Upon hearing Mu Tie's account, Jia Xing Tian, who had remained calm until then, instantly sharpened his gaze and asked Mu Tie, "Is what you said true?"
Mu Tie nodded and said solemnly, "Absolutely true. I saw him fly with Dou Qi Wings with my own eyes. He also produced the badge of a Sixth-grade Alchemist and even used Heavenly Flames."
Jia Xing Tian narrowed his eyes and sank into thought. He knew a little about someone like Xiao Ling.
When news had first spread from Wutan City, Xiao Ling had already left the Jia Ma Empire and gone to Jia Nan Academy in the Black Corner Region to study.
Later, after Xiao Yan's talent rose to prominence, Jia Xing Tian became wary because Xiao Yan had a marriage contract with the Nalan Family, while the Nalan Family's eldest daughter, Nalan Yanran, had joined the Misty Cloud Sect and become Yun Yun's personal disciple.
He conducted a more thorough investigation into Xiao Ling's past and even questioned some members of the Xiao Family. Unfortunately, aside from cultivating, Xiao Ling had only spent time with a girl from the clan. The two had gone to Jia Nan Academy at a young age. Other than his appearance, nothing useful had been uncovered. It was only regrettable that they had not discovered this genius earlier.
It had to be said that the Xiao Family's deliberate concealment of Xiao Ling's talent had indeed spared him a great deal of trouble while he was still weak. Although they could not completely block information about Xiao Ling, those who heard such reports had assumed they were exaggerated. After all, the Jia Ma Empire had never produced such a genius in all these years.
Stroking his grizzled beard, Jia Xing Tian muttered to himself, "Now that Xiao