Jiang Chen had suppressed his cultivation for the sake of the other Jiang Family disciples. Otherwise, seeing how powerful he was, they would surely target him and the other Jiang Family geniuses.
Jiang Chen himself was not afraid of such trouble, but that did not mean the other Jiang Family disciples possessed such formidable strength as well.
Jiang Hai's son, Jiang Dong, remained silent at this moment. He had nothing to say about Jiang Chen taking first place. In this world, strength spoke for itself.
Jiang Chen was stronger than him, so it was only natural for Jiang Chen to take first place. Besides, he knew that Jiang Chen had already entered the Martial Master Realm.
And he was at the Martial Master Realm, Fifth Level. His strength was in no way inferior to that of the Jiang Family elders.
This made the gap between Jiang Dong and Jiang Chen even wider. What could he possibly object to?
He was simply inferior to others and could only accept that fact.
Moreover, ever since Jiang Chen had revealed his talent, Jiang Hai had told Jiang Dong not to make an enemy of Jiang Chen in the future.
Jiang Chen's talent was formidable and would affect the Jiang Family's future. If Jiang Chen matured and took care of the Jiang Family, its strength would surely soar.
By then, as members of the Jiang Family, they would certainly receive plenty of benefits as well.
Although Jiang Hai was somewhat hot-tempered, he was not a fool.
He also placed great importance on benefits. Previously, he had believed that becoming the clan head would bring greater benefits, so of course he had competed for the position.
But now that he had seen Jiang Chen's talent and strength, realizing that his future was limitless, he naturally gave up on making an enemy of Jiang Chen.
As the saying went, those who understood the times were true heroes.
The various geniuses from the six towns had all gathered.
Many of the geniuses wore proud expressions. After all, their talents were formidable.
Moreover, there were several geniuses at the Martial Master Realm, First Level.
That was right—they were geniuses at the Martial Master Realm level, though they were all geniuses from the major powers of the other towns.
With Martial Master Realm strength, things would be much easier in the Dragon King Secret Realm. When they encountered other opponents, they could also crush them with overwhelming strength. That was their confidence.
"The geniuses from Qingyue Town aren't much this year. There isn't even a single Martial Master Realm genius among them." Someone mocked at this moment.
The geniuses from the other towns all had one or two geniuses at the Martial Master Realm level.
Yet Qingyue Town did not have a single Martial Master Realm genius. The strongest were only at the Martial Artist Realm, Tenth Level—Jiang Chen and Jiang Dong.
Jiang Chen had currently suppressed his cultivation to the Martial Artist Realm, Tenth Level, so these people could not see through him.
Only a powerhouse above the Martial Emperor Realm could see Jiang Chen's true cultivation. With these people's strength, they were far from capable of that.
The Wang Family and Zhou Family of Qingyue Town had mediocre geniuses in this generation. Neither family had any particularly outstanding talents, and their strongest members were only at the Martial Artist Realm, Eighth Level.
As for the other minor powers, it was even more impossible for them to produce any powerful geniuses.
The Jiang Family geniuses now led the people from Qingyue Town.
After all, the Jiang Family had two people at the Martial Artist Realm, Tenth Level.
"So be it if we don't have any. It's nothing worth making a fuss over," Jiang Tian said calmly.
"Without any Martial Master Realm geniuses, you'll have to keep a low profile in the Dragon King Secret Realm. After all, without a powerful backer, what can you do?" someone sneered.
This was clearly looking down on the people from Qingyue Town.
The people from the other towns burst into laughter.
When one's strength was weak, one was easily mocked and bullied.
The faces of the other people from Qingyue Town turned extremely ugly. Some wanted to lash out, but they were stopped.
This was not the right time to clash with the other side.
"These people are awful," someone from Qingyue Town said.
"Don't bother with them. We only need to handle our own affairs," Jiang Chen said.
Jiang Chen did not care about these people's words at all.
As long as he was willing, their so-called Martial Master Realm geniuses were simply no match for him.
