After checking his status panel, Zhao Nan was quite satisfied.
He then glanced at the weapon in his hand, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly.
During this trip to the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Zhao Nan had not only comprehended the Profundity of Earth, but had directly grasped two profound mysteries and even fused them together.
At the same time, Zhao Nan had also refined his ultimate moves—not just one, but six.
One move was created based on the Wind Element, and he named it Gale Kill.
It was a wide-area attack that summoned boundless Wind Element to form countless Wind Blades and strike his enemies.
The move he created using Wind Space was named Prison Dilemma.
It used the Profundity of Wind Space to form a sealed domain, then continuously used the power of space to slice apart his enemies.
The move Zhao Nan created by fusing the Profundity of Wind Element and the Profundity of Wind Space was named Extreme Space Rift.
It came in single-target and multi-target versions. Its power combined Gale Kill and Prison Dilemma: first, it used Wind Space to restrain the opponent, then countless strands of Wind Element darted through the domain.
As for the move he created with the Profundity of Earth, Zhao Nan named it Sowing Beans to Form Soldiers.
Put simply, it used Earth Element to conjure up one tool-like soldier after another to fight for him.
For the profound mystery of Pulse of the Earth, Zhao Nan simply borrowed Linley's naming convention, calling the moves Single Wave and Hundredfold Wave.
The move he created by fusing the two profound mysteries was named Dragon Startles a Hundred Miles.
It had come to him suddenly when he thought of the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms from his previous life. He transformed Earth Element into the shape of a dragon, then infused the dragon's body with the power of Pulse of the Earth.
When the move struck, every inch of the dragon's body delivered a separate wave of attacks, backed by the terrifying impact of Earth Element.
Zhao Nan gathered his thoughts, then took Ace and stepped out of the Magical Beast Mountain Range, entering the Eighteen Duchies of the Northern Territory.
The Eighteen Duchies of the Northern Territory, though not as lawless as the Chaotic Territory, were hardly much better.
After all, this was no kingdom. No powerful Commander had united the region, leaving it embroiled in constant warfare.
By now, the five Amanda brothers had grown into adults. Though they had never cultivated battle qi, their awakened Undying Warrior bloodline had made their bodies exceptionally strong. As a result, the brothers had earned a modest reputation in the Eighteen Duchies of the Northern Territory.
Zhao Nan was in no hurry to find them. He first took Ace to eat, then made sure they both got a good rest for two days.
Zhao Nan himself did not need to rest, but Ace was only four years old. The New Year was almost here, and he would turn five afterward.
At such a young age, he needed a proper rest.
Ace also needed to send a letter to his father.
After resting in a remote little city, Zhao Nan found someone from a branch of the Dawson Chamber of Commerce and handed over Ace's letter, asking them to deliver it to Vincent.
Vincent had specifically asked Zhao Nan to do this.
The Hyde family had business dealings with the Dawson Chamber of Commerce, and the two enjoyed a good relationship.
Perhaps the people from the Dawson Chamber of Commerce had already received word, because when Zhao Nan went to deliver the letter, they treated him with great respect.
Zhao Nan did not think much of it. Instead, he asked them about the five Amanda brothers.
As one of the most renowned trading houses on the Yulan Continent, the Dawson Chamber of Commerce had excellent information networks. As soon as Zhao Nan gave them the brothers' names, they told him where to find them.
Zhao Nan thanked them, then tossed them a golden tree leaf engraved with the character "Nan." He told them he owed the Dawson Chamber of Commerce a small favor, and if they ever needed him to do something, they could bring the leaf to find him.
Zhao Nan had asked Ace to make the golden tree leaf.
As a descendant of a Violet Flame Warrior, Ace had a talent for forging even at only four years old.
Zhao Nan had originally planned to make it himself. After all, Ace was only four—how could Zhao Nan exploit child labor?
But after Zhao Nan melted down the gold coins and was about to get started, Ace said he wanted to give it a try.
As an excellent teacher, how could Zhao Nan deny his disciple the chance to get some hands-on experience? So the hundreds of gold coins Zhao Nan had prepared were all turned into golden tree leaves.
As for why Zhao Nan had made golden tree leaves, it was naturally because he was now a Saint-level expert, yet no one had heard of him.
When he had been weak, he had needed to keep a low profile. But now that he was a Saint-level expert, how could he take on disciples without making a name for himself?
Zhao Nan did not want to have to intimidate people with his aura every time he took on a disciple.
Besides, getting powerful without showing off a little was hardly in keeping with the nature of a transmigrator!
And so the golden tree leaf had come into being.
After handing the leaf to the member of the Dawson Clan, Zhao Nan left with Ace and set off to find the five Amanda brothers.
The brothers were not yet very powerful and had not become targets of the Radiant Church's hunts. At that time, they were working for a duchy in the Eighteen Duchies of the Northern Territory called Muqiu Duchy.
The eldest, Barker, was a squad leader, with a full hundred men under his command. Ankh and the others served under him.
Now that they were in a human settlement, Zhao Nan naturally did not keep walking. He paid to hire a carriage and headed straight for Muqiu Duchy.
Although the Eighteen Duchies of the Northern Territory were not very large, it still took half a month of travel before Zhao Nan reached Muqiu Duchy.
After entering Muqiu Duchy, Zhao Nan asked around and found out where Barker was staying. That very day, he arrived at the residence of Barker and his four brothers.
"May I ask who you are, sir?"
Barker eyed Zhao Nan warily, then asked him respectfully.
Zhao Nan did not answer right away. Instead, he first checked the potential of the five brothers.
He discovered that even the lowest system rating among them was A. The eldest, Barker, and the youngest, Gates, had even higher ratings.
Barker's rating was S, giving him the potential to become a Lowgod. The youngest, Gates, actually had an SS rating, with the potential to become a Midgod.
After taking on disciples several times, Zhao Nan understood that the system's ratings represented the highest level someone could reach without outside help. With outside intervention, the outcome could be different.
Take Bebe from the original story, for example. With Beirut's help, in theory, anyone could become a Highgod.
So the system was just a simple tool for gauging potential.
"My name is Zhao Nan. I'm a mage—a Saint-level mage!" Zhao Nan introduced himself after checking the five brothers' potential.
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