After waiting outside Mount Bane for a while, eventually Qusai returned to James’ party.

James immediately approached Qusai and asked, “How did it go? Did you manage to acquire any information from Yorick?”

Qusai nodded and said, “Yes. He told me his cultivation rank but it isn’t very high. Yorick said he was at the Sage Rank’s Tenth Stage.”

Hearing this, James sighed in relief.

The power difference between him and Yorick was not that wide afterall. They were only ten stages apart. James could use his treasures to bridge the gap.

“However…!”

Qusai continued to speak, “Although he is only at the Sage Rank’s Tenth Stage. You’re incomparable to him. From my understanding, the Athurans have a Secret Art which allows them to transform themselves. It’s called the Athuran Combat Form and there are nine stages in the form. Their combat strength increases tremendously every time they reach a higher stage.

“Yorick refused to tell me which stage of the form he had reached, so I don’t know