Lin Chen's Reaction

The closer one got to the Jade Stele of Fortune, the greater the chance of comprehending it.

There were thirty meditation cushions, arranged in an order of priority.

There were already twenty people present, not counting the disciples of the Creation Gate. This meant that the thirty cushions were practically one carrot pit per person. Anyone who wanted a spot closer to the front would have to compete with the others.

At this moment, quite a few people were looking at Lin Chen with amusement in their eyes.

With the current strength of Lin Chen's spiritual sense, he naturally sensed several ill-intentioned gazes. However, he did not make a fuss. He merely committed the appearances of those people to memory.

After He Chuanqiao said this, the many Heavenly Talents present had lost their earlier arrogance, and there was much more conversation among them.

Everyone knew that if they wanted to seize a position near the front, then unless they possessed the strength to crush everyone else, they could only rely on cooperation.

As for whom to cooperate with and how to cooperate, that naturally required discussion.

The entire banquet began to divide into groups of several people. Even Jiang Yunqi and Jiang Ang had people come over to strike up conversations with them. Lin Chen alone had no one approach him, as everyone seemed to have automatically overlooked him.

After a long while, Jiang Yunqi returned with an apologetic look and said to Lin Chen, "Brother Lin, a few friends over there have already arranged to work together, so I'll go over first."

Clearly, Jiang Yunqi had formed an alliance with several others present.

As for why he had not chosen to cooperate with Lin Chen...

Lin Chen understood. None of the others present wanted to cooperate with him. He