I bought a secret manual of the Hehuan Sect for ten yuan.

"Really?!"

"Is the Aoyama Trading Company really that powerful?"

"I don't think Hong Zhendong looks like it. How should I put it? He's only slightly better than those street thugs who collect protection money from elementary school kids!"

Qin Ge was astonished after hearing the woman sent by the Xia family recount the story of the Qingshan Chamber of Commerce.

"Don't underestimate Hong Zhendong!" the woman said calmly. "Hong Zhendong is a wolf in sheep's clothing!"

"Don't you think he doesn't seem to have much ability or backbone?"

"As long as it doesn't touch on matters of principle or harm the interests of the Aoyama Chamber of Commerce, he won't really hold it against you, and might even turn an enemy into a friend."

"Didn't he initially try to recruit you into the Aoyama Trading Company to work with him?"

"Don't think he's joking; if you're willing, he might actually accept it!"

"In the end, you just had a fight with one of his men, it's nothing serious."

"If you cross his bottom line, you'll see how ruthless he can be!"

"For example, if there's a traitor within the chamber of commerce, someone who betrays their own people, that's something he absolutely cannot tolerate. No matter the cost, he'll fight to the death!"

"If you hadn't just fought with his men, but instead killed or maimed them and were still in the wrong, or done something serious that would have damaged the interests of the Aoyama Chamber of Commerce, I wouldn't have been able to take you away just now."

"Even if we move out of the Xia family's house, it will be the same!"

"It is because of management by people like Hung Chen-tung that the Qingshan Chamber of Commerce has been able to exist to this day and continue to grow stronger."

"The Qingshan Chamber of Commerce is a legitimate entity; they are in the construction business. The reason many people call them a gang is because of Hu Qingshan's background."

"In addition, they don't usually follow the rules and often operate on the edge of the law. They also have some shady gray industries, which is why they have such a reputation."

"If the Qingshan Chamber of Commerce had really done so many bad things, powerful families like the Xia and Shen families would have already joined forces to wipe them out."

"Even if Hu Qingshan has extensive connections and good relations with various powerful families, and they turn a blind eye, the authorities won't let them off the hook!"

"Hong Zhendong may seem to lack ability, and he's so smooth that he seems to have no principles, but that's precisely his skill."

"Otherwise, why do you think Hu Qingshan would entrust the management of the Chamber of Commerce to him?"

"I see, I've learned something!" Qin Ge said with deep feeling. "By the way, after chatting for so long, I still don't know your name, beautiful lady?"

"Su Wenxi".

"What did you say your name was?" Qin Ge was taken aback. "Where is the strength to uproot mountains and the spirit to cover the world?"

"The time is not right, and my steed will not go!"

"Who are you?"

"I'm not!"

"Pah!" Su Wenxi's eyebrows shot up. "Don't joke about people's names, that's rude!"

Qin Ge suppressed a laugh. "You answered so smoothly, why are you blaming me?"

"Did you know all along that I was following you, and deliberately provoke the Green Mountain Chamber of Commerce to lure me out?" Su Wenxi changed the subject.

"What a question!" Qin Ge chuckled. "Since you've been following me, don't you know it's Zhu Yang who's causing trouble for me?"

"I only retaliated slightly; I had no idea that it would provoke the Aoyama Trading Company."

Su Wenxi rolled her eyes. "Stop it! They clearly stated they were from the Qingshan Chamber of Commerce. You deliberately sent them to call in more people!"

"Those little brats couldn't do anything to you. You could have just left back then."

"But I'm quite surprised by how good you are at fighting."

"I reckon you're at least at the early stage of the Profound Realm. You've been hiding your strength very well!"

Qin Ge scoffed, "I could have just left then, but do you think those people would have let it go so easily?"

"What if they go back and cause trouble for my classmate, and I'm not there? Will you take responsibility?"

"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "Miss Su, what I'm more interested in is, you were alone just now. What would you have done if Hong Zhendong hadn't given you face?"

"They have guns!"

"And what exactly is this 'mystic realm' you mentioned?"

Qin Ge didn't expect that Yao Ji would call so many people, even Hong Zhendong came in person, and he didn't expect that the other party would use a gun.

"Hung Chen-tung wouldn't refuse, otherwise he wouldn't be Hung Chen-tung!"

"But I don't care. If he wants to make a move, I don't even consider his small group a threat!"

Su Wenxi looked at Qin Ge with a strange expression. "You're already so strong, how could you not know about martial arts realms?"

"Are you pretending to be stupid to tease me?"

"You mean you're really good at fighting?" Qin Ge was even more surprised by Su Wenxi's domineering and confident demeanor. "What martial arts realm? Tell me about it!"

The cultivation manual of the Hehuan Sect, which Qin Ge cultivates, does mention cultivation realms. Starting from the Qi Refining stage, further breakthroughs lead to Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and so on.

However, it did not mention any mysterious realm.

Seeing that Qin Ge didn't seem to be pretending to be stupid, Su Wenxi patiently explained, "Martial arts have a long history, and there are still many martial arts practitioners in the world today, most of whom are from families that have inherited ancient martial arts."

"Martial arts are divided into different realms based on cultivation level: the Yellow, Profound, Earth, and Heaven realms. The Heaven realm is further divided into the Acquired and Innate realms, and above that are Grandmasters and Great Grandmasters!"

"This is what I meant by the Mystic Realm. You really don't know?"

Qin Ge's eyes widened. "Really? Is there really such a world?"

"Why didn't I know this before?"

"If that's the case, then if martial arts practitioners participated in competitions like boxing and Sanda, wouldn't it be a case of 'dimensional subversion'?"

"But why have I never seen any related news?"

Su Wenxi remained noncommittal. "It's not just what you've said. The physical abilities of martial artists are far beyond those of ordinary people. If a martial artist participated in a sports meet, they would be the decathlon champion!"

"But martial arts practitioners usually don't participate in these competitions."

"As I just said, most martial artists in the world today come from ancient martial arts families, each with its own rules. What's the point of participating in these competitions?"

Qin Ge scoffed, "You're so high and mighty, how come participating in these competitions is meaningless?"

"Do you know how much money a championship can bring?"

"After becoming famous, there are endless gigs and endorsements. Aren't they all just money? How can they be meaningless?"

Su Wenxi was stunned and didn't know how to refute it for a moment.

She comes from the Su family, which is also a family with a long history of martial arts. From a young age, her family had a rule that she was not allowed to participate in these competitions.

Su Wenxi had never thought deeply about the issues Qin Ge had raised.

Since she could remember, her family had never really lacked money. They were used to working for wealthy people and earning substantial compensation.

She's currently working for the Xia family, earning ten million a year. She does her work when she has tasks to do, and practices martial arts when she doesn't. She doesn't care much about anything else.