On the way to Bixin Hall, Ji Qinglin was still pondering the matters of the Xin Dong Street Merchant Association.
Perhaps because little information had leaked from the meeting room that day, the members of the other merchant associations outside were still mostly guessing at his strength.
Some particularly devious people even thought that perhaps Yu Ji Zi had been putting on a double act with him that day—Yu Ji Zi had deliberately taken a beating to prop up a nonexistent expert.
Though it sounded rather absurd, Ji Qinglin actually hoped that such a claim would spread.
As an opponent, being underestimated was always better than being taken seriously.
But in all honesty, while defeating Yu Ji Zi last time to establish his authority had been very successful, it was partly because he knew Yu Ji Zi fairly well and had the chance to catch him off guard.
Judging objectively—or pessimistically—from what he had seen over the past two years, the data qi within his body had indeed reached Grandmaster-level. Then there was the movement technique perfected through the Layered Shadow Soul Chasing Step and the Big Dipper Map; that could barely be considered Grandmaster-level as well.
Other than that, he probably was not yet formidable enough to be called a Grandmaster in other aspects.
Mo Attack's greatest advantage as a weapon was surprise. If it came down to actual weapon mastery, he was likely still far behind those peak experts.
Fortunately, Divine Sense Observation allowed him to learn quickly. Before he found a signature technique to rely on, he might have to take the path of "learning the arts of a hundred schools."
There might well be conflict at the coming elders' assembly. Against Grandmaster-level experts, escaping unscathed would be easy enough, and barely defeating them was possible. But