With a lift of his hand, he silently laid down an illusory formation. Chen Fei looked around, surprise flickering in his eyes.
Guo Huasheng's mastery of formations had already somewhat surpassed his cultivation. Judging by the skill he had just displayed, even in a head-on battle, an ordinary Early Joint Aperture Realm cultivator would probably fare poorly against him.
If Guo Huasheng were given room to set up a larger formation, other Early Joint Aperture Realm cultivators would have no advantage whatsoever.
"And you two?" Xu Wucheng looked at Chen Fei and Qin Haisan.
Since they would be carrying out a mission together, introductions were naturally essential. That way, duties could be assigned according to each person's strengths.
"Qin Haisan. Soul searching and anomaly detection."
Qin Haisan concealed nothing. He waved his right hand, and several second-tier anomalies appeared before them. They were not particularly strong, but could prove useful in certain situations.
He had his specialties, but they were nothing outstanding.
That was normal, though. The cultivation methods of most fourth-tier factions had no particularly distinctive features. Their greatest feature, instead, was being slightly easier to cultivate.
The pursuit of combat strength came second, because maintaining an unbroken succession of Joint Aperture Realm cultivators within the faction mattered more.
Xu Wucheng and the other two were unsurprised by the aura of Qin Haisan's cultivation method. This was indeed the norm for most Early Joint Aperture Realm martial artists.
Xu Wucheng had simply press-ganged people at the entrance to the City Lord Mansion. With something entirely dependent on luck, expecting to find someone exceptionally powerful was hardly realistic.
Xu Wucheng and the other two turned toward Chen Fei. Judging by his aura, Chen Fei was undoubtedly the youngest of the five. The cultivation he was displaying was close to the