"Brother Lin?"
When Yi Jinyun heard that form of address, her pretty face instantly turned cold, and her brows furrowed despite herself.
It seemed she, too, felt that Zhang Boyan's way of addressing him was somewhat improper.
But Lin Bai did not become angry. Instead, he smiled and said, "Brother Zhang is a young talent. At such a young age, you've already reached the Superior-Grade Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm. That's truly remarkable."
Faced with Lin Bai's casual compliment, Zhang Boyan did not take the opportunity to climb down from his high horse. Instead, his expression grew even more arrogant.
"Of course."
"Looking across the Seven Nights Divine Sect, Zhang is still ranked among the top ten in terms of talent!"
"If the Seven Nights Divine Sect were not currently facing the disaster of annihilation, Zhang would not deign to meddle in these trivial affairs of the mortal world."
Hearing this, Lin Bai understood.
Zhang Boyan should be one of those prodigies secretly nurtured by the Seven Nights Divine Sect... a Secluded Prodigy.
Secluded Prodigies were secretly cultivated by practically every top sect and Flourishing Sect in the Devil Realm.
The prodigies nurtured by top sects and Flourishing Sects were, by and large, divided into two categories.
The first category consisted of those who entered the world.
These prodigies were the young powerhouses whose names could currently be heard throughout the Devil Realm. Meng Qinxian, Nie Shang, Yi Heze, and Lu Qingjun, for example, were all prodigies who had entered the world.
Not only were they extraordinarily talented, but they also held important positions within their sects.
The second category consisted of Secluded Prodigies.
These people were often extraordinarily talented as well, but from childhood, they would follow some powerful elder of their sect or Lineage in cultivation. Unless they