"At that time, those students of the Holy Institute were all laughing at me, saying I was ignorant and didn't know my place. They said Tianmo Ridge was just a poor and remote small town, two hundred years ago there was a Luo Yu, and in another two hundred years, there wouldn't be a second Luo Yu."

  "At first, I naturally didn't believe their words, and just thought about cultivating a peerless genius, sending him to the Holy Institute, and beating those arrogant guys in the Holy Institute until they were toothless."

  "It's just a pity that the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment."

  "Fifty years have passed, and Tianmo Ridge has indeed produced some extremely talented disciples. Some of them are even more outstanding than Shi Xingkong and Zhang Tianguang, but compared to the heroes in the Holy Institute, they still fall short by a huge margin. Although two of them did enter the Holy Institute, I told them not to tell anyone that they were my disciples."

  Zhang Ruochen said: "The pavilion master is worried that they will be oppressed by your former enemies."

  Lei nodded and said, "If one's innate talent is not high enough, entering the Holy Institute would be like throwing a stone into the ocean, unable to even create a ripple, let alone stir up a storm. For those two to be able to protect themselves in the Holy Institute with their talents is already quite impressive."

  Later, as the years went by, I was no longer as impulsive as before, and many passions were worn away by time. Finally, I suddenly felt that even if I really met a top genius, sending him to the Holy Institute and telling others that he was my disciple, Lui Jing's disciple, would it be good? Wouldn't it harm him instead?

  "After thinking of this, my last bit of passion was gone. I thought to myself, it's already been fifty years, who still remembers the grand words of Lei Jing back then? Moreover, a martial artist from a small place like Tianmo Ridge can't compare to those half-saint families and saintly clans' descendants. This is fate, when you're born, you're destined to be inferior to others."

  "But when you appeared, I seemed to see hope again."

  "With your talent, even if you were to be placed in the Holy Institute, it would absolutely be of the highest level. If you can make a name for yourself in the Holy Institute, from now on, I, Lao Fu, will be able to hold my head high and re-enter the Holy Institute with pride, grab the sleeves of those old classmates, look up at their noses and tell them that you are my disciple, Lei Jing. I, Lei Jing, say what I mean and mean what I say, have returned once again."

  Zhang Ruochen said: "It turns out that the main thing you asked me to do is this"

  "What's wrong?" Lei Jingdao asked.

  Zhang Ruochen said, "The Pavilion Master's former enemies are now probably also high-ranking officials. Are you not afraid, Pavilion Master? I too suffered blows and revenge from your former enemies in the Holy Institute."

  When Zhang Ruochen spoke, Lei Jing was not surprised at all, but rather very understanding.

  He was able to say this openly and honestly, in fact he had already mentally prepared himself for Zhang Ruochen's rejection.

  Lei Jing let out a long sigh and said, "You can choose to refuse, after all, there's nothing good for you in this, and it may even bring you mortal danger."

  Fifty years have passed and Lei Jing's mentality has undergone tremendous changes, no longer relying solely on a surge of passion to charge forward, ultimately crashing head-on with bloodshed.

  As people get older, they think about more things.

  Lei Jing took out an ice jade box from his bosom and handed it to Zhang Ruochen, saying: "The box contains a 500-year-old Ice Domain Snow Lotus. Taking it can help you break through to the Earth Extreme Boundary Great Extreme Position. Work hard at your cultivation, no matter whether you enter the Holy Institute in the future or not, the competition is cruel."

  Having said this, Lei Jing was about to leave.

  "Wait a minute"

  Zhang Ruochen held the ice jade box and said, "I originally owed the pavilion master a favor, promised to help the pavilion master do something. Since I've already agreed, how can there be any going back on my word?"

  Lei Jing's eyes lit up, and he said: "You have decided to become my disciple and enter the Holy Institute as my disciple. Aren't you afraid of being ostracized by the Saint Gate?"

  Zhang Ruochen smiled and said, "Since ancient times, the humble door and the holy tribe have been in opposition. Although I am a prince, in the eyes of those sacred gatekeepers' descendants, a lower-ranking vassal state's prince is no different from a poor commoner. Even if I didn't enter the Holy Institute as the Young Master's disciple, wouldn't I still be met with hostility?"

  Lei Jing burst out laughing and patted Zhang Ruochen's shoulders with both hands, saying: "Don't worry, with your talent, even if you enter the Holy Institute in the future, you will still receive attention from the high-level officials of the Holy Institute. Even the Saint Gate won't dare to easily deal with you."

  "Do you know why I said back then that only if you can reach the top 100 on the earth ranking, will I accept you as my disciple?"

  Zhang Ruochen said: "Because only by reaching the top 100 on the Earth List will one receive attention from the upper echelons of the Holy Institute. Only then can my safety be guaranteed."

  "That's right."

  Lei Jingdao: "However, I didn't expect that you not only have the strength of the top 100 on the Earth Ranking, but also have a good chance of breaking into the top 10 in the future."

  "Zhang Ruochen, don't go for the third trial test yet. First, refine the Ice Domain Snow Lotus and break through your boundary."

  Once he breaks through the boundary, Zhang Ruochen's strength will definitely increase greatly. At that time, it won't be just a matter of being ranked first on the Earth Board.

  Zhang Ruochen slowly opened the ice jade box, a cold icy air emanated from it, causing the temperature of the surrounding air to drop suddenly.

