"He... he's fifth rank? I tested him last time. He was only seventh rank." Qiu Long stared at Tang Wen, his face filled with shock and disbelief.
"Little Tang, there's no need to hide anything from us anymore. Show them what you can do," Qiao Jingtian said.
Tang Wen smiled and reached toward a glass more than forty feet away. The glass was steadily drawn into his hand.
"Projecting inner astral force, attacking from a distance." Qiu Long and Xiao Jinguo instantly froze like wooden chickens.
"Someone in the sixth-rank realm can only injure people from about thirty feet away. Beyond thirty feet, that's the fifth-rank realm. Little Tang can pick up a glass fifty feet away, so he's probably reached the Fifth Rank Mid-Stage. That makes him a little stronger than me," Qiao Jingtian said.
"Little Tang, you really had us fooled." Qiu Long gave Tang Wen a fierce glare.
"Even if he did fool us badly, I'm the one who brought Little Tang in. I'm happy! Hahaha!" Xiao Jinguo burst out laughing.
"You think I'm not happy? However strong he is, he's still one of our War Dragon Sect," Qiu Long said with a laugh.
"Actually, I really hadn't reached the fifth rank before. I was only at sixth-rank perfection.
"But you have to keep a low profile. I didn't dare show off too much, for fear you'd catch me and study me like a lab rat.
"Recently, though, I switched to a heaven-rank cultivation method and obtained some gemstones, so my progress has been lightning-fast," Tang Wen said.
"A heaven-rank cultivation method? You have one?" Qiu Long instantly grew excited.
"I came this time precisely to give you a heaven-rank cultivation method, along with these." Tang Wen took out the cultivation method and Spirit Stones.
"How did