Void Return Realm, Qingyu Sea.
"Reporting to Master, that human was at the Ninth Order Early Stage, but his combat strength was extraordinary. He could set up a Ninth Order Mid Stage grand formation on the spot." Upon hearing Cai Ruojia's question, Lu Xinyu cupped his hands and replied.
"Mm, well done."
Cai Ruojia nodded. He had already finished reading the contents of the jade slip and was fairly satisfied with both Lu Xinyu's investigation process and its results.
They had fought, and that human's realm had still been the Ninth Order Early Stage. This basically ruled out the possibility that he had concealed his cultivation. In other words, the possibility that the human possessed some supreme treasure or secret could be ignored.
A Ninth Order Early Stage cultivator fighting across ranks against a Ninth Order Mid Stage cultivator became entirely reasonable once the factor of a formation was added.
Of course, being able to set up a Ninth Order Mid-grade grand formation on the spot required an exceptionally powerful talent for formations. Ordinary Ninth Order Supreme Realm cultivators could not accomplish such a thing.
But this could only prove that the human Ninth Order cultivator was indeed extraordinarily gifted. It had nothing to do with Cai Ruojia.
There were many peerless geniuses with exceptional talent in the Void Return Realm. Cai Ruojia had no conflict of interests with them, and no matter how talented they were, they could not affect him.
Naturally, Cai Ruojia could personally make another trip to verify that human's background. That would ensure nothing went wrong, since there was still a possibility that the human had concealed his cultivation.
But Cai Ruojia did not intend to do so. The possibility was minuscule. If he had to make a trip over every such slight possibility, he