Hua Jinsong looked at Yang Ling, whose aura surged like crashing waves, and blurted out:
"Fourth Grade?"
Li Zhong nodded gravely.
"This aura is unmistakably Fourth Grade! And his foundation is profound. The benefits he gained from breaking through surpass those of ordinary Lower Fourth Grade cultivators.
When you and I broke through, our auras were nowhere near this deep."
"That's not right. Isn't this far too fast? How long has it been since he condensed his Martial Dao Fire Seed? How did he already break through?"
"Breaking from Upper Fifth Grade into Lower Fourth Grade requires undergoing a transformation. That transformation is slow and perilous!"
"You need to prepare spiritual materials for the breakthrough in advance."
Hua Jinsong's mind was in a mess. He vaguely remembered that even before condensing his Martial Dao Fire Seed, he had already spent five years preparing all kinds of spiritual materials needed to break through into Lower Fourth Grade.
Those years had been the hardest of his life. He begrudged every bite he ate, every garment he wore, and every resource he used!
"That's exactly what I mean."
Li Zhong muttered to himself.
"Could someone have prepared the materials he needed beforehand? But isn't this transformation happening too quickly?"
Hua Jinsong's expression shifted as he recalled some information about this Constable Yang.
Li Zhong seemed to have thought of it as well. The two exchanged a glance and saw both gravity and envy in each other's eyes.
There had to be some great figure supporting Constable Yang from behind! That person was at least a Human Immortal!
A Second Grade Human Immortal!
Even in the Zhao Kingdom, such people were exceedingly rare national treasures.
Given their status, they normally were not even qualified to meet a Human Immortal once!
"Only great figures like