With no other choice, Zhang Yanhang could only send another message to the group leader.

Heavenly Destiny Master: "Are you there? Are you there? Are you there? Are you there?"

Curse Binding Vajra: "Not here! Not here! Not here! Not here!"

Curse Binding Vajra: "If you ask, the answer is not here!"

Heavenly Destiny Master: "I've been promoted to Third Tier."

Curse Binding Vajra: "???"

Curse Binding Vajra: "!!!"

Curse Binding Vajra: "Are you serious? I clearly remember you had just reached Second Tier half a month ago?"

Heavenly Destiny Master: "I've been at the Peak Second Tier for almost two weeks now, so it's indeed time for me to ascend to Third Tier. My original plan was to ascend to Third Tier in three weeks. Advancing a week earlier is actually not too bad."

Curse Binding Vajra: "It seems you did mention that... but I thought you were joking..."

When Gu Mingyue thought about the two months she had spent working hard to reach the Third Tier, she couldn't help but feel a sense of despair welling up inside her. At the same time, she also realized that Zhang Yanhang was even more outrageous than those major power individuals who had switched paths. At least, she had never heard of a powerhouse advancing two ranks in a single month.

Curse Binding Vajra: "Did you secretly recharge a super VIP? Send me the link to your Ashen World private server right now, I really can't stand this fake Ashen World for another moment."

Gu Mingyue used to think nothing of it, but now that she found out Zhang Yanhang had been promoted to Second Tier in half a month and then to Third Tier in another half a month, she felt more and more like Zhang Yanhang was from a different world. Could the gap really be so huge between someone blessed by fate and a luckless person?

Heavenly Destiny Master: "My rapid promotion rate is all thanks to my own effort, along with a little bit of luck. I spent most of my time in the Ashen World, and right after my promotion to Second Tier, I spent four consecutive days and nights without sleep in the Ashen World, searching for more monsters to hunt, unlike you, who laze around all day in the Main World."

After reading Zhang Yanhang's message, Gu Mingyue also felt a bit shocked. Indeed, while talent is important, diligence is indispensable. The determination to hunt monsters for four days and nights straight is impressive, but she didn't quite agree with the last part of that message.

Curse Binding Vajra: "I've been at the Peak Fourth Tier for a while, just staying in the Main World and cultivating diligently to strive for a breakthrough, instead of going to the Ashen World to hunt monsters, which would only slow down my promotion."

Curse Binding Vajra: "Thanks to my regular cultivation in the Main World, I'm about to promote my rank as well."

Heavenly Destiny Master: "?"

Heavenly Destiny Master: "You're about to promote your rank too? That means you're going to ascend to Fifth Tier? A Country Destroying Level Awakener?!"

Zhang Yanhang initially wanted to flaunt his new status a bit, but instead of impressing anyone, he got slapped in the face by the group leader's casual remark, leaving him utterly dumbfounded.

Heavenly Destiny Master: "How did you promote so quickly?"

Curse Binding Vajra: "Are you serious? You think me promoting once in two months is fast? What about you promoting once in two weeks? It's been more than half a year since the Spiritual Qi Recovery, if I don't ascend to Fifth Tier soon, I feel like I'm going to fall behind."

Heavenly Destiny Master: "But aren't there no Sixth Tier Awakeners in the Main World? Isn't Fifth Tier the highest? How can that be falling behind?"

Zhang Yanhang did the math; the group leader had mentioned before that it took her one month to reach Second Tier and two months to reach Third Tier.

Based on what the group leader was saying now, her subsequent promotions also took her two months each. So, five months after the Spiritual Qi Recovery, she reached Fourth Tier, and now that it's been seven months, by the calculation of two months per rank, she really should be ready to ascend to Fifth Tier.

Curse Binding Vajra: "Though it's not exactly falling behind, it's important to prepare for the possibility at any time, just to be on the safe side."

Heavenly Destiny Master: "..."

Zhang Yanhang had to admit, the group leader might genuinely be an authentic genius, whereas he was just a plain show-off, relying on Multiple Choice to rapidly ascend through the ranks.

Curse Binding Vajra: "So, what do you want to talk about? Don't tell me you just wanted to boast about ascending to Third Tier. If that's the case, I'll teleport over right now and beat you up."

Heavenly Destiny Master: "Actually, I mainly wanted to ask about things to note at Third Tier."

