All of us are one

Chapter 67 Classification of Martial Artist Strength

Twin Islands, the headquarters of the Dajiang League.

Deng Deng Deng!

Jiang Yanming rested in his room for about an hour when someone knocked on the door.

"Who?" Jiang Yanming asked.

"Young Master, Mr. Chen has sent a message." Leng Tong's voice came from outside the door.

"A message?" Jiang Yanming perked up at the mention of the message, got up to straighten his clothes, and sat down on a chair in the living room outside the bedroom. "Come in."

crunch.

Leng Tong and Wang Chen walked in. The former was holding a letter and quickly went to Jiang Yanming to present it with both hands.

Jiang Yanming glanced at the intact inkpad, then opened the envelope to read the contents of the letter. He then tapped his fingers lightly on the table: "Interesting. Blood Rain and Killing Tower have both put my bounties on them."

After saying that, Jiang Yanming raised his hand and gestured for them to sit down: "Please sit down."

"Yes." Leng Tong and Wang Chen respectfully bowed and then sat down in the chairs to Jiang Yanming's right.

"What is this Blood Refining Herb Pill?" Jiang Yanming asked curiously. "The reward for my position as the young leader of the Great River Alliance is 32 Blood Refining Herb Pills."

"Reporting to the Young Alliance Leader," Leng Tong replied with a cupped hand, "The Blood Refining Herb Pill is a pill refined by the Hundred Flowers Valley in the Great Stream Basin. It can be used to enhance cultivation, nourish the body, detoxify and heal injuries, and break through bottlenecks. It is a famous spiritual medicine in the Divine Martial Kingdom."

"So powerful?" Jiang Yanming was surprised; this pill really had so many effects.

"Although the Blood Refining Herb Pill has many effects, its main function is to enhance cultivation and nourish the body. Secondly, it can heal injuries and assist warriors in breaking through bottlenecks. Finally, it can detoxify," Wang Chen replied.

"According to our Great River Alliance's investigation, it is not easy for Hundred Flowers Valley to refine the Blood Refining Herb Pill. It is made by carefully refining the essence blood of various exotic beasts as the main ingredient, supplemented by dozens or even hundreds of kinds of medicinal herbs."

Leng Tong continued, "Precisely because it is difficult to refine, the Blood Refining Herb Pill is very valuable, and the two major assassin organizations often use it as a bounty reward."

"I see." Jiang Yanming nodded upon hearing this, then asked with interest, "So, is a bounty of 32 Blood Refining Herb Pills for me, the young alliance leader, too much or too little?"

"The size of the bounties offered by the two major assassin organizations, Blood Rain and Killing Tower, often reflects the strength of the individuals targeted."

Leng Tong added, "For example, a martial artist at the third level of the Qi Condensation Realm has a starting bounty of 10 Blood Refining Herb Pills, while a top-tier expert at the fourth level of the Qi Condensation Realm has a starting bounty of 100, with a maximum bounty of 300."

"The top experts are still at the fourth level of the Condensation Realm, but they are only one step away from reaching the pinnacle. Their strength is far beyond that of ordinary Condensation Realm experts. Therefore, their bounty is 1,000 Blood Refining Herbs Pills."

"And what about the top-tier martial artist?" Jiang Yanming asked curiously, wondering how much the bounty was for someone considered a top-tier martial artist.

"Currently, the lowest bounty among all the top masters belongs to Wan Qianjue, the master of Plum Blossom Manor in the Snow Region," Wang Chen said respectfully. "Wan Qianjue's bounty is forty-two thousand Blood Refining Herb Pills."

"The bounty is far greater than that of top experts," Jiang Yanming remarked upon hearing this.

The bounty for top-tier experts is 1,000 Blood Refining Herb Pills, while the lowest bounty for absolute masters is 42,000 pills, which shows just how big the difference is between the two.

"The bounties for top-tier masters are only posted by the two major assassin organizations; it's impossible for anyone to claim them," Leng Tong shook his head and said. "Even for the bounties for top-tier masters, only a handful have been claimed so far."

