Li Yang had just reached the third stage of the Body Refining Chapter two days ago.

Now that he had a general idea of his own strength, Li Yang asked, "Dad, are there a lot of these Cultivators? Roughly how many people are there at each level?"

He needed this information to understand where he truly stood.

Li Guohai shook his head and said, "I’m not too clear on the specifics. However, the higher the level, the fewer the Cultivators. The Yellow and Profound Levels are probably quite common, but it’s rare to reach the Earth-Level, and even rarer to reach the Celestial Level. There should be no more than fifty Celestial Level Cultivators in all of Hua Country."

"No more than fifty?" Li Yang muttered, nodding to himself.

’So Cultivators aren’t exactly common,’ he thought. Hua Country had a population of over 1.4 billion, yet there were no more than fifty at the Celestial Level. The proportion was minuscule.

Li Guohai shook his head. "Every one of those Celestial Level Cultivators is a target for recruitment by the super-rich. They hold a very high status. Zheng Qian’s father is at the Celestial Level. Back then, Zhao Qianxing was overjoyed when he learned that Zheng Qian was pursuing your mother. But you know the final result—your mother ended up with me. That’s what triggered Zhao Qianxing’s fury!"

Upon hearing this, Li Yang finally understood the specific reason for everything. He’d never expected his parents to be so deeply involved with Cultivators.

As he processed all this, Li Yang’s mind was suddenly flooded with thoughts.

His eyes shifted, and Li Yang suddenly asked, "Dad, are there any Cultivator levels beyond Celestial?"

’My Body Refining Chapter only has four major stages,’ he thought. ’It should end at the Peak of the Celestial Level, right?’

Li Guohai nodded. "There are. Cultivators above the Celestial Level are known as the King Level! A King Level Cultivator is immeasurably stronger than a Celestial Level one. They can even be called Land Immortals!"

"Land Immortals?" Li Yang was stunned.

’What century is this?’ he thought. ’Who still uses a title like that?’

A solemn look appeared on Li Guohai’s face. "Once you reach the King Level, your strength is a given. But you also gain a terrifying ability—flight."

"What? They can fly?"

Hearing this, Li Yang’s eyes went wide with shock.

Flight has always been a dream of humanity. When Li Yang was a child, he also dreamed of soaring through the sky like a bird.

But he had always thought that was something that could only happen in dreams.

’If people could really fly, they’d basically be Superman.’

"That’s right. Not only can they fly, but they also awaken special abilities, like controlling water or fire," Li Guohai said in a heavy tone.

He could see a trace of awe in his father’s eyes. ’Flying, controlling water, controlling fire... How is that any different from the gods in the myths?’

Li Yang was stunned for a long moment before a question occurred to him. He suddenly asked, "Dad, if people like this exist, what’s the official government position on them?"

’It’s no joke,’ he thought. ’These Cultivators are powerful, but if they ever turned to evil, the damage they could cause would be countless times greater than any normal person could inflict.’

’Can Hua Country really tolerate the existence of people with such immense destructive power?’

Li Guohai shook his head. "In the beginning, it wasn’t allowed. There were even fights between them."

Li Guohai spoke euphemistically, but Li Yang knew what he meant.

"And the United States was the country most intolerant of Cultivators," Li Guohai said. "They even used nuclear weapons!"

"What? Nuclear weapons?"

An expression of utter shock filled Li Yang’s eyes. ’Those are the most destructive weapons on Earth! A single bomb can wipe a city off the map, and they used one on a Cultivator?’

In his shock, a memory suddenly surfaced, and Li Yang blurted out, "The Feixu Great Desert?"

Decades ago, in the Feixu Great Desert, a massive mushroom cloud had suddenly risen into the sky.

That mushroom cloud became one of the great unsolved mysteries of the modern world. Countless people speculated on what had really happened. Was it man-made, or was there some other cause?

However, no official media outlet in the world would touch the subject. The news that was released claimed it was just a smoke display.

But many analysts concluded it was undoubtedly the result of a nuclear weapon being used.

Li Guohai nodded. "Correct. The battle back then took place in the Feixu Great Desert, and the one fighting the United States was only a single person!"

A look of distinct awe was in his eyes. "And the result of that battle... even after using a nuclear weapon, they didn’t manage to inflict even a single injury on that person!"

At this, Li Yang was utterly dumbstruck.

’Not even a nuclear weapon could harm him... Just what kind of terrifying power was that?’

"That person is also the strongest being on Earth. After that battle, the attitude of every nation toward Cultivators changed overnight."

Li Guohai shook his head. "Just think about it. If even nuclear weapons were useless against that person, what could anyone do? If the strongest individual on the planet wanted to do something, absolutely no one on Earth could stop them. To remain hostile toward Cultivators after that would be idiotic. And the people in power are no idiots."

Li Yang was shaken to his core. ’To change the status of all Cultivators with the power of a single person!’

’Of course, the main reason was simply being strong enough! Strong enough for one person to be a match for an entire country!’

Taking a deep breath, Li Yang asked, "What realm was that person?"

Li Guohai shook his head. "No one knows. Some say he was at the Peak of King Level, while others say he was in an even higher realm."

In truth, he had only heard these things from others and didn’t know the specifics.

’The Peak of King Level? And he could withstand a nuke?’

Only then did Li Yang truly begin to understand what the King Level Realm signified.

He asked again, "Dad, are there many King Level Cultivators?"

Li Guohai shook his head. "Very few. Twenty-some years ago, Hua Country only had four. I’m not too clear on the current number."

His expression became complicated again as he said, "Sometime before, your mother’s older brother came and told me something. He said that Zheng Qian’s father has already broken through to the King Level."