

Fang Bai also realized that Ms. Linghu was a proud and haughty person; only if his strength far surpassed hers would she be fully convinced and agree to his terms.

A few moments after Fang Bai’s palm touched the Ruyi Stone, two beams of light, one red and one black, appeared inside the stone. The twin beams shot straight upwards, reaching a height that accelerated Ms. Linghu’s heartbeat before finally stopping.

Fang Bai looked at the red and black beams of light and wondered secretly. He thought of himself as a being with the Chaos True Body, possessing gold, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, and lightning Essence Energies within his Qi Sea, yet this Ruyi Stone showed only water and fire Essence Energies. It seemed that the functionality of this stone was incomplete as it failed to detect all his attributes.

"Desolate Level Realm... and even a Dual Attribute Innate Spiritual Root of water and fire... How is this possible!"

Ms. Linghu’s mouth hung open as she stared blankly at the two beams of light on the Ruyi Stone, mumbling to herself with an expression of utter disbelief on her face.

When she first met Fang Bai, she thought he had just entered the Heaven Level Realm. Knowing that her two disciples had reached the Heaven Level Realm under Fang Bai’s guidance had greatly elevated her opinion of him, although she assumed Fang Bai’s strength was equivalent to hers at best, but she had never imagined that Fang Bai’s Cultivation Realm would surpass the Heaven Level to that of a Desolate Level powerhouse.

In the Minor World, a Desolate Level Martial Artist is not considered very powerful, but a Desolate Level Martial Artist who is still around twenty years old and possesses a Dual Attribute Innate Spiritual Root is exceedingly rare.

If Fang Bai were in the Minor World, with such talents, he would undoubtedly be a prodigy fiercely competed over by all major Sects and academies.

The Linghu sisters, too, were looking at the Ruyi Stone, seeing the beams that prominently exceeded their own in height, their pretty faces both filled with shock.

Judging from the beams, Fang Bai’s cultivation level was even stronger than their teacher’s during his prime!

The Linghu sisters had heard from their teacher before that in the Minor World, beyond the four great realms of Heaven and Earth Mysteries, there are four higher Primordial Chaos realms, among which the Desolate Level Realm is one that lies above the Heaven Level Realm.

It is said that a beginner Desolate Level Martial Artist could at least fight three Heaven Level Perfection Martial Artists. Does that not mean that Fang Bai’s current strength could at least contend with three masters just like his mentor?

"Instructor Fang, forgive my boldness, but may I ask if you were born in this world?"

Ms. Linghu’s gaze at Fang Bai had significantly changed from before, and she had changed her form of address from "you" to the more respectful "you," to show reverence to a strong person.

Of course, Fang Bai wouldn’t say that he was merely a remnant soul that had taken over this body. He smiled and said, "Yes, I am from Zhongzhou, Huaxia. Ms. Linghu, why do you ask this?"

Ms. Linghu was the mentor of the Linghu sisters, and since Fang Bai was both a mentor and a friend to them, he thought it best to address her formally as "Ms."

Ms. Linghu gave a bitter smile and said, "Instructor Fang, my name is Linghu Hongyan, Ms. Linghu is an honorific my disciples give me! You can just call me by my name!"

Fang Bai then learned that Ms. Linghu’s real name was Linghu Hongyan. It appeared that the organization she had founded called "Wrathful Beauties" was related to the "Hongyan" in her name.

"The reason I asked if you were born in this world was that Essence Energy here is thin, and Cultivation Resources are scarce. It is almost impossible for Martial Artists to cultivate to the Desolate Level Realm. So seeing that you are a Desolate Level Martial Artist, I thought you might be like me, not from this world..."

Continued Linghu Hongyan.

Fang Bai said, "The strength I have now is merely from having more opportunities than others."

"Instructor Fang once met a Master as elusive as a Divine Dragon. Seeing his exceptional talent, the Master taught him some Martial Arts Techniques and even disclosed the location of an Essence Stone Vein... However, that Master never appeared again. Instructor Fang doesn’t know who he was or where he came from..."

Linghu Baimi couldn’t help but interject.

Of course, these events were all told to her by Fang Bai, and she was merely repeating them.

Linghu Hongyan nodded and said, "There are three indispensable elements for a Martial Artist to advance in their cultivation levels: innate talent, Cultivation Resources, and opportunity. Lacking any one of these elements makes significant achievements in the Martial Dao difficult. Instructor Fang has all three, which is truly enviable."

Then she sighed and added, "Qian Jiao and Baimi both have good talents, but what they lack now are Cultivation Resources and opportunities, otherwise their Cultivation Levels would be much higher than they are now!"

Linghu Baimi said, "You are mistaken, Mentor. Meeting Instructor Fang is also an opportunity, isn’t it? And Instructor Fang has also promised to provide us with Cultivation Resources... Instructor Fang said that things like ’Heaven and Earth, the Primordial Chaos of the Universe’ are just trifles! Our future path in the Martial Dao will have broader prospects!"

Hearing that Fang Bai was willing to provide Cultivation Resources for her two disciples, something she could not offer, Linghu Hongyan was once again moved.

Linghu Hongyan had no prejudice against different Sects. To her, as long as the strength of her two disciples continued to grow by any means, she was happy to see it happen, as it would greatly increase their chances of returning to the Minor World and to her Sect.

As for why Fang Bai wanted to help her two disciples, Linghu Hongyan did not ask nor did she want to, as she felt there were many reasons why Fang Bai appreciated her two disciples.