The King of Urban Mercenaries

Chapter 1686 - 1691: A Thousand Geniuses

Lin Fei was surprised. Without him noticing, three days had already passed. It really left him speechless that he actually had no idea when those three days went by.

"That’s fine too, but Senior Brother, don’t blame me later. I don’t know anything, so I might make a big fuss over nothing."

Lin Fei only knew that he didn’t understand, so he had to ask questions. Otherwise he would only understand even less, and he’d be the one suffering for it. Only by quickly figuring things out could he blend into life in the Upper Realm faster, and then he wouldn’t have to keep enduring people’s scornful looks.

"What does it matter? Everyone starts from zero. Since you came from the Lower Realm, that itself is giving you a chance. You’d better grasp it well if you want to go further." Li Qing said, sounding like some seasoned elder.

Lin Fei nodded. "Then let’s go."

"Go!"

After speaking, Li Qing walked toward Yang Yuxiang’s room and called out, "Young Miss, want to come with us?"

Yang Yuxiang snorted coldly, opened the door, glanced at Lin Fei and Li Qing, and said, "Fine, I’ll go. Anyway, you lot won’t be able to keep up with your Auntie’s pace!"

Lin Fei was puzzled. He didn’t understand why Yang Yuxiang would say that.

Li Qing chuckled. "If we can’t keep up, then we can’t keep up. We just have to work harder, right, Junior Brother Lin Fei?"

Lin Fei nodded. "Right."

"Right my ass! One look and I can tell you’ve never been to a resource ground. Otherwise you wouldn’t be speaking so fearlessly out of sheer ignorance. With your level, being able to reach the eighth step would already be good. And you’re still saying ’right’!" Yang Yuxiang looked at Lin Fei with open disdain.

Lin Fei gave an awkward smile but didn’t say anything. They were about to head to the resource ground; everything would be clear then.

"Senior Sister, you can’t bully Junior Brother like that. No matter what, he’s a newbie. If you bully him this much and he leaps over the dragon gate in the future, won’t you regret it?" Li Qing said with a smile.

"Him? A lowly worm from the Lower Realm wants to catch up to me? Without several decades at least, it’s basically impossible. So you’d better not get your hopes up." Yang Yuxiang said.

"Alright, Junior Brother, let’s go. When you leap over the dragon gate in the future, make sure to properly show Senior Sister what you’re capable of!" Li Qing said with a grin. Of course, he was joking. His own thoughts were actually the same as Yang Yuxiang’s. After all, Lin Fei was from the Lower Realm, and his cultivation was only at Foundation Establishment Realm. For him to surpass Yang Yuxiang might take until who-knows-what year of the monkey!

Besides, no one knew what Lin Fei’s talent was really like. He hadn’t displayed it yet. If his talent was too poor, he might never catch up to Yang Yuxiang in his entire life. After all, Yang Yuxiang wouldn’t be standing still waiting for Lin Fei to overtake her.

In the end, the three of them arrived together at the resource ground.

The resource ground hadn’t opened yet, but Lin Fei could already see a massive array wrapping around it, while the disciples waiting for it to open were standing all around.

"Are these all the disciples of Qianhuang Peak?" Lin Fei asked. There were at most about a thousand people in front of him.

"That’s right, these are all the disciples of Qianhuang Peak. As for the few special ones, they’ve already surpassed the limits of what we call ’disciple’. After all, they’re among the top experts in the entire Upper Realm." Li Qing explained.

"I really didn’t expect that such a colossal Qianhuang Peak would only have a thousand disciples." Lin Fei sighed.

Hearing Lin Fei’s words, the other two immediately showed surprised expressions. Just as Li Qing was about to explain, a voice came from behind them. "I was wondering who was so arrogant. So it’s the little Junior Brother from the Lower Realm! Your cultivation is nothing special, but your tone sure isn’t small!"

The three of them turned around and saw three young men walking toward them, their eyes full of disdain as they looked at Lin Fei.

"So it’s Zhang Huan. Long time no see." Li Qing cupped his fists to Zhang Huan.

Zhang Huan responded with a smile, then cupped his fists toward Li Qing and Yang Yuxiang. "Senior Brother, Senior Sister, long time no see."

"Long time no see." Yang Yuxiang didn’t seem very keen on dealing with this Zhang Huan.

Zhang Huan could only smile, then shifted his focus to Lin Fei. "You’re that Lin Fei from the Lower Realm, right? Do you know why our Qianhuang Peak has only these thousand disciples?"

Hearing Zhang Huan’s words, Lin Fei put on a modest, eager-to-learn expression. "That I truly don’t know. Please enlighten me, Senior Brother."

Zhang Huan smiled. "The requirement for us to recruit disciples at Qianhuang Peak is that you must have reached Nascent Soul Realm before the age of thirty to even qualify to enter Qianhuang Peak. In the entire Upper Realm, the number of experts who’ve reached Nascent Soul Realm and also meet the age requirement probably doesn’t exceed three thousand!"

"Three thousand? It’s really that few?" Lin Fei was surprised, though it made sense. Nascent Soul Realm... But then why hadn’t Lin Yu of Qingyun Sect, who was also at Nascent Soul Realm and not that old, come to Qianhuang Peak?

"Of course. So, these thousand of us are the elites of the entire Upper Realm; that’s not an exaggeration. For you to call that ’few people’ is frankly laughable!" Zhang Huan said, then burst out laughing.

Lin Fei nodded. "Indeed, that really is laughable."

Though his words said that, the expression on Lin Fei’s face carried a faint smile, as if he wasn’t calling himself laughable, but someone else.

Seeing that look on Lin Fei’s face, Zhang Huan felt displeased. Lin Fei shouldn’t be showing that kind of expression; he should be shocked and astonished. Why was he still smiling?

"Hmph! Worm from the Lower Realm, your skin sure is thick! Let’s go!" Zhang Huan said, then headed toward the array.

"Junior Brother, don’t take it to heart. But what Zhang Huan said is true as well. Our Qianhuang Peak may hold a lofty status and immense power in the Upper Realm, but its disciples are already considered geniuses of the Upper Realm. Think about it: one genius isn’t scary. What’s scary is over a thousand geniuses gathered together. Tell me, isn’t that terrifying?"

Lin Fei nodded. He understood this logic and inwardly admired Qianhuang Peak’s approach. For Qianhuang Peak to gather so many young geniuses, they truly had some means.

Yang Yuxiang, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke. "Geniuses? Don’t go thinking everyone here is a genius. These thousand might be geniuses outside, but among geniuses, they’re just ordinary. A true genius is someone who can withstand the trials. Only those who can stand out from these thousand people can really be called geniuses!"

Hearing Yang Yuxiang’s words, Lin Fei actually felt quite impressed. He hadn’t expected Yang Yuxiang to have such awareness. She really wasn’t a simple woman!

At this moment, a voice like Heavenly Thunder suddenly rang out across the heavens and earth.

"Disciples, prepare yourselves. The resource ground is about to open. It will remain open for one day. After one day, it will close. Cherish it while you can."