The main venue for the Dao Discussion Assembly was a vast square large enough to hold tens of thousands of people.
At its center stood the Dao Discussion Platform, nearly a thousand zhang in diameter, with seats arranged all around it. Thousands of people had already packed the area.
Most of them, however, were ordinary disciples who had come to watch.
Few of the experts on the Heavenly Prodigy Ranking or the Genius Ranking had actually arrived.
Clearly, grand as this gathering was, it still lacked enough appeal for the true geniuses and prodigies.
After all, it had been organized independently by Azure Lightning Peak, not officially by the sect.
"Greetings, Senior Brother Lin Ke! Do you have a moment? Could I trouble you for an autograph?"
"Move, move! Don't block Senior Brother's way... Hello, Senior Brother Lin Ke! Quick, this way, please."
"Senior Brother, it's been ages..."
Lin Ke was quite well known. Plenty of people in the square recognized him and greeted him warmly.
But wherever there were admirers, there were naturally doubters too.
"Lin Ke actually dared to come? Isn't he afraid his eighth-place position on the Genius Ranking will be exposed as a sham and he'll become a laughingstock?"
"The genuine can't turn false, and the false can't turn genuine. We'll see what happens today."
"I heard several Nascent Soul elders will be here today. Connections without strength-let's see how he handles that..."
Lin Ke responded to the warm greetings with a smile.
As for the doubts and insults, he naturally saw no need to argue.
Since he had dared to come today, further words were pointless. His fists would reveal the truth.
But just because Lin Ke didn't care didn't mean the people behind him felt the same.
Han Yun, Shi Ping, and Fang Du