Even the older generation's powerhouses were no match for Jiang Chen. After all, Jiang Chen was capable of killing someone at the Martial Grandmaster Realm, First Level.
Earlier, when Jiang Chen had been at the Martial Master Realm, Fifth Level, he had already been able to kill Jiang Ming, who was at the Martial Grandmaster Realm, First Level. Now, Jiang Chen had advanced to the peak of the Martial Master Realm, Sixth Level.
His strength was certainly far greater than before.
Even Jiang Tian might not be Jiang Chen's opponent.
However, aside from Elder Huo, no one in the Jiang Family knew just how powerful Jiang Chen was. Nor did they know that Jiang Chen had destroyed the Bloodfire Mercenary Group's base.
"All right, it's getting late. Let's work together to open the secret realm entrance," someone proposed.
The fact that Qingyue Town had no Martial Master Realm geniuses suited them perfectly.
That meant one fewer powerful competitor.
Once inside the secret realm, wouldn't their geniuses and powerhouses be free to manipulate them as they pleased?
The powerhouses of the various factions then began using their methods, channeling their true qi into the entrance of the grand formation.
In an instant, light blazed brightly, and a dark, shadowy teleportation portal appeared.
This was the teleportation entrance.
The Dragon King Secret Realm was said to be a space created by an ancient supreme expert. That space was an independent realm.
There were some spirit medicines inside, as well as demonic beasts and the like.
Some powerful factions had also come to explore it, but they had not discovered any great treasures, so no one had claimed it for themselves.
Only weaker factions, such as those from the six towns, regarded the Dragon King Secret Realm as a treasure.
There was no helping it. The factions in the small towns had few resources, and the Dragon King Secret Realm could provide quite a lot. To them, it was immensely valuable.
The three hundred geniuses entered the dark teleportation portal one after another.
After entering, Jiang Chen felt a wave of dizziness. His body felt as though it had plunged down a ten-thousand-zhang abyss.
He seemed to lose all sense of weight, but after a while, the feeling vanished.
Jiang Chen opened his eyes and discovered that he had appeared in a patch of grass.
As far as he could see, he was the only person around.
It seemed his grandfather had been right. The geniuses who entered were all teleported randomly.
Everyone's landing point was different.
With Jiang Chen's current strength, he could not miss even the slightest disturbance within a two-hundred-meter radius.
After observing and confirming that no one was nearby, Jiang Chen decided to find a safe place to rest for a while.
The spiritual energy here was far too dense—at least several times denser than outside. It was an excellent place for cultivation.
Jiang Chen had just reached the peak of the Martial Master Realm, Sixth Level, so he planned to break through to the Martial Master Realm, Seventh Level before heading out to search for spirit medicines and opportunities.
Jiang Chen found a cave. After entering and checking that there was no danger, he sealed the cave entrance.
This was not a demonic beast's nest either. Jiang Chen had inspected it and found no aura of any powerful demonic beast.
Jiang Chen then sat down, circulated his cultivation technique, and devoured the spiritual energy around him. He also took out some pills and spirit medicines.
As for the pills, Jiang Chen swallowed them all in one gulp.
As for the spirit medicines, Jiang Chen held them in his hand, and his powerful devouring force directly drained all the spiritual energy within them.
After half a day, with the support of the abundant spiritual energy, Jiang Chen's realm finally advanced.
With a puff, a powerful aura erupted from Jiang Chen's body. He had entered the Martial Master Realm, Seventh Level.
"I'm finally at the Martial Master Realm, Seventh Level." Feeling the powerful strength within his body, Jiang Chen's face lit up with delight. Advancing another step was indeed a joyous occasion.
However, this breakthrough had consumed far too many resources. The pills and spirit medicines were worth at least sixty thousand spirit stones.
It seemed that forcibly devouring pills and spirit medicines to advance was far too wasteful.
Hunting demonic beasts to advance was still more cost-effective, Jiang Chen thought.
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