Qin Yi had come late at night solely to thank him in person. After giving Lu Ye two gifts, she rose to leave. But when she reached the door, she suddenly turned back to look at him and smiled faintly. "I have always had a good eye for people. You possess the same potential Chen Zong once did—and even greater potential than his!"
Back then, over a hundred top families and factions in Northern Profound Star System had wanted to send their cultivators to Qin Yi for training. Yet Qin Yi had chosen only Chen Zong, a man with neither background nor patron, because she had seen that possibility in him. Facts proved that her judgment had been right. Chen Zong had indeed advanced to the Sunlight Realm and become one of Northern Profound Star System's two pillars.
Yet for many years afterward, she had never seen that potential in anyone else—until she met Lu Ye today.
That was one reason why a Sunlight Realm cultivator like her had paid him a visit in the dead of night. Thanking him in person was one reason; forging a good bond with Lu Ye while she was at it was the other.
Watching Qin Yi leave, Lu Ye closed the door and continued immersing himself in his battle against Green Mantis.
The next day, just before dawn, someone came looking for him again. This time, it was three Sunlight Realm cultivators. Li Guan led the way, accompanied by Luo Xie and Shi Hanqing.
Only after Li Guan explained their purpose did Lu Ye understand why they had come for him. He had already anticipated this, so he agreed without hesitation and followed the three outside.
Before long, the four appeared in an enclosed area.
A great many cultivators had gathered there, their