Even he had never expected that a single word spoken up for Ye Xiwen back then would help forge the Ye Xiwen of today. Every drink and every peck was ordained by fate.
"You're not bad either. In terms of talent, you surpass him. You simply haven't experienced nearly as much as he has!" The old city lord smiled at Xia Ya. Anyone who could step into the Great Saint Realm had undergone centuries, even millennia, of cultivation, fought countless battles, and experienced every sort of affair in the mortal world.
Someone like Xia Ya, who had stepped into the Great Saint Realm so effortlessly, was truly unprecedented.
Ye Xiwen gave an embarrassed smile. If they spoke only of talent, then in True Martial School, seven or eight out of every ten people chosen at random would likely surpass him, much less a heaven-shaking genius like Xia Ya who had alerted the school's upper ranks.
"Will your Hidden Star Peak be making a major move this year as well?" the old city lord asked, looking at Ye Xiwen.
Ye Xiwen nodded. "Hidden Star Peak also hopes to recruit some capable talents from this batch of disciples, so that we may revive Hidden Star Peak!"
Reviving Hidden Star Peak was naturally not something that could be accomplished overnight. The disciples they recruited now were merely laying the foundations.
"This batch is quite good. There will be far more geniuses than in previous years, and the number of outstanding prodigies will likely greatly surpass those of past classes as well. Hidden Star Peak has a great opportunity!" The old city lord smiled. "Many Ancient Roads leading to the Western Regions, Central Region, Eastern Region, and Northern Region have reopened. People have already set foot upon them. It has been many years since