"No wonder Hong Bao has Human-Level Lower martial skills."
After sending off Guan Feng and Steward Liu, Ye Zhen finally understood why Hong Bao, an Outer Disciple, could possess a Human-Level Lower martial skill and even fight him to a standstill with his True Yuan refined by the Mirage Dragon Pearl.
All of this was because of a special reward Qiyun Sect offered to Outer Disciples who made it into the top three of the Earth Ranking.
Outer Disciples of Qiyun Sect who could break into the top three of the Earth Ranking would qualify to enter the second floor of the Scripture Storage Tower, which was the special reward given to the top three of the Earth Ranking.
Normally, only after becoming an Inner Sect Disciple would one be qualified to step onto the second floor of the Scripture Storage Tower; this was treating the top three of the Earth Ranking like Inner Sect Disciples.
This could also explain why Hong Bao was able to come out even in a tough fight with Ye Zhen.
