Chapter 84

"Master, it's right here..."

At the entrance of Ye Feng's home, a male and a female warrior in their early twenties, along with a middle-aged warrior in his forties or fifties, stood there. The middle-aged warrior exuded a faint aura of strength, causing passersby to feel a sudden unease when they saw him.

If Ye Feng were here, he would certainly recognize these two young people as Bai Lingyu and Guo Qianqian, whom he had met in the Tianlang Mountains. As for the middle-aged warrior, he was likely an elder from their sect.

"Hmm!"

Hearing Bai Lingyu's words, the middle-aged warrior nodded.

"Father, when we meet Little Brother Ye, you'll be greatly surprised! A peak fifth-rank warrior under the age of sixteen, I've never seen anyone like that in our Lan Shui County. Even Master Zhao Kuo from the main peak probably didn't have Little Brother Ye's cultivation at sixteen!"

Guo Qianqian, upon hearing this, grabbed the middle-aged warrior's arm and said with a bit of a pout.

"Ha ha, good, if my little girl says he's a genius, then he's a genius!"

Hearing Guo Qianqian's words, the middle-aged warrior burst into laughter and patted her hand.

The middle-aged warrior, who looked to be in his forties but was actually in his fifties, was an elder of the Lan Shui Sect, Guo Zhen Shan, with a cultivation level of ninth-rank warrior. He was considered a formidable expert both in Qing Shuang City and Lan Shui County.

In fact, Guo Zhen Shan was half-believing and half-doubting what his disciple and daughter had said. A peak fifth-rank warrior under the age of sixteen? He would believe it if this person were from the capital or some super family or sect, but this person was from Qing Shuang City, a place where reaching third-rank warrior by sixteen was already considered a super genius.

Like his disciple and daughter, who both reached third-rank warrior at sixteen, they were already considered core disciples of the sect. Even so, they had a great chance of breaking through to the True Warrior realm in their lifetimes.

If one reached the peak of fifth-rank warrior by sixteen, as long as they didn't fall, reaching the True Warrior realm would be a certainty. Would such a person not join any faction?

Moreover, according to his daughter and disciple, this young man was also a pharmacist?

He found this even harder to believe. He knew how difficult it was to become a pharmacist. At the very least, their Lan Shui Sect had only one intermediate pharmacist and one advanced alchemist.

An intermediate pharmacist, with a cultivation level only half of his, held a much higher status within the sect.

This showed the status of pharmacists. Generally, it was difficult for a pharmacist to have a high cultivation level, as both pharmacists and warriors required a large amount of time.

And the young man his disciple and daughter spoke of? Even if he had been practicing non-stop since birth, reaching the peak of fifth-rank warrior was already considered a super genius. Now, such a person was actually a pharmacist? How could this be possible?

Bai Lingyu and the others were unaware of Guo Zhen Shan's thoughts. Hearing his words, they assumed he had already acknowledged Ye Feng's strength, so they began knocking on the door of Ye Feng's home.

"Hmm? No one?"

However, Bai Lingyu knocked for a long time without anyone answering.

"Father, this is Little Brother Ye's address..."

"Commander, the address Little Brother Ye mentioned should be around here..."

"Master, it should be here..."

Just as Bai Lingyu and the others were puzzled, several voices came from different directions.

Hearing these voices, they all turned to look.

They saw about seven or eight people coming from different directions.

When these people saw Bai Lingyu and Guo Qianqian standing at Ye Feng's home, they were taken aback.

"Ha ha, Brother Huo, Brother Li, Brother Zhou!"

Bai Lingyu, upon seeing these people, couldn't help but greet them with a smile.

These people were Huo Chi, Li Yun, and Zhou Yue, along with some of their sect's elders.

The others also saw each other. Although they had guessed that the others would come, they didn't expect them to come so quickly.

Originally, they had planned to come as soon as possible, but they didn't know that everyone had the same idea.

"Huo Yao, Shen Jun, Li Qiu!"

Guo Zhen Shan didn't pay attention to these young people but looked at the middle-aged warriors who had come with them.

