Apart from Hu Yan, the others knew nothing about geomancy. They watched as he continuously compared the map's environment, occasionally flipping it back and forth, muttering to himself, sometimes furrowing his brows in deep thought.

Studying the entire map of the Land of Ashes and distinguishing the strength of the yin energy was no small task for Hu Yan.

However, Jiang Kai wasn't in a hurry; this was something that couldn't be rushed.

Just as well, while Hu Yan was studying the map, the others could take a break.

Yuan Zhu sat next to Jiang Kai, and the two brothers chatted idly while drinking water.

Yuan Zhu glanced behind him, leaned over, and whispered, "Did you find the materials for the second-tier profession?"

"I found a recipe, but the things written on it are baffling."

"You found a recipe?" Yuan Zhu looked at Jiang Kai in surprise. "What materials?"

Jiang Kai trusted Yuan Zhu quite a bit and said, "One portion of Rootless Water, one portion of Sourceless Fire, one portion of Immovable Wind, one portion of Baseless Earth, and one portion of Formless Gold."

"What the heck..." Yuan Zhu's reaction was just as confused as Jiang Kai's initial one.

But soon, he seemed to think of something and said, "But Rootless Water might be rainwater, right? Think about it, Rootless Water is..."

"I thought of that too," Jiang Kai shook his head. "But what about the others?"

Yuan Zhu was a bit unwilling to give up; he had to prove his intelligence over his childhood friend!

"Ahem, alright, well... Sourceless Fire, do you think it might be in the Burning Plains?"

Jiang Kai was taken aback by his confident tone and frowned, "In the Burning Plains?"

"Yeah, the Burning Plains, it's always burning, right? Why is that? What's burning underground, have you ever thought about it?"

Jiang Kai seriously shook his head; this was the first time he'd heard Zhu's theory.

While Jiang Kai was pondering the question Yuan Zhu raised, a squad unexpectedly approached their camp from a distance.

As soon as he saw the insignia on their chests, Jiang Kai frowned and stood up.

Basalt-Falcon Squad Four!

The leader was a young man in black armor, with two purple-silver swords crossed on his back, about twenty-four or twenty-five years old, slightly taller than Jiang Kai, around 1.8 meters.

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Behind him were four people, all in luxurious gear, two men and two women.

"Be careful, it's the Falcon Squad!" Jiang Kai quietly warned his teammates.

Ruan Yu squinted slightly, "It really is them, Kai, the one at the front is their captain, Xu Feixiang, officially recognized as a second-tier Martial Apprentice, a Hero!"

"Don't underestimate them; he reached the second tier over half a year ago, but since Falcon Squad Five hasn't grown yet, Basalt had Squad Four suppress their level."

"It's said that Xu Feixiang's combat ability can surpass third-tier Transcendents!"

The path of a Martial Apprentice, the four stages of a mortal profession, were well-known and widely recognized.

First-tier Martial Apprentice, second-tier Hero, third-tier Transcendent, fourth-tier Ancient Martial Artist.

Beyond Transcendence, there are several branches, so it's hard to generalize.

Jiang Kai frowned slightly, another strong person suppressing their level? Basalt really had no shortage of talent.

The five of them walked straight over.

Falcon Squad Four stopped about ten meters in front of Jiang Kai, and then Xu Feixiang walked over alone.

Even alone, Xu Feixiang's aura was undiminished, his steps agile, his expression full of disdain.

He stopped about one or two meters in front of Jiang Kai.

This man had sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, with an extraordinary demeanor, but his speech was arrogant and condescending.

He squinted slightly and said coldly, "Isn't this Jiang Kai, who made a big splash on Permafrost Island, a petty man who got lucky?"

"What do you want!" Yuan Zhu stood beside Jiang Kai, speaking in a deep voice.

Xu Feixiang's gaze swept over Yuan Zhu, "I'm talking to Jiang Kai, don't bark like a dog!"

Yuan Zhu was about to lose his temper, but Jiang Kai stopped him and then looked at Xu Feixiang, "I'm Jiang Kai, what do you want?"

Xu Feixiang sneered, "What do I want? You killed members of my Falcon Squad Five before, and later ambushed and killed Huang Shao while we were hunting the Murloc Lord. Jiang Kai, aren't you a bit too bold?"

Jiang Kai snorted coldly, "Am I bold? I think my courage is just average, but your Basalt people, their strength is really not average."

Xu Feixiang smiled faintly, "Dare to be arrogant in front of me, Xu Feixiang? Very well! I was out leading a team for training before and didn't have time to meet you. Today, I happened to run into you, you can only blame your bad luck!"

Jiang Kai frowned tightly.

He hadn't expected to encounter Falcon Squad Four here; he didn't want to start a fight now, as his current target was the Mutant Ghost Corpse King!

Unfortunately, the other side didn't seem to have the same idea.

Xu Feixiang drew two long swords, looking coldly at Jiang Kai, "I heard you like using throwing knives? A petty person like you is only fit to use such insidious weapons."

"Too bad you ran into me! Today, I will not only break your Nine Tribulations Chasing Death but also cut off your arms so you can never use throwing knives again!"

At this moment, Su Nuannuan suddenly stepped forward, glaring at Xu Feixiang, "Xu Feixiang, are you going to make a move?"

Xu Feixiang originally looked down on Jiang Kai's teammates, but when he saw Su Nuannuan, he was suddenly taken aback.

"Su Nuannuan? Why are you with Jiang Kai? Weren't you with the military?"

These two actually knew each other.

"I'm now with the Fire God Squad, Jiang Kai is my captain. If you want to make a move on him, our Fire God Squad won't stand by!" Su Nuannuan said coldly.

At this moment, a female member of Falcon Squad Four walked up behind Xu Feixiang and whispered a few words in his ear.

Xu Feixiang's frown deepened, and he finally glared at Jiang Kai, "Hmph, I didn't expect this, Jiang Kai, you like being a gigolo, using women as your shield! Today you're lucky, but I'll tell you, the next time we meet, it will be your death!"

"Let's go!"

With that, Xu Feixiang led his team past the Fire God Squad's camp.

After Falcon Squad Four left, Jiang Kai looked at Su Nuannuan in surprise, "You know him?"

Su Nuannuan nodded, "Kind of, we used to live in the military district's family area, but then he moved away. I heard he has a good relationship with Huang Da."

Jiang Kai nodded, "Anyone who can hang out with Huang Da is probably not a good person."

Su Nuannuan looked slightly worried and added, "Jiang Kai, we might encounter him in the guild challenge. His talent or skills might counter flying weapons... you need to be careful!"

"What talent and skills does he have?"

"I'm not sure about the specifics, but I've seen him in action. Those two swords are called 'Purple Silver Dual Sound,' third-tier weapons. I don't know why he can wield their power, and his agility is unusually high. From this, I infer he might have talents or skills that greatly enhance reaction and attack speed."

Jiang Kai frowned slightly.

A second-tier profession able to wield third-tier weapon power? Could it be related to his talent and skills?

Talents and skills that enhance reaction and attack speed? That guy is somewhat similar to me...

Seems like a tough opponent.

Thinking about it, Jiang Kai snorted softly, "I actually hope to have a chance to face him!"

As the Fire God Squad watched Falcon Squad Four leave, Hu Yan suddenly walked over.

"Kai, the locations have been selected, three in total! And these three locations aren't far apart, we can check them one by one along the route."

Jiang Kai nodded, "Since we've confirmed the targets, let's go!"

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