"The fifth matter, and also the most, most, most shocking one..."

As he mentioned the fifth matter, Jia Tiansheng’s face showed expressions of pride and admiration—pride for Ke Wuxin and admiration for Ke Wuxin.

Jia Tiansheng’s voice grew a bit solemn: "Just in these days, a True Disciple from the Sixth-Rank Power Blood Cang Realm of the Grand Cosmos World is personally descending to the Grand Cosmos World to assess Ke Wuxin. If the assessment succeeds, Ke Wuxin will be directly taken to the Grand Cosmos World Blood Cang Realm. Do you know what that means? If successful, Ke Wuxin will be the youngest Martial Cultivator in the history of the Primordial Continent to ascend to the Grand Cosmos World, and the only genius ever chosen by a Sixth-Rank Power of the Grand Cosmos World. Before, it was at most an Eighth-Rank Power. Moreover, if successful, Ke Wuxin will also be the only ascender in the history of the Primordial Continent to have someone from the Grand Cosmos World personally come over to pick them up. In the past, ascenders all flew up proactively through the Ascension Formation Gate."

Su Chen listened silently, quite impressed by Ke Wuxin’s destiny.

This is the rhythm of a Son of the Plane!

To the Imperial Academy, which existed for billions of years, Ke Wuxin, this young man who joined less than five hundred years ago, is simply a hack among hacks.

"What is Ke Wuxin’s current strength?" After hearing Jia Tiansheng’s introduction about Ke Wuxin, Su Chen asked again.

"Third Level of the Divine Lord Realm." Jia Tiansheng swallowed and spoke slowly, word by word.

Su Chen nodded in acknowledgment.

"Young Master, the Third Level of the Divine Lord Realm isn’t terrifying. What is terrifying is that Ke Wuxin is said to possess combat power one minor realm above the Third Level of the Divine Lord Realm." Jia Tiansheng’s voice grew louder, seeming a bit excited, with his emotions barely in control:

"Do you know what that means?!!! That’s the Divine Lord Realm! Being able to outclass fight in the Divine Lord Realm, even in the genuine Grand Cosmos World, is extremely, extremely rare!"

"And think about it, how old is Ke Wuxin? Only tens of thousands of years. At tens of thousands of years, he’s reached the Third Level of the Divine Lord Realm, it’s simply unbearable for others!"

"And further think about it, just a few hundred years ago, when Ke Wuxin just joined the Imperial Academy, he wasn’t even in the Realm of Returning to Truth. Yet in these few hundred years, which passed in the blink of an eye, Ke Wuxin has advanced dozens of minor realms! It’s no exaggeration to call him the Son of the Azure Heaven!"

.........

Su Chen remained silent, letting Jia Tiansheng praise Ke Wuxin like a fanboy.

"Do you know what the strength of the Head of the Imperial Academy is?" Su Chen suddenly asked again. Ke Wuxin was clearly not a problem; if Su Chen wanted, killing Ke Wuxin would be far simpler than defeating Yu Zhang. Ke Wuxin at most was at Yu Wu’s level of strength, or just slightly stronger, not worth mentioning.

What Su Chen truly cared about was the strength of those old monsters in the Imperial Academy.

"Seventh Level Peak of the Divine Lord Realm!" Jia Tiansheng blurted out.

Su Chen’s expression changed slightly.

Stronger than he imagined.

Indeed worthy of being old monsters who have lived for billions of years, Seventh Level Peak of the Divine Lord Realm, it’s quite shocking.

Su Chen secretly estimated in his heart whether he could handle the Head of the Imperial Academy now. It seemed a bit difficult.

Seventh Level Peak of the Divine Lord Realm was precisely the estimate of the limits of Su Chen’s current strength.

"If I want to kill Ke Wuxin, the Head of the Imperial Academy will definitely obstruct me, no doubt about it. It seems I can’t deal with the Head of the Imperial Academy!" Su Chen furrowed his brow.

Taking a deep breath, Su Chen continued to ask, "Are there any other entities in the Imperial Academy stronger than the Head of the Imperial Academy?"

"No." Jia Tiansheng’s answer allowed Su Chen to breathe a sigh of relief. Su Chen was worried there might be some particularly terrifying old monsters in the Imperial Academy, akin to those of the Supreme Elder level.

"The Head of the Academy is the strongest. Following that are several Deputy Heads, whose strengths are around the Fifth Level of the Divine Lord Realm. Then come the elders, who are at the Second or Third Level of the Divine Lord Realm."

Su Chen nodded, indicating his understanding.

Afterward, Su Chen quietly pondered what to do.

It seemed that his current strength was not enough to sweep through the entire Imperial Academy!!!

As long as sweeping the entire Imperial Academy was unachievable, killing Ke Wuxin would be impossible because Ke Wuxin’s status in the Imperial Academy was extraordinarily high.

Thinking over and over, the only solution Su Chen could think of was to increase his strength further.

How to enhance it?

Seeing Su Chen in silence, Jia Tiansheng cautiously ventured, "Young Master, are you here to enjoy yourself? You could visit Xuanbaofang. It’s the largest auction house in Ascension Thousand City and the liveliest place in it."

"Auction house?" Su Chen paused, then smiled.

The auction house in Ascension Thousand City must be very, very, very prestigious, right? They should auction quite a few top-level treasures there, right?

If he could find some suitable treasures in Xuanbaofang, there might be a chance to boost his strength in a short period.

"You’re very good." Su Chen, in a good mood, looked approvingly at Jia Tiansheng: "Lead the way."

"Yes, yes, as long as you’re happy, Young Master." Jia Tiansheng also smiled, sighing in relief.

In a short while,

Xuanbaofang, arrived! 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

From the outside, the style of Xuanbaofang wasn’t ostentatious; it resembled an attic in the European style of Earth’s architecture. However, the material used for construction was top-grade white jade bricks, which was quite the grand gesture.

Seemingly noticing Su Chen’s slight disappointment, Jia Tiansheng whispered, "Young Master, it’s your first time at Xuanbaofang. You don’t know, although it seems low-key, the treasures auctioned inside are anything but. The owner of Xuanbaofang is said to be one of the Deputy Heads of the Imperial Academy. Therefore, Xuanbaofang often manages to procure some top-level treasures, and there are always surprises at every auction."

Continuing, Jia Tiansheng lowered his voice further: "And recently, it’s said that the involvement of Young Master Ke from Xuanbaofang made it even more powerful, to the point where the other auction houses in Ascension Thousand City are on the brink of closing."

"Hmm?" As Jia Tiansheng was introducing Xuanbaofang... Su Chen lifted his head, looking at two people already about to enter Xuanbaofang from a distance—a young woman and a middle-aged woman.

The young woman appeared ordinary and was over ten thousand years old.

The middle-aged woman was even more ordinary.

As for their strength, the young woman was a Fifth Level Peak Human Lord, while the middle-aged woman was at the Ninth Level of the Human Lord Realm.

Seemingly nothing special.

But Su Chen still stared deeply for two eyes, his eyes filled with surprise.

Others might not notice, but Su Chen did.

That young woman was obviously wearing a mask, hiding her appearance, and moreover, she was indeed a Fifth Level Peak Divine Lord!!!