Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint

Guangning City.

Wanhua Building.

"Miss, that Lord Jiang is here!" A maid in a red dress hurriedly entered the room, reporting to Xia Wanqin.

"Just as he was mentioned, he has arrived? Quite a coincidence!" Xia Wanqin stood up, her long dress trailing on the carpet.

"Let's go meet him! This time, I want a good look at this young and outstanding Grandmaster!" Xia Wanqin spoke again.

"Yes, Miss!" The two maids promptly bowed respectfully and followed behind Xia Wanqin.

On the other side.

Inside the VIP room.

"Shen!"

Jiang Ning addressed Shen Congyun.

"Back then, I made a casual investment but ended up supporting someone like you, a young Grandmaster renowned in a whole state!" Shen Congyun looked at Jiang Ning with a sentimental expression.

"Brother Shen is joking! Being renowned in a state is too much credit, at most, I have some reputation in Dongling County and Guangning Prefecture." Jiang Ning shook his head.

"You underestimate your own fame!" Shen Congyun shook his head and continued: "Do you know you are on the verge of leaping off the Hidden Dragon List now."

"Leaping off the Hidden Dragon List?" Jiang Ning showed confusion.

Seeing Jiang Ning's expression, Shen Congyun couldn't help but smile.

He had personally seen Jiang Ning when he just started practicing martial arts and knew Jiang Ning's ordinary background.

Therefore, he also understood that Jiang Ning's knowledge might be limited.

"Brother Jiang should know the Hidden Dragon List is divided into Heavenly, Earth, and Human lists, right?" Shen Congyun asked.

"I know!" Jiang Ning nodded: "The Human List is the Hidden Dragon List for a prefecture, the Earth List is for a state, and the Heavenly List is for the Nine States."

"Then, Brother Jiang, do you know what position you hold in the latest Hidden Dragon Heavenly List?" Shen Congyun asked.

Upon hearing this.

Jiang Ning shook his head.

"I do not know! I have never paid attention to this list."

"Only Brother Jiang can ignore it!" Shen Congyun said with emotion, then continued: "I saw the latest Hidden Dragon Heavenly List not long ago, Brother Jiang is currently ranked fourth."

"Fourth rank?" Jiang Ning appeared surprised and then laughed: "It seems the Observatory thinks highly of me!"

"The Observatory never overestimates the talents on the list, they always underestimate, commonly." Shen Congyun explained.

He then looked at Jiang Ning and said: "Thus Brother Jiang's abilities are only stronger than described on the list."

"What is the list's description?" Hearing Shen Congyun's words, Jiang Ning was curious.

"Ranked among the strong Grandmasters." Shen Congyun replied.

As he spoke, his gaze fixed on Jiang Ning's eyes.

Seeing no change in Jiang Ning's eyes, he instantly said: "It seems the Observatory has underestimated Brother Jiang's abilities!"

"It's not much of an underestimate, it's about accurate!" Jiang Ning responded.

Upon hearing this, Shen Congyun was secretly amazed.

A strong Grandmaster is an existence above veteran Grandmasters.

Placed in the Third Grade Grandmaster tier, any strong Grandmaster is among the top one or two out of ten.

And he knew Jiang Ning well, having connected with him when he was still insignificant, and had watched Jiang Ning rise from being an ordinary Martial Artist to his current stature.

"What is his background?" Shen Congyun wondered about Jiang Ning.

"Brother Shen, what does leaping off the Hidden Dragon List mean?" As Shen Congyun was pondering, Jiang Ning asked.

Upon hearing this, Shen Congyun returned to his thoughts.

"The Hidden Dragon List, though it only ranks young talents under thirty, if someone at this age steps into the Second Grade Great Grandmaster rank, they are no longer considered Hidden Dragons, hence leaping off the list."

"I see!" Jiang Ning's expression showed understanding, his doubts resolved.

He was curious, thinking that with his evaluation as a strong Grandmaster being ranked only fourth on the Hidden Dragon List, who are the top three?

He knew that his achievements were based on unique opportunities rather than a normal path.

And those three probably reached this level without such opportunities, relying solely on their own abilities.

Achieving this level before thirty seemed to him an incredible accomplishment.

Just then.

Knock knock!

The door was suddenly knocked.

The unexpected knock instantly interrupted their conversation.

"What is it?" Shen Congyun asked.

"It's me!" Xia Wanqin's voice passed through the closed VIP room door into the ears of the two.

"Miss Xia!!" Shen Congyun instantly stood up.

Hearing the title and the recent voice, Jiang Ning instantly recalled seeing Xia Wanqin here.

At that time, Xia Wanqin, as the host of Wanhua Building's summer auction, appeared to be extraordinary.

Later, Xia Wanqin's presence gave him a sense of being enshrouded in mystery.

Reflecting on it now, with his current experiences, he understood much more.

Xia Wanqin might be a descendant of a powerful figure from a Grotto Heaven.

It was due to this that he had seen seamless heavenly garments on Xia Wanqin.

The backing behind Wanhua Building might also originate from the forces surrounding Xia Wanqin.

The next moment.

With Shen Congyun's invitation to come in, the room door was pushed open.

Jiang Ning instantly saw Xia Wanqin in a luxurious long gown, along with a maid in a yellow dress following behind her.

"Lord Jiang, long time no see!" Xia Wanqin entered the room, smiling as she greeted Jiang Ning.

"Miss Xia, long time no see!" Jiang Ning also stood and greeted.

"Lord Jiang, no need to be so formal, here you are a guest, please sit!" Xia Wanqin extended her right hand, inviting Jiang Ning to sit.

Jiang Ning raised his hand to indicate.

"Brother Shen, let's sit and talk!" He also said to Shen Congyun.