Hearing Grand Preceptor Pang's words, Feng Ran still felt somewhat unconvinced.
Seeing this, Grand Preceptor Pang smiled. "Compared to ordinary cultivators, you few are naturally prominent enough."
"But on a battlefield where geniuses gather like clouds, your names are not all that dazzling."
"Sword Come is indeed the Divine Beast Bai Ze, and it indeed possesses talent. But its talent came from a mutation in its bloodline."
"Put nicely, that means its future is boundless. Put bluntly, its future is vague and unclear."
"Coupled with its unimpressive ranking at the academy, it is unlikely to become a primary target for elimination."
"What about Li Changsheng?"
Feng Ran said unwillingly, "Li Changsheng is a direct descendant of the Five Surnames Seven Realms of the Pill Epoch, and his own strength is equally outstanding."
"Isn't such a status enough to make him a priority target?"
"Li Changsheng's status is indeed noble, but this is the Chang Sheng Epoch, not the Pill Epoch."
"Those guarding the second checkpoint were all found from the Chang Sheng Epoch. Their ruthlessness will only be focused on the Chang Sheng Epoch."
"To them, the Pill Epoch is merely an insignificant passerby."
"Suppose you were an expert guarding the second checkpoint. Would you kill your enemy's disciples and descendants first, or their bloodline offspring—or would you kill a genius entirely unrelated to you first?"
"I..."
Hearing Grand Preceptor Pang's words, Feng Ran was left speechless for a moment.
"What about me?"
"I am a genius of the Demon Race and a native of the Chang Sheng Epoch. My academy ranking is even among the top three."
"Why aren't they coming to kill me?"
Seeing Feng Ran's unconvinced expression, Grand Preceptor Pang smiled faintly. "It is true that you are a genius of the Demon Race, and it is