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"Oh? "He really is a genius amongst geniuses!"
After Ye Fan heard Du Tianyun's introduction, he couldn't help but nod at Qiu Xinghai.
Within Dragon City, there were many people at this age who were at the peak of the Awakened Soul Realm, but not many were evaluated as having broken through to the Soul Saint level within three years. Those with this talent were all extremely talented.
"You flatter me, Master Ye."
Qiu Xinghai nodded with a smile. He had heard too many praises since he was young. He was already immune to them.
"I wonder how many geniuses with the same level of potential as Brother Qiu are in the Dragon Capital?"
Ye Fan asked Du Tianyun with a smile.
"In the entire Dragon Capital, only five people had the talent to compete with Xinghai. Otherwise, how could Xinghai have become a seeded participant that could go to the ZhongTian realm?"
Du Tianyun said with a smile.
"No, no, no. This is all thanks to the marquis' care for me."
As soon as Qiu Xinghai sat down, he hastily stood up and said.
Ye Fan couldn't help but frown. With Qiu Xinghai's talent, his future achievements were limitless, but his status was obviously not high.
But soon, he understood the reason through simple conversation. Qiu Xinghai didn't come from a big family, but from a small family.
In the Soaring Dragon Empire, there were many talented geniuses, but only a few were able to truly mature.
After all, if a person wanted to walk far enough on the path of cultivation, just having talent was not enough. They would need the corresponding resources.
And the resources were usually controlled by a small number of people, so the great powers who controlled these resources would naturally use them on the cultivator, who were loyal to them. Thus, some of the gifted geniuses could only depend on the great powers.
Qiu Xinghai was this sort of person, a hanger-on of the House of the Marquis. No matter how extraordinary his talent was, he still needed to be loyal to his master.
As for Du Tianyun, he was Qiu Xinghai's master. Qiu Xinghai would naturally follow his lead.
Through their conversation, Ye Fan could not help but realize that Qiu Xinghai had his own unique insight into the path of cultivation, and his understanding of the Soul Dao was also very knowledgeable. No wonder he had already reached such a level at such a young age.
Du Tianyun watched the two of them talking with a smile on the side. However, his heart was filled with joy. He felt that he had found the right direction and this arrangement would definitely make Ye Fan very satisfied.
"Second Young Master, what was the situation when you mentioned earlier about going to the ZhongTian to train?"
After talking for a long time, Ye Fan finally brought the topic up to the ZhongTian world. After all, this was his real purpose for coming to Dragon City.
As one of the three great empires on the continent, our Empire sends ten cultivator to the ZhongTian World every three years to cultivate, and this year just happens to have ten spots. Other than the five places left behind by the royal family, our House of the Marquis of Pingnan has also obtained a spot.
Du Tianyun said with a smile.
"So that's the case. In other words, all ten slots have been allocated?"
Ye Fan asked in a deep voice.
As far as I know, out of the ten spots, there are only eight left. As for the other two, they have yet to be allocated, and they are still in the hands of the royal family.
Du Tianyun said solemnly.
"I wonder if there are any conditions to obtain this spot?"
Ye Fan's eyes lit up as he asked Du Tianyun.
"Of these ten spots, five will be given to the royal family and will be given to the five geniuses. The remaining five will be given to the Southern Hou Mansion, Eastern Prince Mansion, and Northern Desert Army. The remaining two will be given to the heaven's pride level experts of the Dragon Capital to compete for it according to the customs of the past. "
Du Tianyun said in a low voice.
"The competition between the heaven's pride level experts of the Dragon Capital? Is anyone qualified to compete? "
Ye Fan asked in surprise. He never thought that there would be such a common practice. Didn't this mean that he would also have the chance?
"Of course, not everyone is qualified. First, they must be the indigenous people of the Soaring Dragon Empire, and secondly, they must have a certain level of background."
Du Tianyun said with a smile.
"So that's how it is."
Ye Fan couldn't help but frown. It seemed that even the Soaring Dragon Empire had paid a lot of attention to this quota. They wouldn't let these spots flow to other countries. Just the fact that they were natives of the Soaring Dragon Empire already excluded them.
"Is Master Ye interested in this quota? If you are interested, I can look for the First Prince to help Young Master Ye with his activities and try my best to get a spot for him. "
Du Tianyun's eyes lit up as he spoke to Ye Fan.
This quota was nothing to the First Prince. As long as Ye Fan wanted it, he would not hesitate to give Qiu Xinghai's quota to Ye Fan and Du Tianyun.
As long as Ye Fan accepted this benefit, it would be equivalent to owing Du Tianyun a huge favor. This favor would naturally belong to the First Prince.
"I do not care that much about going to the ZhongTian World. After all, I am still young, and there will still be chances in the future." Ye Fan deliberately pretended to not care and said: "But I still want to prove myself. I think the battle for the spots will definitely be filled with powerful people."
"Of course, the competition for this entry has already become a grand festival in the Soaring Dragon Empire, called the Heaven Stairway. Only the strongest people can reach the top of the Heaven Stairway and obtain this entry."
Du Tianyun laughed in a low voice.
"Climb the Sky Stairway..." Ye Fan smiled and said softly, "That's a good allegory. Are you going to take the first step to reach the heavens?"
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