Gu Qingcheng (Hehe)

Chen Ping'an flipped through the prodigies on the New Talent Rankings, examining their battle records.

The further he went, the more these ranked prodigies tended to possess remarkable backgrounds. By the top ten of the New Talent Rankings, virtually every one of them had inherited a Divine Technique. Beyond that, they also possessed one to three exceptionally refined Genuine Treasure Artifacts!

The ninth-ranked true disciple of the Shadowless Saber Sect, for instance, possessed two Treasure Artifacts, one of which was even an Exquisite Treasure Weapon.

It seemed that these ranked prodigies from major powers, bearing Divine Technique inheritances and deeply valued by their backing forces, were equipped with resources far surpassing those of Cultivators in the Same Realm!

This was why so many prodigies sought to charge into the New Talent Rankings. The rankings represented not only fame, but profit as well!

Within the same sect or Lineage, how were resources and benefits distributed? Was it not all based on one's future potential? Unless your father was the one calling the shots in the sect or Lineage and could tilt some resources your way, you had to follow the rules within the faction.

Everything revolved around cultivating the younger generation with maximum return on investment!

This was an unspoken rule agreed upon by all major powers!

Chen Ping'an flipped forward bit by bit. For these top-ranked rising prodigies, he merely skimmed through them and did not linger to inspect them closely.

So-called prodigies were only so-so in his eyes!

What if their combat strength rivaled the Profound Light Middle Stage? What if, upon entering the Profound Light Middle Stage, their talent in magical combat was breathtaking?

To him, it was merely the difference between one slap and two!

However, as Chen Ping'an continued flipping forward, his gaze paused when he