Jiang Yanming nodded thoughtfully. It seemed that among the assassins of Killing Tower and Blood Rain, very few were willing to take on missions to assassinate top experts.

"The letter says my bounty is increasing rapidly." Jiang Yanming tapped the letter lightly with his finger. "What do you think my final bounty will be?"

Leng Tong and Wang Chen lowered their heads slightly and remained silent upon hearing this.

Jiang Yanming smiled upon seeing this: "I just wanted you to share your insights so that I could be mentally prepared to face the specific level of assassins next."

Wang Chen respectfully cupped his hands and said, "This subordinate guesses that the young alliance leader's bounty will probably exceed three hundred, but will not exceed one thousand Blood Refining Herb Pills."

"That's what I think too," Leng Tong echoed.

"A bounty exceeding that of a top-tier expert at the fourth level of the Qi Condensation Realm is indeed worthy of the title of Young Master of the Great River Alliance." Jiang Yanming nodded slightly, then asked, "By the way, what level of cyborg corresponds to a martial artist at the fourth level of the Qi Condensation Realm?"

"It should be equivalent to a level seven cyborg," Leng Tong replied. "It is said that top experts can barely fight against a level eight cyborg, and if multiple top experts join forces, they can match it."

"The Divine Martial Kingdom possesses the power to destroy surface civilizations, and this power is clearly that of a supreme martial artist who has broken through to a higher realm." Jiang Yanming pondered in his heart, "The counterpart to a supreme martial artist is probably a level nine mechanical cyborg, or it could be a weapon of mass destruction like a nuclear bomb."

The forces capable of destroying surface civilizations are mutually restrained, creating the current tripolar world situation. Although the Divine Martial Kingdom does not possess long-range weapons of mass destruction, its weakness of its homeland is protected by the upper realm, making it difficult for the world situation to change.

"I heard Senior Brother Ling mention before that this island we're on is jointly managed by various forces within the Divine Martial Kingdom," Jiang Yanming said, pointing to the ground. "If I were assassinated here, what would be the attitude of each force?"

"Assassins will be besieged by various forces, and they will surely die!" Leng Tong said decisively.

"Assassins are not death warriors; they kill for money and elixirs, knowing that only by living can they obtain the bounty," Wang Chen said. "What we really need to worry about are the death warriors cultivated by various forces, and the enemies who have a life-or-death feud with our Great River Alliance."

Jiang Yanming nodded upon hearing this. Compared to assassins who value their lives, those who are not afraid of death are the truly dangerous ones, because they are either just trying to complete a mission or seeking revenge, and they are willing to risk their lives for it.

"When shall we set off to return to the Divine Martial Kingdom?" Jiang Yanming asked.

"We need to wait for a message from the main hall." Leng Tong bowed apologetically, "Hall Master Ling, Wang Chen, and I are all at the third level of the Condensing Qi Realm, and we are unable to protect the young alliance leader and ensure his safe return to the Divine Martial Kingdom."

The Three Realms of Condensed Qi...

Jiang Yanming pondered in his mind that if a level seven mechanical cyborg corresponds to the fourth stage of the Qi Condensation Realm, then a level six mechanical cyborg corresponds to the third stage of the Qi Condensation Realm.

Without a doubt, in a poor and weak place like the Northern Continent, a martial artist at the third level of the Condensation Realm could walk around with impunity, but in the Divine Martial Kingdom, where experts abound, a martial artist at the third level of the Condensation Realm could only be considered a second-rate expert.

"All three realms of Qi Condensation are second-rate..." Jiang Yanming muttered to himself, "Without using the power of a cultivator, am I considered utterly inferior?"

Without breaking through to the Qi and Blood Condensation Realm, one might truly be considered an insignificant level in the Divine Martial Kingdom. Moreover, besides martial artists, the Divine Martial Kingdom also has so-called exotic beasts.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yanming asked, "You mentioned the essence blood of exotic beasts earlier, what are exotic beasts?"