Chapter 168 - Gilded on the Outside
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Su Han glanced at Hao Ren's bare wrist and asked, "You've broken through to the Rank of Kan"
"Yes," Hao Ren nodded.
Su Han didn't say anything else. The moment she sensed the destruction of the Mount Tai Bracelet, she knew that Hao Ren had broken through to the Rank of Kan.
The Rank of Kan is simple yet difficult. It marks the distinction between mortals and immortals.
However, Su Han thought that Hao Ren relied on the spirit pills from the East Sea to break through this barrier. Since the East Sea was determined to make Hao Ren a dragon, they would definitely provide him with assistance at the critical moment.
But breakthroughs achieved solely by relying on medicine will not yield high accomplishments in the long run. Each breakthrough is an opportunity for enlightenment; without accumulating these insights, even advancing a rank won't be stable. It's like building blocks - if the foundation isn't solid, nothing can stand tall.
"What exactly is your relationship with Xie Yujia" Su Han suddenly asked.
Hao Ren hesitated for a moment and answered, "She’s just a classmate."
Su Han clenched her fist. She didn't speak further.
There is only one person in the entire campus that even she needs to be cautious about: Xie Yujia.
A faint blue mark is on the left shoulder of Xie Yujia.
This mark cannot be seen by even a Qian level expert like Zhao Kuo. Only one kind of person can see this mark: an Inspector.
Inspectors within the dragon clan are the only individuals with the authority to take action against mortals when necessary. And since Xie Yujia has that mark on her shoulder, it means she is someone not even Inspectors can touch!
Because this mark represents that behind her, there is a cultivator at the Transcendence stage!
Even someone as arrogant as Qin Shaoyang would avoid such a mark if possible. Provoking a cultivator at the Transcendence stage is simply courting death!
Even well-informed inspectors wouldn't dare to take risks and investigate a cultivator at the Transcendence stage.
Hence, Su Hanran stopped asking after this point.
Similarly, Hao Ren didn't think too much of it, assuming that Su Han's inquiry was just a casual question since he had been spending more time with Xie Yujia recently and Su Han was Zhao Yanzi’s "big sister."
The car arrived at the Starlight Grand Hotel, where an elegant butler in a suit immediately walked up to help Hao Ren park his car into the underground garage.
Seeing the blue glow around this butler, Hao Ren knew that this clear-faced attendant was also part of the Water Dragon Clan. The deep blue color indicated he belonged to the East Sea faction, as this gathering must be hosted by Zhao Yanzi's group from the East Sea.
Hao Ren and Su Han entered the main hall where a signboard stood at the entrance announcing Zhao Yanzi’s birthday banquet.
If one didn't know about Zhao Yanzi's identity, seeing this announcement would merely suggest that it was a rich young lady's birthday party.
In the spacious marble-floored foyer, various individuals gathered together. Hao Ren cast his gaze around and noticed that everyone, including the servers, radiated with light.
The majority of them had blue hues, but there were also white, green, red, and yellow shades present, along with some grey children frolicking about.
In one corner of the hall, several dark red translucent barriers stood. Inside each barrier, a dazzling light was emitted!
Every barrier contained a pair of kids dueling their cultivation techniques against each other!
A group of children were huddled below these barriers, looking up to watch intently.
Their blue glow wasn't dimmer compared to Hao Ren's at all!
That means these seven or eight-year-old kids were on par with郝仁, and some even surpassed him by a level!
Seeing all the colors moving around in the hall,郝仁 realized that as he broke through to the Rank of Barrier, a new world had opened up before his eyes!
Achieving the Rank of Barrier truly meant stepping into the realm of cultivation.
"Why are there still gray ones" asked 郝仁.
"Those are kids who haven't yet reached the Rank of Barrier and are hanging around in the Decision stage. They're here to see what it's like, accompanied by their elders," said 蘇涵. "Take a look at how old they are."
仔細觀察後，郝仁發現那些帶有灰色光點的都是五六歲的孩子！也就是說，他以前的境界隻不過是這些五六歲孩子的水平而已。
Now, after breaking through to the Rank of Barrier, he was merely on par with seven or eight-year-old dragon kids!
But these seven or eight-year-olds were already capable of independently maintaining barriers and engaging in combat.
"I'm an Inspector. It wouldn't be convenient for me to stick close to you, so why don't you take a look around" 蘇涵 said softly before parting ways with 郝仁 at the entrance.
長老孫 rushed over when he saw 郝仁 and exclaimed, "Young Master Hao, you're here!"
"Senior Sun," 郝仁 bowed slightly. He didn't see much of Senior Sun, but among the people in the hall, they were relatively familiar with each other.
"Miss Purple's birthday banquet will officially start in two hours. Young Master Hao, why don't you go and get ready" he said熱情地拉著郝仁的手臂，把他帶到一個穿著旗袍的女服務員身邊。
“Please follow me,” the female attendant said gently.
It was then that 郝仁 realized his attire was too ordinary. Today, as a half-host, he should have been more mindful of his appearance, but lacking experience in this area, he hadn't considered it thoroughly enough.
The female attendant led 郝仁 into the hotel to a dedicated dressing room. There, a blue-light-emitting makeup artist was clearly another member of the dragon clan.
The entire hotel is filled with internal staff members of the Dragon Clan today. The hotel has ceased operations for external guests, and floors one to three have all been reserved by Zhao Guang.
This female makeup artist invited Hao Ren inside, followed by a wardrobe stylist measuring Hao Ren's body dimensions.
Shortly after, in the dressing room, Hao Ren changed into a black suit.
As he walked out, before he could even look at himself in the mirror, the makeup artist and hair stylist came up to him, seating him down and fussing over his face and hair.
To help relax Hao Ren's expression, this blue-light emitting female makeup artist started chatting casually with him.
Through her, Hao Ren learned that this hotel was actually owned by Elder Sun. For this gathering, Elder Sun had allocated all the waitstaff with a Dragon Clan background; thus, holding the event here would be the safest option.
Furthermore, he learned that apart from running this luxury hotel, Elder Sun also operated a martial arts academy. Those security personnel with an Eastern Sea background were all supplied by him. Of course, his martial arts academy had many ordinary yet powerful individuals who frequently won rankings in various national competitions as well.
In other words, Elder Sun was quite influential within the Eastern Sea City's circle, capable of handling any matter that didn't require Zhao Guang's personal attention.
It took a full hour before the makeup artist and hair stylist finally stepped to either side, finishing their work.
Hao Ren finally had the opportunity to stand up and look at himself in the mirror.
Clap! Clap! Clap!
The sound of applause brought Qin Shaoyang in, wearing a silver suit.
Qin Shaoyang lowered his hand and stared at Hao Ren. "Indeed, all show on the outside, but inside it's rotten."ts, somewhat anxious.The last time Zhao Kuo refined a Mystic Crystal was before she was born, but his failure at breaking through to Heavenly Dragon left an indelible impression in her mind.She really...