? It didn't take long for Bi Fan and the others to find a place to stay, not far from Deng Xianhe's residence.
Deng Xianhe's residence was enormous, almost like a small city.
Living nearby, they often saw powerful experts coming and going.
Deng Xianhe had many Guest Officials. From what Bi Fan had learned, there were a full three thousand of them.
The reason Deng Xianhe ranked only twelfth was entirely that his own strength was still somewhat lacking, and he didn't care much about the rankings.
What Deng Xianhe enjoyed most was drinking and singing with his Guest Officials, discussing martial arts, and testing their skills.
He recruited followers far and wide, seemingly not to compete for the position of heir, but to make connections with powerful experts from every corner.
That was one reason Bi Fan had chosen to join Deng Xianhe's household. Deng Xianhe liked recruiting strong experts, and it was relatively easy to join his faction.
Bi Fan's cultivation was still at the middle Primordial Divine Venerable level, which was already quite formidable. But he didn't go straight to Deng Xianhe's door; that would have been too likely to cause a misunderstanding.
Tianlong Star also had dueling platforms everywhere, where people could compete. Private fights were forbidden.
Bi Fan was too strong. It would be difficult for him to find an opponent on the platform, since experts at the Primordial Divine Venerable level generally didn't show up at places like that.
"Zhan Tian Peng, Fierce Dragon, you can show what you're made of and demonstrate your strength." With no other options, he could only send Zhan Tian Peng and Fierce Dragon out to fight on the platforms.
Both men had risen through the ranks by fighting on dueling platforms. They were battle-hardened, and their fighting