Curse Binding Vajra: "Things to note? There doesn't seem to be anything in particular, right?"

Curse Binding Vajra: "If I had to say something, the transition from Third to Fourth Tier is a hurdle. Without enough Talent, it's easy to get stuck there. Otherwise, Qin Island City wouldn't have only about twenty to thirty Fourth Tier Awakeners out of twenty thousand."

Curse Binding Vajra: "But with your Talent, I guess even if you can't break through to Fourth Tier in two weeks, it should take you probably three weeks at most. So really, there's nothing special you need to watch out for, just keep progressing step by step as you have been."

Heavenly Destiny Master: "You're really overestimating me, I don't even think I can ascend to Third Tier in two weeks..."

Zhang Yanhang suspected the group leader was flattering to deceive him, but he had no evidence.

Curse Binding Vajra: "So, the main thing to note at Third Tier is just to be cautious. Even though with your strength you might be able to hunt monsters above your level, it's best not to provoke too many high-level monsters. If they have any Burst Skills, that can be quite dangerous."

Heavenly Destiny Master: "I get it, I was able to ascend to Third Tier this time by taking down a Demonized Four-Eyed Wild Boar Queen that had reached the power level of Peak Third Tier after its Burst. Although it was quite easy, I knocked it out with a single punch, but when I wasn't being serious at the start, it did manage to knock into me and it hurt quite a bit."

Curse Binding Vajra: "...I have to admit, when it comes to boasting, you're the most boastful."

Gu Mingyue couldn't help but sigh. Although she did feel somewhat struck, overall, it wasn't too bad. After all, chatting with Zhang Yanhang was always like engaging in intense online combat, and by now she had almost gotten used to it. Although, she was definitely still annoyed.

Plus, even though Zhang Yanhang's battle record looked ridiculous, considering that he once managed to take down a Second Tier Four-star Monster at full health while at First Tier, it could only be considered a fair replacement, merely maintaining his consistent combat strength.

Even though Zhang Yanhang had just been promoted to Third Tier, Gu Mingyue had no doubt about his ability to hunt Fourth Tier Monsters, especially given his past performance.

But considering that she had only just been promoted in rank, for someone like her who was about to ascend to the Fifth Tier as a Peak Fourth Tier Awakener, there should still be a certain gap.

As for why she thought of this, it was mainly because she realized that if she did not give Zhang Yanhang a beating soon, there might not be another chance, or rather, she might not be able to beat him anymore.

However, the thought of being on the verge of ascending to the Fifth Tier made Gu Mingyue immediately feel there was no rush. Although she had seen others defeat enemies of higher ranks, she had never heard of anyone defeating an enemy who surpassed them by more than two ranks. After all, the difference between ranks could be described as heaven and earth.

Heavenly Destiny Master, "So, your meaning is, there are no particular items of note for the Third Tier?"

Curse Binding Vajra, "From the current situation, that seems to be the case."

Curse Binding Vajra, "I think the only thing you need to be careful about is not to send 'Are you there?' next time!"

Heavenly Destiny Master, "Oh, then that's fine. Goodbye."

Curse Binding Vajra, "?"

Heavenly Destiny Master, "I said, goodbye."

After realizing he had nothing else to ask, Zhang Yanhang ended the chat. But after really closing QQ, he always felt like he had forgotten something, "Is it an illusion? It must be an illusion."

Zhang Yanhang chose to ignore this feeling and glanced at the time instead. Only fifteen minutes had passed, and it was just now eight forty-five. With about half an hour of free time left, he started to operate the Limitless Universe Skill again to recover his Energy Value.

About fifteen minutes later, Zhang Yanhang opened his eyes and began scanning for the location of the related department, intending to open an Arbitrary gate and teleport directly there. Then he learned both good news and bad news.

The good news was that the strength of the Arbitrary gate seemed to have been enhanced along with his rank promotion. Previously, the Arbitrary gate could only transport someone about five kilometers, but now it had quadrupled to twenty kilometers.

The bad news was that he found a barrier at the related department that prevented spatial movement. He could not teleport directly into Zhou Muxi's office.

Fortunately, compared to the good news, this bad news was negligible. Zhang Yanhang settled for the next best thing and opened the Arbitrary gate directly to the entrance of the related department. After all, it was just a matter of walking a few more steps, and he wasn't planning a terrorist attack on the building, so whether he could teleport in directly didn't matter at all.

