Martial Artist Realm Classifications, Lan Linglong's Strength

"Greetings, Third Senior Brother!"

Wang Lin, standing nearby, came to his senses as well. After smiling faintly, he gave Lu Sheng a slight bow.

At the end of the day, they were merely Outer Disciples of the Heaven and Earth Dojo.

Within the Heaven and Earth Dojo, aside from Lan Linglong and the First Senior Sister—who rarely appeared and was said to have already become a high-ranking Military official—everyone else was an Outer Disciple.

No matter how old an Outer Disciple was, upon meeting a disciple personally accepted by the Old Dojo Master, they had to address them as Senior Brother or Senior Sister.

Lan Linglong was a perfect example.

Lan Linglong was only in her early twenties, yet within the Heaven and Earth Dojo, even those who had joined before her had to respectfully address her as Second Senior Sister when they saw her.

So, the same applied to Lu Sheng.

Lu Sheng hurriedly returned the greeting. Although he had become the Old Dojo Master's disciple, he could not put on airs.

"Alright, alright. Lan'er, take Xiao Lu around and let him get familiar with our Heaven and Earth Dojo. Your master still has matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving first!"

The Old Dojo Master said with a smile.

Lan Linglong and Lu Sheng both nodded slightly. Then, right before their eyes, the Old Dojo Master's figure vanished from where he stood like a bubble popping.

"This..."

Watching the Old Dojo Master disappear with such godlike skill, Lu Sheng's pupils could not help but contract slightly.

As though she could see through Lu Sheng's thoughts, Lan Linglong smiled and said, "That is merely one of Teacher's insignificant tricks. You will get used to it in the future!"

Lu Sheng nodded, but his expression soon turned hesitant.

Seeing this, Lan Linglong was somewhat puzzled. "What is it? Is there something wrong?"

Lu Sheng scratched his head and said awkwardly, "Senior Sister, um... it seems we still don't know our teacher's name!"

The moment those words came out, the corner of Lan Linglong's mouth twitched.

Thinking back over what had happened in the training grounds, it seemed they really had never mentioned it.

Lan Linglong lightly pressed a slender hand to her forehead. "Teacher really is careless. He could even forget something like this!"

"Never mind. Since Teacher asked me to guide you, that is that."

"As for Teacher's name..."

"His name is Kong Yunzhang. There is nothing worth hiding about it!"

Hearing this, Lu Sheng nodded.

Afterward, Lan Linglong brought Lu Sheng before all the Outer Disciples of the Heaven and Earth Dojo and announced his identity.

From that moment onward, all the Outer Disciples of the Heaven and Earth Dojo knew that their dojo had gained a Third Senior Brother!

Although their Third Senior Brother was only a little fellow at the Fourth Layer of Blood Qi, it did not affect their respect for Lu Sheng in the slightest!

It had to be said that those who could become Outer Disciples of the Heaven and Earth Dojo might not necessarily have outstanding talent, but their mindset was exceptionally good.

They held no resentment over Lu Sheng becoming their Third Senior Brother. Instead, they treated him like family.

After the brief announcement, Lan Linglong brought Lu Sheng back to the previous hall.

"Sit wherever you like. So, you are still a student in the Martial Arts Class at Cloud City First High School?"

Lan Linglong sat in a chair, her beautiful eyes falling upon Lu Sheng as she smiled gently.

Lu Sheng did not stand on ceremony. He sat down and nodded.

Lan Linglong's slender fingers lightly tapped against the tabletop, as though she were deep in thought.

After a moment, Lan Linglong slowly said, "Since you are still a student in the Martial Arts Class, you cannot stay at the dojo at all times. How about this? Complete your Martial Arts Class training during the day, then come find me at the dojo after training ends. I will guide your cultivation!"

Lu Sheng nodded. Even if Lan Linglong had not said so, that was how he had planned to arrange things.

Lu Sheng took a sip of the tea on the table and asked curiously, "Senior Sister, what realm are you at?"

"And what kind of person is the First Senior Sister everyone keeps talking about?"

To be honest, Lu Sheng was extremely curious about Lan Linglong's true strength. Since she could become the Old Dojo Master's disciple and earn such respect from every Outer Disciple in the Heaven and Earth Dojo, she was surely no ordinary figure.

And then there was the First Senior Sister those disciples spoke of. Lu Sheng clearly remembered that whenever they mentioned the words "First Senior Sister," every single one of them wore expressions of profound respect.

This made Lu Sheng tremendously curious about the First Senior Sister.

Lan Linglong glanced at Lu Sheng and could not help smiling.

That smile was like a spring breeze brushing across one's face, like peach blossoms rushing toward him in full bloom.

Lan Linglong did not immediately answer Lu Sheng's question. Instead, she asked, "Before I answer that, answer one question for me first. How much do you know about the classifications of martial artist realms?"

Lu Sheng scratched his head. "What I know is Quasi-Martial Artists, Blood Qi Martial Artists, and Blood Refining Martial Artists. As for realms above Blood Refining Martial Artists... I don't know."

Lu Sheng had learned about martial artist realms through the knowledge taught in class. However, the realms taught at school did not mention anything beyond Blood Refining Martial Artists.

According to those teachers, knowing too much about certain things was not necessarily a good thing.

Lan Linglong nodded. "You are correct. Among martial artist realms, there are the Blood Qi Realm and the Blood Refining Realm. Above Blood Refining lies Meridian Opening!"

"Meridian Opening?"

It was Lu Sheng's first time hearing such a term, and he was curious.

"Yes, Meridian Opening! The Blood Qi Realm nurtures Blood Qi and increases its capacity! Once Blood Qi reaches ten points, one reaches the limit of the Blood Qi Realm and can begin charging toward the next realm! The Blood Refining Realm tempers Blood Qi and strengthens its quality! Every tempering raises one's Blood Qi to a new level. Of course, some monstrously gifted geniuses can even raise it by more!"

"Under normal circumstances, once Blood Qi reaches one hundred, one can begin charging toward the Meridian Opening Realm!"

"So-called Meridian Opening means using one's own Blood Qi to strike through the meridians throughout the body. Once every meridian in the body has been opened, one reaches the peak of the Meridian Opening Realm and can charge toward the next realm!"

"As for the next realm... we call it the Viscera Refining Realm!"

"The Viscera Refining Realm tempers the five viscera and six bowels, pushing one's flesh, blood, and internal organs to their limits. Across all of Cloud City, there are no more than twenty martial artists who have reached this level!"

"As for the question you just asked..."

Lan Linglong smiled softly, carrying an exceptionally tranquil air.

"I am one of Cloud City's Viscera Refining Martial Artists!"