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Zhu Daoqing was delighted as well. He picked up a cup of wine and clinked it against mine, sealing the deal. After finishing my drink, I immediately asked about the backgrounds of the names near the front.
"Although the starting odds for each tier have all been doubled, the farther forward someone is ranked, the lower their odds are relative to others in the same tier. So naturally, the names in the first row of the first tier are the ones with the most potential. Let me see... Hmm, most of these potential candidates have Dao Bodies of the third grade. I'm quite familiar with several of the names. Take the one near the front, Gu Fanfei. He's a disciple of Chen Xunhua, which is no small matter. Do you know who Chen Xunhua is?" Zhu Daoqing hurriedly asked me.
I froze for a moment, then shot to my feet and pointed at the name. "He's also a disciple of Chen Xunhua? Isn't Elder Xu Jianjiao the one who studied under Chen Xunhua?"
"How would I know? Isn't it written right there in those dense, ant-sized characters? But you know Elder Xu Jianjiao? Then you must not be unfamiliar with Chen Xunhua either. Actually, I heard that Elder Chen really does have more than one disciple. He seems to have several beloved disciples, some close to him in age and others vastly different. Since this immortal family member says he studied under Chen Xunhua, no one would doubt it. At the very least, he has a third-grade Dao Body!" Zhu Daoqing said with a bitter smile.
"Mm, that's true." I didn't doubt him either. After all, I had never met Chen Xunhua, let alone the person ranked first, so I couldn't confirm whether the claim was genuine.
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