More and more people gathered in the small town.
Members of the Ancient Clans appeared one after another.
Quite a few Grandmasters had even arrived from the outside world.
Experts who were usually as elusive as divine dragons, showing only their heads and never their tails, had appeared by the dozens at this moment.
Nearly everyone spoke in hushed voices, looking around with curiosity.
Yet the focus of most discussions was not the people from the Ancient Clans.
It was Lu Chen!
Ever since he began cultivating, Lu Chen had broken through realm after realm as easily as eating and drinking. He was a Martial Dao prodigy rarely seen in thousands of years, ranked first on the Earth Rankings, first on the Human Rankings, and first on the Qilin Rankings—he had even blown up Heaven's Secret Pavilion.
Any Grandmaster would be curious about someone like that.
Especially since he was said to be only seventeen.
Even among the Ancient Clans, he would count as a peerless, first-rate genius.
Perhaps in less than ten years, he would enter the Heaven Rankings and condense a Golden Body.
"There really are quite a few experts this time."
"Yeah. I thought becoming a Grandmaster would let me laugh proudly between heaven and earth, but after the Ancient Clans emerged, so many Grandmasters suddenly popped up..."
"The Ancient Clans have hidden themselves away for years. Their lineage foundations are definitely beyond anything we can resist. We should just play supporting roles and try not to clash with them!"
"If you ask me, we should join Young Hero Lu. Young Hero Lu is first on the Earth Rankings. Even against the Ancient Clans, he should have the strength to fight."
"I still prefer going alone..."
Many Grandmasters from the outside world whispered among themselves.
Even now,