The grounds master felt utterly dazed, as though he were dreaming. Everything had come so unexpectedly that none of it seemed real.
How could people with potential scores like these appear here? And how had they found their way to the Heavenly Origin Martial Grounds?
If they had gone elsewhere, what terrifying figures would they become? What sort of reception would they receive?
Any faction that encountered prodigies of this caliber would probably go wild with joy, eager to pile every resource they had onto them.
Even one would have been terrifying, yet there were five here!
"The talent test is over. Can we start cultivating now?" Chen Changan's words brought the grounds master back to his senses.
"Oh, yes, yes! Cultivation. With your talent, you'll definitely succeed."
"But I need to make something clear first. The cultivation method I have isn't high-grade."
"It should be easy for you to cultivate, but it has a ceiling. If possible, you should look for a higher-grade method when the opportunity arises."
"I understand that, of course. Let's see your cultivation method first."
"All right."
The grounds master nodded. Anyone unaware of the circumstances might have thought Chen Changan was the true master of the Heavenly Origin Martial Grounds, while the grounds master was merely a subordinate.
Taking the cultivation manual the grounds master handed him, Chen Changan glanced at its name: the Clear Breeze Formula.
"What grade is this method?"
"Mortal-grade."
"I... I know it's a little low-grade, but my abilities are limited. A mortal-grade method was all I could obtain."
"Fine. Mortal-grade it is."
Chen Changan looked over the Clear Breeze Formula. It seemed somewhat different from the methods he had cultivated in the past.
Its approach to cultivation was something he had never encountered before.
With a single look, Chen