Gao Yu, ranked 146, aged 44, a first-rate Adept (third-grade), a member of the Cloudstride Sect's Finance Hall... Judging by the ranking, Gao Yu's strength is definitely among the top tier of first-rate Adepts.2

The Jiang Continent Human Rankings encompassed a total of 500 experts below the Grandmaster level. Out of these experts, 92 were Savant experts. And among these Savant experts, 21 were part of the Cloudstride Sect.3

If averaged across the sixteen provinces of the Jiang Continent, each province would have fewer than six Savant experts, proving just how rare their existence was. 0

Apart from the 92 Savant experts, the other martial artists listed on the Human Rankings were all first-rate Adepts. As someone ranked in the 100s, Gao Yu wasn’t weak at all. In fact, he was close to the level of a Savant expert.3

It should be noted that there was a considerable variation in abilities among first-rate Adepts. The ones in the top tier could instantly defeat the ones in the bottom tier. For instance, the twin hammer expert that Wu Yuan previously fought had ordinary strength and could barely control the Twofold Power Surge technique. Now, Wu Yuan believed that if he exerted his full strength, he could slay the same expert in just one or two saber strikes!4

According to Wu Yuan's estimation, Gu Ji and Luo Fu were among the...0