"Yellow Heaven?" Zhang Yu's brows knitted tightly. "Who is he, and why does the sect want him dead?"
Lately, he had kept a low profile to evade the manhunt, so he knew little about what was happening outside. As far as he knew, there had never been a Probationary Centurion named Huang Tian in the prefecture's Martial Guard.
Knowing how little Zhang Yu knew, Fang He quickly filled him in on Huang Tian's achievements.
"Ten days to advance one realm, and three realms in a single month?!"
Zhang Yu's expression changed dramatically. "Did he take some kind of spirit medicine or precious pill?"
He had spent nearly thirty years painstakingly tempering his qi and blood before finally reaching the sixth rank, and even then, he counted as above average. Many people practiced martial arts their entire lives only to remain stuck in the lower three ranks, never even touching the threshold of the middle three. Yet Huang Tian would reach the seventh rank in just thirty days!
The gap was simply enormous!
It was almost impossible for him to believe. Unless Huang Tian had taken some rare treasure, Zhang Yu couldn't accept that such a thing could happen.
Fang He shook his head. "I don't know about that, but he probably didn't. He's just a servant-born son, and he's fallen out with the Huang Family. How could he get his hands on a precious pill? Besides, even if the entire Huang Family sold everything they owned, they might not be able to afford a pill that could help someone break through three realms in a row without harming their potential.
"On top of that, his comprehension is astonishing. He only has to glance at an ordinary martial technique twice to master it completely. Such talent is truly extraordinary—and a tremendous