Ma Qingqiu took a deep breath and began recounting his first encounter with Wang Quan back then, then described how quickly Wang Quan had reached Foundation Establishment, and finally mentioned Niu Dali and the others' assessments of him.
At last, he sighed with emotion. "Wang Quan is terrifying."
"Even in the Qi Refining Realm, he could withstand our Great Simplicity Gate's Magic Treasure."
"Although that Magic Treasure's power hadn't been activated, and although it hadn't yet been fully refined."
"Still, the power it radiated on its own was extraordinarily terrifying."
"The first time I faced it, its intimidating presence froze me in place."
"But Wang Quan could move freely."
The female cultivator Mei'er's eyes lit up. "What an impressive man. I wonder whether his bloodline is powerful, or whether he became powerful later."
Ma Qingqiu sighed. "Most people traveling through the Second-Layer World simply clear the evil from the ruins. It never occurs to them to rebuild the corresponding structures in the Real World!"
"But Wang Quan did."
"The only reason I obtained the second level of authority was that, after hearing about this, I had a flash of inspiration and followed his example."
Mei'er gently tugged his arm and shook it. "Then how did he obtain the third level of authority?"
Ma Qingqiu looked lost. "I don't know either!"
Mei'er said sweetly, "You could ask him!"
"You two are on good terms, aren't you?"
Ma Qingqiu sighed. "I'm only a little irrational when it comes to studying Daoist Scriptures. In other matters, I'm still very rational!"
"Wang Quan would never tell us a secret like that!"
Mei'er...
They wanted to know why Wang Quan held the third level of authority. In truth, Ruo Jinghong and the others wanted to know too.
It was just that everyone had tacitly refrained