Li Yun and Ye Chen stood shoulder to shoulder before the magnificent gates of the Hu Hai Escort Agency. They watched the steady stream of Martial Artists applying for work, exchanged a glance, and headed straight for the registration desk.
The escort in charge sat behind a table. He gave them a cool glance, pushed two forms toward them, and said sternly, "Name, cultivation, background. Write everything clearly. Leave nothing out."
Li Yun picked up a brush, his eyes flickering.
He had only just arrived on Silver Fox Star. He had no wish to draw attention, much less reveal his cultivation at the peak of Middle Sage and invite unwanted scrutiny. With a movement of his wrist, he wrote "Lower Sage Peak" in the cultivation field.
Ye Chen finished his own form a moment later. He leaned over to glance at Li Yun's entry, and his pupils contracted. Shock swept across his face.
He had always assumed that, however heaven-defying Li Yun's talent might be, their cultivation levels could not be far apart. At most, Li Yun would be a slightly stronger Lower Sage. He had never imagined Li Yun had already reached Lower Sage Peak, leaving him far behind!
Ye Chen opened his mouth, instinctively wanting to ask about it, but escorts and applicants surrounded them.
With so many eyes around, he swallowed the question on the tip of his tongue. When he looked at Li Yun again, there was even more awe and surprise in his gaze.
They had just handed back their forms when a man in a dark blue escort uniform strode over. His aura was steady; he was unmistakably a Lower Sage. He was the agency attendant assigned to guide the newcomers.
"Follow me. The deputy manager is conducting the assessments in person. Don't look