Lu Hongfei seemed quite familiar with Black Mist City. He led the duo through various streets and soon arrived in front of a very grand building.

Chu Chen looked up and found that its appearance was similar to the Cyan Dragon Daoist School of Celestial Star City, but it was even more grandiose than the school in Celestial Star City.

This seems akin to a franchise; the appearance setup is consistent, but the size differs.

The Daoist School in Black Mist City occupies an area twice the size of that in Celestial Star City.

Lu Hongfei looked at the duo and said with a smile, "Alright, let's go in. In the future, our school will only be bigger than this."

Chu Chen was surprised upon hearing this. He didn't expect Lu Hongfei to make such bold claims.

However, it's not impossible to achieve.

With internal and external troubles in Celestial Star City now eliminated, it will enter a period of rapid development. With the proper management, Celestial Star City could very likely be promoted to a mid-sized city.

Of course, all this is contingent on Wang Haichuan reaching the King Level.

The main criterion for a city's advancement is top combat strength; otherwise, no matter how big a city is built, if it can't be defended, it will ultimately become food for the Star Beasts.

Just as the three entered the Daoist School, they were stopped by a staff member.

"Welcome, are the three of you here to train in our school?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Hongfei did not answer but took out a cyan dragon-shaped token.

The staff member took the token and carefully examined it.

Moments later, the staff member's expression suddenly changed, and he quickly bowed, handing the token back to Lu Hongfei, and said in a low voice, "Director Lu, please wait a moment. I will immediately notify Director Wang."

Lu Hongfei smiled and said, "Hmm, go ahead."

The staff member quickly ran into the school.

At this time, Lu Hongfei solemnly said to Chu Chen and his companion, "The director here is called Wang Tianxiong, a Soul King level expert. Be careful not to be disrespectful in a while."

Chu Chen and his companion exchanged glances, both seeing the astonishment in the other's eyes.

It's important to know that throughout all the cities of the Alliance, there are branches of the Cyan Dragon Daoist School. Leaving aside the small cities, for mid-sized cities alone there are nearly a hundred. If every Cyan Dragon Daoist School in these mid-sized cities had a Soul King level expert, then the strength of the Cyan Dragon Daoist School would be terrifying.

Lu Hongfei looked at the astonished duo and said with a smile, "Are you thinking that our Cyan Dragon Daoist School is very strong?"

Chu Chen nodded and shared his conjecture.

Lu Hongfei smiled and explained, "It's not as exaggerated as you think. Among these hundred or so schools, one-third have Soul King level experts, another third have Soul Master level experts above the Seventh Rank, and the last third are some geniuses with the potential to become Soul Kings." At this point, his expression was visibly a bit forlorn.

Clearly, he wasn't among any of these categories.

Seeing this, Chu Chen patted his shoulder with a smile to comfort him, "Don't underestimate yourself. I believe the director will definitely reach the Soul King level in the future."

Lu Hongfei solemnly replied, "There's no need for you to say that. I will naturally break through to the Soul King level."

At this moment, a hearty laugh came from not far away: "Haha! It's been years, and Brother Lu hasn't lost his ambition!"

Hearing this, Chu Chen quickly turned to see a burly middle-aged man approaching with a smile.

The middle-aged man had rugged features and a beard, exuding strong masculine hormones.

Turning his head, Lu Hongfei said with a smile, "I've made a fool of myself."

"What are you saying? Having confidence is a good thing. We need such spirit in cultivation. Are these the two geniuses you mentioned?" Wang Tianxiong said with a smile.

Hearing this, Lu Hongfei began introducing them to Wang Tianxiong with a smile.

"This is Zhang Yuyan, an S-level contract genius."

Upon hearing this, Wang Tianxiong quickly looked at Zhang Yuyan, eyes filled with a slight curiosity but more with appreciation.

"Hello, Director Wang," Zhang Yuyan said softly.

"Good, good! As expected of the old gentleman's granddaughter, truly a natural talent!"

"You flatter me."

Seeing this, Lu Hongfei then introduced, "This is Chu Chen, an A-level contract genius."

Hearing this, Chu Chen said quickly, "Nice to meet you, Director Wang."

"Good, truly a fine young talent. Have you considered developing here in Black Mist City?" Wang Tianxiong said with a smile.

Hearing this, Lu Hongfei's expression changed, and he immediately stepped forward blocking Chu Chen and said sternly, "Brother, that's not right."

Wang Tianxiong laughed and said, "Haha, just joking, don't be so tense."

Despite hearing this, Lu Hongfei's vigilance did not reduce a bit.

Wang Tianxiong had already gone through the profiles of Zhang Yuyan and Chu Chen.

Zhang Yuyan's future path was already decided, and it wasn't something they could attract.

But Chu Chen was different. He didn't have a background, and his strength was very strong. Besides a slightly lesser cultivation talent, all other conditions were excellent. However, his current cultivation speed was not inferior to that of talents with Cyan Rank or even Blue Rank cultivation talent.

Lu Hongfei knew very well that Wang Tianxiong, despite appearing to joke, had genuinely taken a liking to talents.

Seeing Lu Hongfei's appearance, Wang Tianxiong knew that he was too hasty and sighed, feeling it was a pity.

Nevertheless, given the good personal relationship between him and Lu Hongfei, he had no ill intentions.

He patted Lu Hongfei's shoulder somewhat enviously and said, "You're really lucky to have recruited two geniuses at once. Meanwhile, we've managed to attract only three A-level geniuses in the vast expanse of Black Mist City."

Lu Hongfei replied with a smile, "That's a good thing for me, otherwise I wouldn't have gotten these two spots, right?"

Wang Tianxiong, rather than being upset, laughed heartily and said, "You really hold grudges, let's go, let's meet the other three."

Under Wang Tianxiong's lead, the three soon arrived at an office.

Inside, they found three youths of the same age as Chu Chen.

There were two boys and a girl, and through Wang Tianxiong's introduction, Chu Chen learned their names and strengths.

The girl was called Gu Hui, only about 1.5 meters tall, wearing a cute princess dress, with delicate features, looking very much like a little princess. But don't be fooled by her appearance.

Gu Hui's realm had already reached the Ninth Rank War General Level, and her Guardian Beast was a tank-type Earth Burst Bear.

One of the boys was named Gu Zhen, who was Gu Hui's brother. The two were twins and bore a strong resemblance. A pair of geniuses truly make for a great story.

Gu Zhen's realm had also reached the Ninth Rank War General Level, and his Guardian Beast was the agile attack-type Swift Wind Wolf King.

The last boy was called Shang Yong, with dark skin, well-defined features, a robust build, and a height of at least 1.9 meters, making him look like a towering figure.

Shang Yong's strength was slightly less, his realm reaching the Eighth Rank War General Level, and his Guardian Beast was the strong attack-type Frost Ice Python.

The three were very enthusiastic, and after chatting for a while, they became quite familiar with each other.

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