In the western outskirts of the Capital City stood a rustic courtyard hidden deep in dense woodland.
This was the place where the Zhao Clan Ancestor, Zhao Yuanzu, and the Su Clan Ancestor, Su Wanqian, had agreed to meet in secret. It was also where the two half-step Divine Domain experts had discussed the balance of power in the Capital City many times over the past century.
The courtyard was small, with only a simple tea room. Densely packed soundproofing magic arrays and anti-scrying barriers surrounded it, forming a screen that no modern technology or superpower perception could penetrate.
Zhao Yuanzu wore a dark blue robe. His face looked somewhat younger than Su Wanqian's, but it was just as aged, his skin an unhealthy grayish white-another sign that his blood and vitality had begun to decline.
Su Wanqian sat opposite him, leaning on a cane. The ancestors of the two leading clans sat facing each other, neither speaking first.
"You've heard of Lin Jin, fourth on the Heavenly Rankings, haven't you?" Su Wanqian broke the silence first, his voice hoarse. "A twenty-three-year-old expert at the peak of the Transcendent Level. That rate of growth would have been exceedingly rare even when ancient bloodlines were at their height. His bloodline inheritance is definitely an ancient god-level bloodline."
Zhao Yuanzu nodded slowly.
Having lived to their age, he and Su Wanqian had witnessed countless geniuses rise and fall, but they had never seen anyone like Lin Jin.
The speed of this young man's growth was simply inconceivable.
In their youth, each of them had been a renowned, exceptional prodigy, yet reaching their present realm had still required a great deal of time building their foundations.
Exceptional talent alone could no longer explain this. Behind it, there had to be some bloodline inheritance