And the one who suffered most was undoubtedly Elder Pei.
Ever since Jiang Fan had displayed extraordinary strength in the fourth round's Troop Deployment Battle, everything Elder Pei had done had been for the sake of hiding Jiang Fan away and keeping him from standing out.
But after all his careful calculations, he had never expected that Jiang Fan, who had appeared only once, would still end up drawing the Hidden Dragon Ranking's attention.
This had truly thrown him a massive problem!
"Hmm?"
"Heaven Sect's reaction seems somewhat unusual!"
At some point, a middle-aged man in a purple-gold robe had appeared beside the white-haired old Arbitrator on the high platform.
The man's features were ordinary, but his eyes were as deep as the starry sky, as if they could see through every illusion in the world.
Seeing this, the white-haired old Arbitrator hurriedly turned and bowed.
"Greetings, Special Envoy!"
This middle-aged man in the purple-gold robe was none other than the Special Envoy the white-haired Arbitrator had spoken of, Zixiao Zhenren.
Zixiao Zhenren waved a hand.
"Rise!"
Then his gaze moved from the people of Heaven Sect to Jiang Fan.
Jiang Fan faced being selected for the Hidden Dragon Ranking without being moved by favor or disgrace. Surrounded by criticism, he remained completely unmoved.
He calmly endured every gaze, his expression still indifferent, as if he were going through some trivial little matter.
That bearing was astonishing!
"This child... is remarkable!"
A trace of admiration flashed through Zixiao Zhenren's eyes.
"As early as the fourth round's Troop Deployment Battle, he once killed Zhao Wuji, who was at the early Venerable realm, with a single finger!"
"His method was profound and mysterious. Even I failed to see through it!"
"His true strength is likely not as simple as it appears