As a Human Rank Spirit Tamer, Lin Ruxia dared not keep an Earth Rank expert waiting. He boarded the merchant ship from the pier almost immediately and came before Fang Qianyuan.
Fang Qianyuan glanced sideways at him without saying a word.
Lin Ruxia took no offense. Once he approached and briefly sensed the other man's aura, he immediately noticed Heaven and Earth essence swirling around him, with a distinctive presence that resembled Spirit Garment Protection.
The feeling was utterly unlike that of any Human Rank expert, even those at the very pinnacle, and exactly like what he felt when facing his own backer.
This was unquestionably an Earth Rank Spirit Tamer. There could be no mistake.
Lin Ruxia reached that conclusion at once.
Then he noticed Fang Qianyuan's face and inwardly marveled.
This Earth Rank Spirit Tamer probably wasn't even thirty yet, was he?
Still, most Earth Rank experts had ways of preserving their youthful looks, so he saw nothing amiss.
Besides, the geniuses of great sects and renowned experts invariably reached Earth Rank in their twenties. By their thirties, they had already made their names and achieved success.
Though this man claimed to come from the grassroots, with the right opportunities, having early- to middle-stage Earth Rank cultivation at this age was hardly surprising.
"I am Lin Ruxia, the elder male cousin of Elder Lin Shan of this island's Ten Thousand Poisons Valley. May I ask your honored name?"
Fang Qianyuan nodded slightly. "Certainly. My name is Guang Hao. I am an idle cloud, a wild crane, bound to no one. I happened to hear that the Ten Thousand Poisons Valley was recruiting worthy talents and offering a Magic Treasure and spirit creatures of earth rank mid-grade or higher as rewards for joining. Thus, I came to pay a