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Chapter 25 Exploring The Bottom

Chapter 25: Investigating the Bottom

After a quarter of an hour, in a hidden place in the West City, Wei Zhen and Wei Jie once again met their cousin, Wei Ying.

Seeing that the two younger cousins had somewhat unpleasant expressions, Wei Ying furrowed his brows and asked, "What's wrong? Could it be that your rankings aren't too good?"

The faces of Wei Zhen and Wei Jie became even more unsightly upon hearing this.

It's not just not good, it's really bad!

Their expectations were to be in the top two, but the result...

"Third place?"

Wei Ying tentatively asked.

"Fourth place."

Wei Zhen helplessly replied.

To put it nicely, they were fourth, but to put it bluntly, they were second to last, just slightly better than the two from Fallen Cloud Peak.

As for Xu Weiran, they had automatically ignored her.

"What? Fourth place! How is that possible!"

Wei Ying also found it hard to believe for a moment. In these three days, he had helped these two younger cousins kill over a dozen low-level Demonic Cultivators, and he had also provided a lot of relevant information. And yet, they ended up in fourth place?

Could it be that the others had low-level Demonic Cultivators actively coming to them to be killed?

This was unfair!

"Cousin, what should we do next?"

Wei Jie's face was filled with worry.

If there was no hope at all, then it would be fine. The problem was that they were not far behind the top three. If they made an effort, there was still hope to enter the top two.

How could they just give up like this? They wouldn't be able to accept it.

"Don't worry, tell me the surnames and names of the top three disciples. What is their cultivation level?"

Wei Ying didn't immediately answer their question, but patiently asked.

"The first place is Chen Ze from Rising Cloud Peak, at the fifth level of Qi Refining. He said he was lucky and accidentally encountered a formation hidden by Demonic Cultivators. With the help of poison pills, he killed a large number of low-level Demonic Cultivators, which allowed him to secure first place.

The second place is Xiao Qing, at the seventh level of Qi Refining. His father is a high-level executive in the sect, and he is also the strongest among our group. He probably has at least two Supreme Grade spiritual weapons on him.

The third place is Yan Qing, at the sixth level of Qi Refining. His family has some power, and he should also have a Supreme Grade spiritual weapon on him. In addition, his family probably provided him with a lot of help in terms of information."

Wei Jie answered in detail.

Wei Ying pondered for a moment and said, "Alright, for the next three days, I will investigate the backgrounds of Chen Ze and Yan Qing for you."

"This..."

Wei Zhen and Wei Jie hesitated upon hearing this.

Their cousin cultivated the Demon Dao, and his cultivation progress was faster than theirs. He had already reached the sixth level of Qi Refining, but he didn't have a Supreme Grade demonic weapon like Yan Qing did. In terms of actual combat strength, he definitely couldn't compare to Yan Qing.

As for Chen Ze... Although he claimed to be at the fifth level of Qi Refining, who knew if he had any hidden cultivation or hidden Supreme Grade spiritual weapons?

It's too exaggerated to say that he relied solely on luck to rank first.

"Cousin, isn't this too risky?"

Wei Zhen hesitated.

Although this trial was important to them, it wasn't worth risking their cousin's life just to fight for a ranking.

On one hand, they were afraid that their cousin would accidentally capsize in the gutter, causing them to suffer losses.

On the other hand, they were even more afraid that if their cousin did capsize in the gutter, he would expose them... That would be a complete disaster.

"I know what you're worried about. Haha, don't worry, I'm well prepared."

Wei Ying chuckled lightly and then clapped his hands twice.

Whoosh!

A sound of breaking through the air was heard, and a young man wearing blue armor and a sturdy figure suddenly descended from the sky and landed next to Wei Ying.

"Who is this..."

Seeing an outsider, Wei Zhen and Wei Jie became nervous all of a sudden.

"Don't panic, this is my sworn brother, Lu Heng. He is also at the sixth level of Qi Refining, cultivating the Blood Demon Dao. We usually share cultivation resources and practice together. For me, he is a brother I can entrust my life to."

"Furthermore, he is also the captain of the Ruifeng City Patrol Army, able to freely enter and exit various areas of the city."

Wei Ying pointed at the young man in armor and introduced him with a smile.

Upon hearing the words "entrust our lives," the two brothers finally breathed a sigh of relief and immediately bowed in courtesy.

"Younger brother greets Brother Lv!"

"No need to be so polite."

Lv Heng responded with a faint smile, then turned to Wei Ying and said, "Brother Wei, you really hid it well. I never expected you to have two junior cultivators."

"Don't make fun of me, Brother Lv. We're all just trying to survive."

Wei Ying politely replied and then looked at the two junior cultivators.

"Here's the plan: Brother Lv and I will go to the area where Chen Ze and Yan Qing are located to investigate their backgrounds. If they are not strong enough, we'll find a way to disrupt their progress. What do you think?"

As for Xiao Qing, he was ignored.

After all, Xiao Qing was a second-generation cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Refining, and the risk was too great.

But Yan Qing and Chen Ze were different. Even if they were hiding something, they wouldn't be able to defeat them, but at least they wouldn't lose their lives.

And they only wanted to cause some trouble, they didn't intend to kill them.

Causing trouble didn't necessarily require them to take action, so what was the risk?

"Well, Yan Qing and Chen Ze are fine, but let's forget about Xiao Qing. This person does have some strength. He possesses at least two Supreme Grade spiritual weapons. A few days ago, I personally witnessed him killing a fellow cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Refining. I even cleaned up the battlefield for him."

Lv Heng agreed, a faint smile on his face.

"This... is great! Thank you, Brother Lv! Thank you, Brother Wei!"

Wei Zhen and Wei Jie were overjoyed and quickly expressed their gratitude.

Everyone was clever enough to hear the hidden meaning in their words.

Lv Heng was ostensibly praising Xiao Qing, but in reality, he was praising himself.

Witnessing Xiao Qing killing a seventh-level Qi Refining Demonic Cultivator and even cleaning up the battlefield without exposing his identity, regardless of his combat power, his ability to conceal his aura was truly top-notch.

Coupled with his identity as the captain of the Patrol Army, it was indeed an easy task to investigate the backgrounds of Chen Ze and Yan Qing.

"We're all brothers, no need to be polite. But we can only delay these two, as for being the first, it's probably impossible for you."

Wei Ying said with a faint smile.

"Second place is enough! Second place is enough!"

Wei Zhen quickly said, then took out a complete map of Ruifeng City from his storage bag and marked the areas assigned to Chen Ze and Yan Qing, handing it to Wei Ying.

"Brother, these are the areas they are responsible for."

"Alright, just wait for our good news."

Wei Ying took the map, looking confident.

"Okay, then we'll take our leave."

Wei Zhen and Wei Jie said as they turned and left.

Meeting their brother and seeing him in person completely dispelled the gloom that had previously ranked them fourth.

...

After the two left, Wei Ying looked at Lv Heng.

"Brother Lv, have your men confirm the locations of these two... We'll start our operation tomorrow."

"Then whose background should we investigate first?"

Lv Heng asked while looking at the map.

"Let's start with Chen Ze. He's in first place and is too far ahead. We need to target him specifically."