Chapter 74

PS: A friend is in the hospital, so I need to go and visit. I'll update in advance!!!

As the cherry blossoms danced in the wind, Misaki opened the old diary and read the words of promise written there.

Xiaoming stood at the classroom door, took a deep breath, and firmly gripped the secret letter from his mother.

In the midst of the cherry blossoms dancing in the wind, Misaki opened the old diary and read the words of promise written there.

Sigh, we've been out for two months now. Brothers, we don't know when we'll meet again after this parting! Seeing Ye Feng taking his leave, though all of them were somewhat reluctant, they knew it was time to part ways, so they all clasped their hands in farewell.

"Hehe, there's no need to be so sad. Since we're parting, there's no need to hide anything. Leave your contact information so we can stay in touch in the future!"

After seeing everyone's expressions, Huo Lie stepped forward and said.

They all understood in their hearts that these people must be hiding their real names; otherwise, such geniuses would not be unknown.

"I'll go first. My real name is Huo Chi, from the Huo family of Lan Shui County!" Huo Lie stepped forward and said.

"Haha, so it's Big Brother Huo Chi from the Huo family, 17th on the Hidden Dragon List of Lan Shui County... I'm Li Yun, a core disciple of the Chishui Peak of Xuantian Sect! 56th on the Hidden Dragon List!"

After hearing Huo Lie's introduction, Li Yun laughed and said.

Although they had guessed each other's identities, a family or sect could have tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people, so it was impossible to match everyone.

"We are true disciples of Lan Shui Sect. My real name is Bai Lingyu, and this is my junior sister Guo Qianqian! 36th on the Hidden Dragon List! My junior sister is 31st on the Flying Phoenix List."

After hearing the introductions of the two, Bai Yu also spoke up.

"Zhou Yue, an elite disciple of the Independent Cultivators' Alliance! 70th on the Hidden Dragon List!"

After hearing Bai Lingyu's introduction, Zhou Yue also spoke up.

After they all introduced themselves, they turned to look at Ye Feng.

If they considered themselves geniuses, then Ye Feng was a prodigy. Therefore, they all wanted to know Ye Feng's background. A place that could cultivate such a prodigious genius must be extraordinary, and it might even be one of the few major sects in Tianlan Country.

Ye Feng looked at these people and sighed inwardly. He had guessed that they were not simple, and indeed, almost all of them were on the Hidden Dragon List.

At this point, Ye Feng was also quite familiar with the Hidden Dragon List. The Hidden Dragon List was jointly elected by the major forces in a city or county, held once a year. Whether it was the Hidden Dragon List of Qing Shuang City or Lan Shui County, there were 100 spots. Anyone who made the list was a young genius in that area.

The Hidden Dragon List did not focus on talent or insight but only on combat power.

The place that released the Hidden Dragon List was the Tianbao Pavilion. The Tianbao Pavilion did not participate in the disputes of various forces, so it was relatively fair. Those who wanted to compete for the Hidden Dragon List would go to the Tianbao Pavilion to take the test and then determine their ranking.

Although the Hidden Dragon List was not comprehensive, as some experts would not participate in the ranking, it still represented the young geniuses of a region.

Moreover, the Hidden Dragon List only included people under 20 years old. Once they turned 20, they would be removed from the list, and new people would be selected to fill the vacancies the following year.

"Qing Shuang City, Ye Feng!"

At this moment, seeing everyone looking at him, Ye Feng spoke up.

......

"Is that all?"

After hearing Ye Feng's words, Huo Chi and the others were still waiting for Ye Feng to continue, but after waiting for a long time, Ye Feng did not speak again, leaving them all stunned.

"Um! That's all..."

Seeing the expressions of the others, Ye Feng nodded to confirm.

......

After hearing Ye Feng's confirmation, the group looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

Ye Feng did not introduce anything else, which meant that Ye Feng was not from one of the three major forces. In this world, those who were not from the three major forces were either commoners or independent cultivators. At his age, he could not possibly be an independent cultivator, so the only explanation was that he was a commoner.

