His Dream Was to Be an Angel Investor

"Father, what on earth is going on?"

While the spectators over there erupted in celebration, Yun Nianshan refused to accept it.

She knew perfectly well that her father, Yun Tianci, had only ever reached the forty-eighth step on the Heaven Rank Qianyuan Sacred Stairways!

And he had only managed that after breaking through to the Spirit Transformation Realm!

Yet Xiaobai seemed to have reached the sixty-fifth step effortlessly, and had even fallen asleep up there!

Wasn't this an insult to everyone's intelligence?

"Shan'er, you're still young. There are many things you don't understand..."

Yun Tianci spoke helplessly. He wanted to tell her the truth, but didn't dare. He hadn't forgotten Lin Yu's instructions.

He could only give Yun Nianshan evasive answers.

Yet to Yun Nianshan, his reaction only made things seem more suspicious.

"Father, just what is the relationship between those two and you-and the Qianyuan Sect-that makes them worth doing all this for?"

Yun Nianshan finally couldn't hold back and questioned Yun Tianci loudly.

Ever since she was little, her father, Yun Tianci, had taught her to be an upright person!

For that, she could give up everything!

That was her creed!

Yet now, the father who had first instilled that creed in her had changed!

For some unknown reason, he was actually helping these two cheat!

In her heart, Yun Nianshan had already decided that something was wrong with Xiaobai's and Lin Yu's results!

"Shan'er, just trust your father this once. Their results are both genuine!"

Yun Tianci was frantic. If his daughter did something in the heat of the moment, how would they salvage the situation?

"Nianshan, we promise you, this is our first time meeting those two as well!"

"Yes, Nianshan. Their test results are admittedly a little outrageous, but there's nothing false about them!"

Seeing Yun Nianshan like this, the Peak Masters beside her all stepped forward to smooth things over.

They weren't lying.

Apart from Yun Tianci, none of the other Qianyuan Sect members present had met Lin Yu before.

Only after hearing the Peak Masters say the same thing did Yun Nianshan's expression ease somewhat.

She decided to wait until Lin Yu finished his test before deciding what to do.

Meanwhile.

Though past sect recruitment assemblies had been lively, the spectators had mainly consisted of trial participants and people from other sects.

Most of the Qianyuan Sect's own disciples had remained within the sect grounds, cultivating.

Everyone cultivated one solid step at a time. That was the Qianyuan Sect's style!

And that was precisely why the Qianyuan Sect could overpower so many other sects and stand out!

But today was a little different.

The trial grounds were simply too noisy.

Many disciples cultivating within the sect grounds had grown curious as well.

After Xiaobai finished her test earlier, many disciples had already slipped out to watch.

Many male disciples watched Xiaobai with curiosity written all over their faces, unable to hide the ardor and admiration in their eyes!

A breathtakingly beautiful face, a stunning figure, and formidable strength.

Such a woman belonged only in the heavens!

But when they saw Lin Yu feeding Xiaobai, their hearts instantly shattered.

The two looked extremely close, as though they had known each other for a long time.

Nor did the happiness and satisfaction Xiaobai showed while eating the fruit Lin Yu gave her escape their eyes.

"Seriously? Can ordinary fruit really taste that good?"

"What do you know? That's fruit filled with love! No wonder you've been single for so long!"

"Fuck, I came to watch the fun, not to be a single dog getting kicked just for passing by!"

"Is there no justice? Even a sect recruitment assembly is abusing single dogs!"

"..."

The male disciples all looked at Lin Yu with envy, jealousy, and resentment.

Sure, the guy was pretty handsome.

But surely not enough to make such an outstanding girl fall so completely for him!

Many people sighed inwardly.

They couldn't figure out where they had lost!

Many of them had rushed over right after finishing their cultivation.

Most hadn't seen Lin Yu smash the Qianyuan Sacred Stone earlier.

They had only seen Xiaobai's godlike performance on the Heaven Rank sacred stairways.

Lin Yu, meanwhile, seemed like an outsider who had dropped out of the sky beside their goddess.

And so, in their minds, Lin Yu had already become the very embodiment of stealing someone else's love!

Such an outstanding girl.

And so beautiful, too.

They couldn't have found another like her even with a lantern!

And that guy had just whisked her away?

A bona fide novel villain!

Many male disciples had already begun imagining that they were actually the protagonist, picturing themselves making a dashing move.

"That's enough. Stop standing there daydreaming in broad daylight!"

At that moment, someone who had witnessed the whole thing finally couldn't resist speaking up.

"See that young man beside Sister Xiaobai?"

"In that test just now, his talent rank was probably even higher than Sister Xiaobai's!"

"Absolutely Heaven Rank talent!"

"What rank did you get when you took the test?"

"Yellow Rank? Or Black Rank?"

The man continued, "You came late and didn't see anything! All you do is daydream!"

"When that young man took the test, even Sect Master Yun was stunned!"

"And you think you can put yourselves up against Brother Lin Yu? Go wash up and get some sleep!"

The speaker looked clearly several years older than Lin Yu.

Yet every time he mentioned him, he called him "Brother Lin Yu."

In fact, calling him brother was already showing restraint.

If they hadn't all been Qianyuan Sect disciples.

He would have been the first to call Lin Yu Senior!

If that wouldn't do, calling him Dad was fine too.

His name was Shen Feng.

Shen Feng's family was poor-so poor that all they had left was money.

Apart from money, they could be said to have absolutely nothing.

Shen Feng's own cultivation talent could only be considered unremarkable within the Qianyuan Sect.

When he joined the sect, he had barely scraped together a Yellow Rank talent rating, just enough to pass, and even now, his strength was only at Golden Core Third Tier.

So Shen Feng's lifelong dream was to become an angel investor, make a successful investment, and latch onto a powerful backer!

Then he could comfortably coast for the rest of his life!

Now, Shen Feng felt that he had found his target!

Xiaobai was certainly impressive.

But with his keen eye, Shen Feng had singled out Lin Yu at a glance.

He had a strong feeling that, between Xiaobai and Lin Yu, Lin Yu was the true big boss behind the scenes!

If he hadn't seen Lin Yu interacting with Xiaobai just then, Shen Feng would already have gone over to cozy up to him.

Meanwhile, the moment Shen Feng finished speaking, his words sent a thousand waves rippling through the disciples like a stone striking water!

Many disciples covered their mouths in shock!

They hadn't expected this batch of new disciples to include someone even more monstrous than Xiaobai!

And the two seemed to be extremely close!

For a moment, many people studied Lin Yu with astonishment.

Xiaobai had challenged the Heaven Rank sacred stairways and achieved a record-breaking result of sixty-five steps!

However.

Even more people simply didn't believe Shen Feng and immediately began to sneer.

"Hahaha! Brother, you're pulling our legs, right?"

"Don't try to fool me just because I wasn't here earlier. I've already heard from the others that Miss Xiaobai's talent is Heaven Rank!"

"Exactly! You're saying that Lin Yu is stronger than Xiaobai? What, can he be above Heaven Rank? Hahahaha..."

"That's right! Don't take advantage of our ignorance. The highest talent the Qianyuan Spirit Stone can measure is Heaven Rank!"

The disciples mocked him one after another, their expressions exaggerated.

Beyond Heaven Rank?

That was sheer nonsense!

Shen Feng usually seemed pretty sharp. Why had his intelligence gone offline today?

"But when he took the test just now, he smashed the Qianyuan Sacred Stone to pieces."

Shen Feng spoke mildly.

"..."

"..."

Nothing was more terrifying than the air suddenly falling silent.