110: Everything is settled. See the sect leader!

"I came to find you this time because I have some matters I'd like your help with."

Looking at the enthusiastic Lin Yi, Jiang Hanhan didn't waste time on pleasantries and got straight to the point.

"Oh, help?"

"With Senior Brother Jiang's strength, you still need my help?"

Hearing this, Lin Yi was momentarily stunned, a look of confusion surfacing on his face.

He wasn't just being polite; after all, Lin Yi had always been incredibly grateful to Jiang Hanhan.

If it hadn't been for him stepping in back then, his parents would have passed away long ago after being abducted by Lu Chong, and he himself might have become despondent—how could he have achieved what he has today?

Even if he had, he would have lived every moment in pain and regret.

With such a great debt of gratitude, let alone helping, even if Lin Yi were asked to climb a mountain of blades or plunge into a sea of fire, he wouldn't blink an eye!

But the important thing now was that while his strength was decent and had surpassed ordinary First Rank, compared to Jiang Hanhan, he was still far behind!

After all, while Lin Yi had been making progress over the past two years, Jiang Hanhan had been doing the same!

And with Jiang Hanhan's terrifying talent, although his rate of progress wasn't as fast as Lin Yi's, it was still immense.

At this thought, the contents Lin Yi had seen in the latest issue of the latent dragon ranking at the Wanxiang Tower two days ago surfaced in his mind:

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[Name: Jiang Hanhan]

[Identity: Heavenly Mountain Sect Core Disciple]

[Age: Twenty-five years old]

[Cultivation: Martial Dao First Rank]

[Record: October 7th, martial god calendar 6376. In the Sahai Desert of Beilong Prefecture, Martial Province, he fought Wang Hong, the 'Big Dragon Spear'—a Core Disciple of Wanxiang Tower ranked 18th on the nine provinces latent dragon general ranking and 2nd on the Martial Province latent dragon branch ranking. He easily defeated him in just three sword strikes.]

[Record: October 23rd, martial god calendar 6376. At Yuanling Lake in Anshan Prefecture, Cool Province, he happened upon Yuan Haotian, the Ninth Prince of the Great Yuan Dynasty, known as 'Primordial Ethereal Stellar Hand'—ranked 5th on the nine provinces latent dragon general ranking and 1st on the Youzhou latent dragon branch ranking. After a battle of only twenty-odd moves, he forced the latter to flee wounded.]

[Record: November 19th, martial god calendar 6376. At Tianhong Mountain in Pingfeng Prefecture, Cool Province, he fought Feng Leidian, the 'Mystic Light Saber'—an Elder of the White Feather Sect and a First Rank Peak powerhouse. After the two exchanged fifty-six moves, Feng Leidian took the initiative to admit defeat, sighing in admiration and feeling inferior.]

[Based on all the above records, combat power evaluation—First Rank Invincible!]

[Ranking: qingzhou latent dragon branch ranking first!]

[nine provinces latent dragon general ranking first!]

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Indeed!

First Rank Invincible!

1st on the qingzhou latent dragon branch ranking!

1st on the nine provinces latent dragon general ranking!

This was Jiang Hanhan's current strength!

A strength that truly overshadowed the nine provinces, forcing all the Prodigies of the younger generation across the nine provinces to bow their heads!

In the face of such strength, even the current Lin Yi was far, far behind Jiang Hanhan!

If the two were to fight, Lin Yi estimated he probably wouldn't even be able to take a single move from the other.

With such terrifying strength, what right or ability did he have to help him?

"Your current strength is indeed not enough."

Hearing Lin Yi's words, Jiang Hanhan's expression remained cold as he spoke calmly:

"But this time you have reached 36th on the nine provinces latent dragon general ranking and 3rd on the qingzhou latent dragon branch ranking, a huge improvement."

"In the coming period, whether it's the Sect or the forces supporting you from behind, they will surely provide you with a massive amount of resources to support your Cultivation."

"Furthermore, the help I need isn't for right now; it will be in over a month's time."

"With over a month to Cultivate, plus those massive resources, your strength should at least be able to reach the level of the top ten on the nine provinces latent dragon general ranking."

"At that time, you will naturally be able to give me a hand."

"So that's how it is."

Hearing this, Lin Yi smiled in realization:

"It turns out Senior Brother Jiang had already planned everything. In that case, there's no time to lose. Once I quickly finish processing the matters regarding this trial mission today, I'll set off to return to the Sect tomorrow!"

"Once I reach the Sect, I'll Cultivate well for a while, try my best to improve my strength, and finally give my all to help Senior Brother Jiang."

"Very well!"

Jiang Hanhan nodded slightly, and then, under Lin Yi's arrangement, stayed in the Dongshan Prefecture City.

On the other side, after arranging for Jiang Hanhan, Lin Yi also quickly finished handling the affairs of the trial mission with Chi Longyue's help.

Although the position of circuit inspector held high status and power, it was actually always quite easy. As long as no major trouble occurred in the inspected area, the circuit inspector could quickly get everything settled.

Otherwise, if it were truly troublesome, the Sect wouldn't have handed the matter to Lin Yi, a Disciple still Cultivating in the Tianshan Pavilion.

Because for Tianshan Pavilion Disciples, their most important task was always—Cultivation!

...Just like that, time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, it was the next day.

On this day, just as dawn broke, Lin Yi was seen off by Chi Longyue and a group of Family heads and managers from Dongshan Prefecture. He took his parents, Jiang Hanhan, and even several close individuals who had been kind to him, such as Zhao Haihong, Zhao Haishan, and Li You, back to the Heavenly Mountain Sect.

After all, Lin Yi's talent was now simply too high. If he left his parents and the others in Dongshan Prefecture, he was truly afraid the Great Yuan Dynasty would use any means necessary to use them against him. So, he simply took all his close associates with him.

In any case, with Lin Yi's current status, although bringing them to live at the Heavenly Mountain Sect was somewhat against the rules, it was only a minor matter. No one would be foolish enough to make things difficult for him over such a trifle.

As for Chen Fengyuan, the branch head of the Wanxiang Tower in Guangling Prefecture, Lin Yi had also found time to meet him over the past few days.

He was also very excited when he saw Lin Yi, saying that although Lin Yi had already left the Wanxiang Tower, the Qingzhou Wanxiang Tower branch hadn't blamed him for it. Instead, they viewed him as a middleman for repairing the relationship between the Wanxiang Tower and Lin Yi, and held him in high regard.

Now, the Qingzhou Wanxiang Tower had issued an order to not only immediately promote him to the Dongshan Prefecture Wanxiang Tower to work but also to fully assist him in achieving a Breakthrough to the Martial Dao Third Rank! Reaching the Realm he had always dreamed of!

Lin Yi was naturally quite happy with this outcome. He subsequently gave him some precious resources and told him he could come to him anytime if he needed help in the future, before leaving.

Thus, the words Lin Yi had once said to Chen Fengyuan—"You will win, and I will win"—had already become a reality, and had even allowed Chen Fengyuan to gain rewards far exceeding his own expectations.

Several hours after finishing all these loose ends, Lin Yi finally set foot on the soil of the Heavenly Mountain Sect once again.

Furthermore, upon returning to the Sect, he was immediately granted a personal audience with the Sect Master, Gu Changsheng.