They were all local heroes of Lan Shui County and naturally knew each other.

The others, upon seeing each other, couldn't help but narrow their eyes.

If they had initially doubted Ye Feng's strength, seeing so many experts come here made them believe it a bit more.

Otherwise, how could so many important figures be alarmed?

"Little Brother Bai, is Little Brother Ye not at home?"

Huo Chi, seeing Bai Lingyu standing at Ye Feng's home without entering, couldn't help but ask.

"Hmm, it seems no one is home!"

"Today is the day of the Dragon Leap. The Ye family should have gone to participate in it."

Just as they were puzzled, a warrior from the opposite house walked out of the courtyard. When he saw so many people standing at Ye Feng's home, he said a sentence and then quickly ran towards the city gate.

Hearing this, they all exchanged glances and also headed towards the city gate.

Of course, they weren't in a hurry. In their view, if Ye Feng's strength was real, why would he participate in the Dragon Leap?

The Dragon Leap, in simple terms, was just a way for these sects to recruit new blood. In a place like Qing Shuang City, although these sects valued it, they only sent outer sect elders, as the highest level here was only second-rank warriors.

And Ye Feng? With peak fifth-rank strength, such a level was more than enough to be an outer sect elder. Why would he participate in this?

If Ye Feng were really a pharmacist, they would likely have no objections even if they had to give up their current positions.

The status of a pharmacist was unimaginable, which was why they had come out so quickly with these young people.

Better to believe it than to doubt it, otherwise, if their hesitation caused Ye Feng to join another faction, they would have nowhere to cry.

When Bai Lingyu and the others returned, they had already discussed it and hadn't told their elders about the matter of removing the pill poison. After all, such a thing was too bizarre, and no one would believe it if they said it. Moreover, it didn't affect the future removal of the pill poison, so they chose to keep it secret.

"Stop, no entry to the city gate tower!"

When Bai Lingyu and the others arrived at the city gate and were about to go up to the tower, they were stopped by several city guards.

Bai Lingyu didn't say anything, just took out a token and showed it to the guards, then walked straight to the city gate tower.

Although they hadn't left yet, they knew that the Dragon Leap would be crowded outside. At this time, finding Ye Feng would be like looking for a needle in a haystack, so they could only wait quietly at the city gate.

If it were just them, Guo Zhen Shan would have visited the Ye family in the evening, but now he couldn't. The several people eyeing him like tigers wouldn't allow him to do so.

On the city gate tower, they were also watching the Dragon Leap assessment. Although the distance was quite far, who were they? Each of them was at least a peak fifth-rank warrior, and this distance posed no problem for them.

Two hours passed quickly, and Guo Zhen Shan and the others on the city gate tower were getting impatient.

"Look, it's Little Brother Ye!"

Suddenly, Zhou Yue pointed to the field and exclaimed.

"Indeed, it's Little Brother Ye. Why is he participating in the Dragon Leap?"

"Father, that's Little Brother Ye!"

Seeing Ye Feng, Guo Qianqian also said excitedly to Guo Zhen Shan.

Hearing Bai Lingyu's exclamation, Guo Zhen Shan and the others also looked over, seeing a young man walk out of the line.

Looking at Ye Feng, none of them said anything. Although they believed what the younger generation said, they also didn't dare to believe it, so they weren't in a hurry. After all, the assessment would take a whole day, and they could observe slowly.

In the line, Ye Feng, seeing it was his turn, walked out without hesitation.

He had just observed that in their group, the strongest so far was Lin Kun, and the elimination rate was about half. The same was true for other groups, meaning that half of the people would be eliminated in the first round.

Those who thought they were young but had good talent, the sects didn't care much about, but they recorded them carefully. These people could come to participate in three years and would be given special treatment. As for those who were over thirteen and couldn't lift a 300-pound stone lock, even if they had good talent, it was limited, so the sects unhesitatingly eliminated them.

After all, the resources of these sects were limited, and each sect could only recruit 300 people in Qing Shuang City every three years.