...

October 29th, Thursday—the fourth day after the Double Ninth Festival and also the first day that Zhang Yanhang left the Ashen World. At nine o'clock and one minute in the morning, in Southern City District of Qin Island City, at the location of the related department.

Although it wasn't apparent on the surface, from Zhang Yanhang's "Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil" Perception perspective, it was obvious that there was some kind of spatial-type composite barrier around the department building.

However, the feeling this barrier gave him was strangely familiar. Of course, he wasn't too familiar with the barrier itself; he simply found the manner in which the energy circulated and the runes inside it somewhat recognizable.

"Speaking of which, this thing wouldn't have been created by the group owner, right?"

As soon as Zhang Yanhang thought this, he suddenly felt it was very likely. After all, a rare ability like the Space System would mean there weren't many in Qin Island City to begin with. Moreover, to block his teleportation, it would have to be at least a Fourth Tier Awakener.

A Fourth Tier Awakened with space abilities, what is most important is that during his previous chat with the group leader, she just happened to mention that the government department was looking for her for some matter. Now it seems that this condition really is set in stone; basically, there is no other possibility.

Apart from the spatial type barriers, Zhang Yanhang could also feel that there were several other barriers of the same Fourth Tier strength nested inside, but he had no idea what they were supposed to guard against.

Moreover, those barriers looked all unfamiliar to him, so they probably weren't set up by the group leader but by the government department's own internal staff or some other unfamiliar Awakeners.

But barriers aside, after all, it was the government department's building; the barriers didn't interfere with entry or exit, so Zhang Yanhang easily walked up the stairs to the second floor, found Zhou Muxi's office, and walked straight in.

Zhou Muxi was initially surprised that someone came into her office without knocking, but as soon as she saw that it was Zhang Yanhang, she immediately fished out two bottles filled with pink liquid from her eyes, "We agreed on cash on delivery, come on, I've been looking forward to you coming."

Zhang Yanhang glanced at the three-meter ceiling height of the office, looking at Zhou Muxi incredulously, "Are you really going to take it out here? Are you sure?"

Through Zhang Yanhang's expression, Zhou Muxi immediately understood what he was thinking, "Right, that big Yin Yang Mother-Child Tree really can't be taken out here. If we take it out, it would probably punch through seven floors. Let's go to the transmission channel area instead; it's more spacious there."

Zhou Muxi said this as she casually handed the two bottles with pink solution over to Zhang Yanhang. Although it was supposed to be a cash on delivery deal, it was really just a formality.

Although they hadn't known each other for long, she felt that there was at least some basis of trust between her and Zhang Yanhang; He likely wouldn't go back on his word over two Dark Purple Quality items.

For his part, Zhang Yanhang didn't say anything, just silently accepted the two Dark Purple Quality items.

"Can you fly? If not, I can give you a lift." Zhou Muxi stood up and opened the office window.

"If you give me a lift, do I hug you from behind, or do you give me a princess carry?" Zhang Yanhang was momentarily unsure whether he could actually fly or not.

Zhou Muxi rolled her eyes at Zhang Yanhang's remark, "Who wants to hug you? At most, you could just hold onto my feet."

"If you're willing to take off your shoes, and your feet aren't too sweaty, then I won't fly."

Emotionally speaking, Zhang Yanhang felt that he probably really couldn't fly; after all, he didn't have wings, just an Instant Flight Technique that he wasn't very skillful with yet.

"..."

Zhou Muxi immediately showed a look of disdain on her face at Zhang Yanhang's strange request. She had felt that something was off about Zhang Yanhang before, and after he advanced to the Third Tier, it felt even more wrong.

But she couldn't pinpoint what exactly was off, Zhou Muxi suspected it had something to do with her communication skills, which, despite being single for twenty-nine years, hadn't evolved and often seemed to devolve instead.

Even if her communication skills weren't great, she at least sensed that Zhang Yanhang probably really could fly.

But she was also a bit conflicted about whether to give in (take off her shoes) if Zhang Yanhang insisted he couldn't fly. If she didn't, she worried that Zhang Yanhang might actually renege on the deal, and the two bottles of Dark Purple Quality items that she had fought... no, taken from her best friend would have gone to waste.

On the other hand, giving in made her feel somewhat uncomfortable, even though she couldn't pinpoint exactly why, her intuition just told her it wasn't a good idea.

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