"What?!"
"You, an inner sect disciple of the Tianlong Clan?"
Ding Yan, who had just arrived near the Blazing Dragon Mountain Range, heard Hou Qingning's message and suddenly stopped his tall and burly figure.
His eyes were filled with disbelief.
He had just come out of seclusion yesterday.
In the past 30 years, he had either been in seclusion or staying in the Law Chamber to comprehend the Law of Fire.
This time, he had come out of seclusion to participate in the Tianlong Clan's Hidden Dragon Grand Competition.
Just now, when he went to handle the Tianlong Clan's procedures to become an inner sect disciple, he heard about Duan Lingtian's amazing performance in the qualifier three days ago.
At first, he thought it was just someone with the same name and not necessarily the Duan Lingtian he knew.
Although the Duan Lingtian he knew was also very outstanding, it was impossible for him to grow to such a level in less than 30 years.
However, when he heard more about Duan Lingtian's background, he couldn't help but be stunned.
"It really is him!"
Duan Lingtian, who came from Wind City's Hidden Fog Academy, later came to the Hidden Fog Sect, then went to the Linghu family and became a consecrator of the Linghu family.
On the other hand, Duan Ling Tian, your rise to power has shocked him as well.
"Duan Lingtian is already a mid-level Divine King? Moreover, 20 years ago, he was able to refine a peak level Spirit Grade Divine Pill, and his alchemy skills are no weaker than the best emperor level Divine Pill Masters? "
It had to be said that Ding Yan was shocked.
One had to know that when he was taken away from Wind City's Hidden Fog Academy, his storage ring was taken away by the other party and then he was told to go into seclusion to prepare for today's Hidden Dragon Grand Competition.
Therefore, he didn't come out of seclusion until yesterday.
He was going to the Flame Dragon Arena to participate in the Hidden Dragon Grand Competition. When he learned that Duan Lingtian was also there, he immediately sent a message to Duan Lingtian.
He had only come out of seclusion yesterday to retrieve his storage ring.
At the same time, he was already thinking about telling Duan Ling Tian and Hou Qingning, his two friends from Skywind City's Hidden Mist Academy, that he was safe after the Hidden Dragon Competition ended.
However, he didn't expect that before he could do so, he would find out that Duan Lingtian was in the Tianlong Clan. Therefore, he didn't wait any longer and directly sent a message to Duan Lingtian.
What was even more unexpected was that after he sent a message to Duan Lingtian, Hou Qingning also sent a message saying that he was now an inner sect disciple of the Tianlong Clan.
"When did this world become so crazy?"
At that instant, Ding Yan was completely stunned.
Hou Qingning's confident tone didn't sound fake, but if it was true, wasn't this world a little too crazy?
Although he was surprised by Duan Lingtian's achievements, it was only a little.
After all, Duan Lingtian's talent and perception were obvious.
But what about Hou Qingning?
Hou Qingning's talent and perception might not even be comparable to his. Although Hou Qingning was stronger than him in the past, that was only because Hou Qingning was the young sect master of a Divine King level sect. Ding Yan, on the other hand, had only gained his strength through hard work.
Although he already had the opportunity to enter the Tianlong Clan, he refused.
It wasn't until later, when his elder came to Wind City's Hidden Mist Academy and forcibly took him away that he truly began to enjoy the cultivation resources and environment that he didn't even dare to dream of in the past.
He originally wanted to say hello to Duan Lingtian and Hou Qingning, but his elder forcibly took away his storage ring, so he couldn't send a message to Duan Lingtian and Hou Qingning.
Messages needed to be sent through Soul Orbs.
Duan Lingtian and Hou Qingning's Soul Orbs were both in the storage ring.
"What's with that tone of voice?"
Hou Qingning was displeased by Ding Yan's suspicion. "You, where are you now? Duan Lingtian said that you're also in the Tianlong Clan? "
"Duan Lingtian and I are both at the Hidden Dragon Grand Competition venue. Hurry up and come over. I'll show you your Brother Ning's current cultivation base."
"Divine King, do you know about the Divine King?"
There was no lack of complacency in Hou Qingning's tone, and it caused Duan Ling Tian who stood before him to have the impulse to violently beat him up at this moment.
Divine King?
After hearing Hou Qingning's words, Ding Yan was surprised. He quickly said, "Just wait, I'll appear in front of you in a dozen breaths' time."
After saying this, his figure flashed and turned into a large fireball. He streaked across the sky at an extremely fast speed like a flaming meteor, heading in the direction of the Flame Dragon Arena.