Thinking that Ye Feng was a commoner left them all speechless.

Each of them came from a good family with abundant resources and had cultivated to the Fifth Rank Warrior stage before the age of 20, making them geniuses in their respective forces.

And Ye Feng? A commoner, representing a lack of resources, had cultivated to the peak of the Fifth Rank Warrior stage before the age of 16. This left them all speechless. If they had not known Ye Feng and seen his strength with their own eyes, they would never have believed it.

What surprised them the most was that Ye Feng was also an alchemist.

An alchemist not only needs talent but also a lineage. Someone with only talent and no lineage would not achieve much.

"Could Ye Feng have learned from a high-ranking alchemist?"

Suddenly, they thought of a possibility, otherwise, it would be hard to explain Ye Feng's current strength and his status as an alchemist.

If that were the case, it would be easy to explain, as a high-ranking alchemist could provide far more resources than they could.

However, soon, their faces showed a hint of excitement.

Regardless of whether Ye Feng was a commoner or had learned from a high-ranking alchemist, he was still someone without any affiliation. Not recruiting such a person into their sects or forces would be a huge loss.

When they were about to talk to Ye Feng, they suddenly saw the expressions on the others' faces, and their originally enthusiastic hearts suddenly sank. They understood that the others had also thought of this.

"Brother, where exactly is your home? I plan to visit in a few days!"

Huo Chi pondered for a moment and then asked Ye Feng.

Hearing Huo Chi's question, the others also listened intently.

At this moment, they understood that to recruit a genius like Ye Feng, who was also an alchemist, they did not have the qualifications. Based on their friendship, they all had a connection with Ye Feng, so the only thing that mattered was the attitude of their respective forces.

Ye Feng also understood their thoughts but did not refuse, so he told them his address.

Even if he did not tell them, they could find out through other means. Besides, he and Huo Chi had a good friendship, and they were friends who had shared life and death, so it did not matter.

"Little brother, come visit us at Lan Shui Sect when you have time!"

Guo Qianqian also spoke to Ye Feng.

"Qian Sister, I will. Don't say you don't know me when I come!"

Hearing this, Ye Feng smiled.

"How could I? When you come, I'll introduce some junior sisters to you! Haha..."

Seeing Ye Feng's expression, Guo Qianqian said, then laughed.

And Ye Feng? He carefully wiped the sweat from his forehead.

After a few more words, Ye Feng clasped his hands in farewell to them again.

Ye Feng and the others were not going in the same direction. After parting, Ye Feng disappeared into the forest alone, while the others continued to walk out of the Tianlang Mountains.

......

"Third team, search the other side!"

"Fourth team, go this way... don't alarm them when you see people..."

In the forest, Ye Feng stood on a large tree, frowning as he looked at the twenty-odd warriors on the open ground below.

From their attire, they were from Wohu Mountain, but Ye Feng did not know what they were searching for.

"Commander, the outer area of the Tianlang Mountains is so vast, how are we supposed to find them!" After the two teams left, only two warriors in their thirties and one in his forties remained. One of the warriors in his thirties asked the one in his forties.

The two warriors in their thirties were Third Rank and Fourth Rank Warriors, while the one in his forties was a Fifth Rank Warrior.

"Regardless, we must do our best. This is about whether the commander can become the deputy chief! If the commander becomes the deputy chief, we will all benefit!"

Hearing the words of the warrior in his thirties, the other Fourth Rank Warrior said.

"Try to preserve our strength. Those who can kill a Sixth Rank Warrior like Jiang Heng are clearly not simple. We can't confront them head-on!"

Hearing their words, the Fifth Rank Warrior in his forties pondered for a moment and then said.

"Hmm?"

Standing on the tree, Ye Feng was slightly taken aback by their conversation. Although they only mentioned a few words, he could roughly understand that they were looking for them.

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