Ruin Realm, Azure Jade Sea.
"Master, that human was at the Early-Stage Ninth-Order cultivation, but his combat strength was extraordinary. He could set up a Mid-Stage Ninth-Order Grand Formation on the spot," Lu Xinyu replied with cupped hands when he heard Cai Rujia's words.
"Mm. Well done."
Cai Rujia nodded. He had already finished reading the contents of the Jade Slip, and was satisfied with both Lu Xinyu's investigation process and its results.
They had fought, and in the end, that human's realm was still at the Early-Stage Ninth-Order. That basically ruled out the possibility that the other party had been hiding his cultivation. In other words, the possibility that the human carried some supreme treasure or secret could already be ignored.
An Early-Stage Ninth-Order fighting above his level against a Mid-Stage Ninth-Order—if the factor of formations was added in, everything became reasonable.
Of course, being able to set up a Mid-Grade Ninth-Order Grand Formation on the spot required an extremely powerful talent in formations. Ordinary Ninth-Order Supreme Realm cultivators could not do this.
But that could only prove that this Ninth-Order human was indeed gifted beyond the ordinary. It had nothing to do with Cai Rujia.
There were many heaven's prides with outstanding talent in the Ruin Realm. Cai Rujia had no conflict of interest with these heaven's prides, so no matter how high the other party's talent was, it would not affect Cai Rujia.
Of course, Cai Rujia could also personally make another trip to confirm that human's background. That would ensure nothing went wrong, since there was still a chance that the human was hiding his cultivation.
But Cai Rujia did not intend to do so, because that possibility was minuscule. If he made a trip for every such tiny possibility, Cai Rujia could forget ever having