  In the box, a crystal clear snow lotus was placed, as if carved from jade, emitting a faint medicinal fragrance.

  "There are five petals in total, indeed it is the Five Hundred Year Snow Lotus of the Ice Domain."

  Zhang Ruochen's face lit up with joy, and he plucked a petal from one of the snow lotus flowers, putting it in his mouth.

  The petals are like a thin piece of ice crystal. After entering the mouth, they instantly melt and turn into a stream of icy water, rushing into the abdomen.

  The medicinal power of Bingyu Xuelian was extremely rich and almost instantly filled Zhang Ruochen's entire meridian, as if it would freeze his true energy.

  Zhang Ruochen immediately sat down on the ground, with his hands clasped together and raised to the top of his head, silently reciting the third layer of Gongfa of the Jiutian Mingdi Jing. The spiritual fire true energy in his body slowly circulated through the meridians.

  Generally speaking, a 500-year-old Ice Lotus can be used to help a Grandmaster of the Polar Region break through to the Heavenly Boundary.

  However, Zhang Ruochen's innate talent far surpasses that of ordinary warriors, and the resources required to break through the boundary are naturally more abundant.

  Using Ice Domain Snow Lotus to impact the polar boundary of the Great Pole is just right.

  Zhang Ruochen's refining speed was extremely fast, almost only needing an hour to refine the medicinal properties of a single petal.

  Five periods of time passed and the five petals were completely absorbed by him.

  The true energy in his body had swollen to its extreme point.

  Even with the naked eye, one could see strands of spiritual energy, like ethereal snakes, flowing around his body.

  Next, Zhang Ruochen picked up Xue Lian's lotus seeds and spat out the ones in his stomach for a final sprint.

  "He merely charged into the Extreme Boundary of the Great Extreme Position, yet it actually required the expenditure of so many resources. Indeed, he is not an ordinary martial artist."

  Lei Jing originally thought that Zhang Ruochen only needed to refine the five Snow Lotus petals to break through, but now the situation was completely beyond his expectations.

  Zhang Ruochen swallowed the lotus seed of Bingyu Xue Lian, but it seemed that he still couldn't satisfy his needs and required more energy to break through the boundary.

  "He is already at the most critical moment of breaking through"

  Lei Jing took out a drop of holy liquid and looked at Zhang Ruochen.

  The holy liquid, like a brilliant star, floated on his fingertips.

  Lei Jing pointed out and sprayed the holy liquid towards Zhang Ruochen's brow.

  Zhang Ruochen's Mysterious Martial Mark appeared on his brow, and it quickly absorbed that drop of Holy Liquid.

  Boom

  Zhang Ruochen's eyebrow center's Qi Hai emitted a soft sound and immediately expanded seventeen times.

  Finally, it broke through to the extreme boundary of the earth's polar region.

  The spiritual energy that was originally wandering around Zhang Ruochen's body suddenly seemed to be attracted by a force, rapidly surging towards Zhang Ruochen's brow and pouring into his Dantian.

  After a moment, Zhang Ruochen stood up again, trying to move his muscles and bones. He felt full of strength, and even if a Tianji realm warrior was standing in front of him, he could knock him flying with one palm.

  This feeling is too great

  "Thank you, Master. You've lent a helping hand." Zhang Ruochen cupped his hands and bowed.

  In fact, Lei Jing could only teach Zhang Ruochen a limited number of things, but the other party had indeed helped Zhang Ruochen a lot, and was worthy of Zhang Ruochen's respect.

  Although there is no master-apprentice relationship in reality, there is a sense of master-apprentice relationship.

  Lei Jing laughed and said: "Zhang Ruochen, do you want to go test your strength and speed again?"

  "No need, I can roughly gauge my current strength." Zhang Ruochen said.

  "Are you planning on having a third actual combat test and challenging the ranking of the land?"

  "The hundredth place." Zhang Ruochen said.

  Lei Jing was taken aback for a moment and said: "Didn't you defeat her in the second round?"

  "I want to give it a try," said Zhang Ruochen. "Now, I need to use a few moves to defeat her."

  "Alright, you decide for yourself," said Lei Jingdao.

  Zhang Ruochen re-entered the testing chamber and once again saw Yan Qingwu, who was ranked 100th on the Earth Ranking.

  Yan lightly danced out of the stone wall with a battle sword in hand, stared at Zhang Ruochen and said, "How is it you again?"

  "In our previous battle, we were unable to determine a winner, so naturally I must continue to challenge you." Zhang Ruochen said.

  Yan's eyes turned cold, saying: "Alright, in the previous battle, I didn't expect you to have a high-ranking war soldier, that's why my war sword was cut off. We'll fight again, and I won't let you succeed again. The state of mind where the sword is clear and transparent may not necessarily be unbreakable."

  All warriors who can enter the top 100 of the Earth Ranking are almost all kings in their region, invincible young generation.

  Yan Qingwu was also like this, from small to large, never tasted a defeat.

  She is very confident in her own strength, even when facing a swordsman who has reached the state of Sword Heart Transparency.

  Swallow lightly dances with a horizontal sword, her arm slightly raised, forming a starting hand style, seemingly wanting to attack, yet seemingly wanting to defend, leaving people puzzled.

  After a previous encounter, both of them had enough understanding of each other and could choose their fighting style at ease.