Invisible Security Guard

"That dragon was able to contend against all foreign powers with its own strength alone?" Yusuf Zuck was greatly shocked, and so were the others, all wearing looks of disbelief.

"Indeed, up till now, no one knows the true cultivation level of that dragon. However, rumors have it that an eighth-level Earth Immortal challenged it once and ended up fleeing in defeat. The strongest person that came from the Four Directions Continent was only at the eighth level too, for reasons unknown!"

"Eighth-level Earth Immortal!" Yusuf Zuck’s scalp tingled; indeed, in just a brief span of twelve years, the world had drastically changed.

"Harrow Graves, do you know why only an eighth-level Earth Immortal came? Why didn’t any ninth levels come?" Yusuf Zuck curiously looked at Harrow Graves, who was also a foreigner, so she should be most familiar with what the outside world was like.

"Among Earth Immortals, the leap from the third to the fourth level is a watershed, from the sixth to the seventh level is another watershed, and from the eighth to the ninth level is yet another, especially for those eighth-level Earth Immortals wishing to advance to the ninth, you could say one in ten thousand succeed!"

"Basically, many eighth-level Earth Immortals are struck down by divine punishment while trying to advance to the ninth level, so this also results in the extremely sparse number of ninth-level or higher Earth Immortals on the Southern Continent and other continents."

"Those who achieve the ninth-level status are undoubtedly monumental figures dominating the land. Even on the Southern Continent, Earth Immortals of the ninth level or above are found only among a few major sects, and their numbers do not exceed fifty. The situation is similar on other continents."

"As for why they haven’t come, they are likely safeguarding their sects. They scarcely leave their sects because each sect has only one or two such individuals. If they leave, their rival sects would definitely seize the opportunity to invade and potentially destroy their sect. By the time they return, their sect might no longer exist, rendering their efforts useless!"

"Eighth-level Earth Immortals, on the other hand, are the core force that both high and low-level sects possess. Even third-rate sects have eighth-level Earth Immortals; hence, it’s the eighth levels that come here."

"Of course, another possibility is that the Demon Cultivators in the Four Wilds do not allow Earth Immortals above the eighth level to pass over their territory. However, this possibility is very small."