The Flame Dragon Arena was the highest martial practice field in the Flame Dragon Mountain Range. It was also the venue where the Hidden Dragon Grand Competition was held this time.
Of course, the Hidden Dragon Grand Competition wouldn't really be held on the Flame Dragon Arena.
The Flame Dragon Arena was only a landmark for the Hidden Dragon Grand Competition.
The Hidden Dragon Grand Competition was a competition between a group of genius Divine Kings. Even if the Flame Dragon Arena was made of extraordinary bricks, it still couldn't withstand their brilliance.
Therefore, the Hidden Dragon Grand Competition would definitely be held in the large space above the Flame Dragon Arena.
…
"He said he'll be there in a dozen breaths' time."
After hearing Ding Yan's message, Hou Qingning said to Duan Lingtian.
"Mm."
Duan Lingtian nodded with a smile, but he was also a little confused. Why would Ding Yan be at the Tianlong Clan? If he had also participated in the qualifier, he should have seen Hou Qingning and himself.
After all, it was the third round of the inner sect disciple's entrance exam. His actions were a little "high-profile." Anyone who paid attention to the qualifier, regardless of whether they were present or not, would have heard of it.
"Maybe he only heard of it and knew I was there, so he sent me a message … but Hou Qingning doesn't know."
"That makes sense."
"If he was present, he would have seen Hou Qingning."
When he thought of this, Duan Lingtian felt relieved.
"What are you talking about, Master Duan?"
Murong Yinyue, who was standing at the side, was confused.
"A friend is coming."
Duan Lingtian smiled.
A dozen breaths' time passed quickly.
"Over there!"
Before Duan Lingtian could react, Hou Qingning's voice sounded. Before the time was up, Hou Qingning was already looking left and right.
Now, following Hou Qingning's gaze, Duan Lingtian recognized Ding Yan at a glance.
Ding Yan was tall and sturdy, almost two meters tall, so he was still recognizable.
However, when he saw Ding Yan again, Duan Lingtian found that he seemed to have changed into a different person. It was purely a change in his temperament.
The Ding Yan of the past was extroverted.
But now, he was much more reserved.
At first glance, he seemed to have matured a lot.
When Duan Lingtian and Hou Qingning saw Ding Yan, Ding Yan also saw them. His eyes lit up as he flew towards them.
In the blink of an eye, Ding Yan arrived in front of Duan Lingtian and Hou Qingning.
After almost thirty years, the three of them were gathered together again.
The last time they were together was at Tianfeng City's Hidden Fog Academy.
"Hou Qingning, you really became an inner sect disciple?"
The first thing Ding Yan did when he arrived in front of Duan Lingtian and Hou Qingning was to lower his head and look at Hou Qingning's waist. When he saw Hou Qingning's inner sect disciple identity token, his eyes lit up and his tone was full of surprise and disbelief.
While Ding Yan was staring at Hou Qingning's identity token, Hou Qingning also subconsciously looked at Ding Yan's waist and saw Ding Yan's identity token.
"Ding Yan, you … you're also an inner sect disciple of the Tianlong Clan?"
"No! Your identity token … logically speaking, you should be in the same batch as us. "
Hou Qingning muttered to himself and couldn't help but frown. "But I didn't see you during the selection."
Duan Lingtian also glanced at the identity token at Ding Yan's waist. It was the identity token of an inner sect disciple of the Tianlong Clan, and there was a special imprint on it.
This imprint was engraved by the Tianlong Clan using a special method and special materials. It was almost impossible to fake, and it would remain visible for a month.
The identity token of a Tianlong Clan disciple with this imprint, regardless of whether they were an inner sect disciple or an outer sect disciple, meant that they were qualified to participate in this year's Hidden Dragon Competition.
Of course, this imprint normally wouldn't appear on the identity token of a sect disciple who didn't enter the Tianlong Clan this time.
"Ding Yan, what's going on?"
Duan Lingtian was also puzzled.
"I'll explain to you later."
Ding Yan smiled, then looked at Hou Qingning and Murong Yinyue. "You two, you still haven't introduced this person to me."
"This is the Murong family's third young miss, Murong Yinyue."
Duan Lingtian introduced Murong Yinyue in a timely manner. At the same time, he transmitted his voice to Ding Yan. "She likes Hou Qingning, and Hou Qingning is also interested in her … if nothing unexpected happens, it won't be long before you and I can attend their wedding banquet."
After Duan Lingtian said this, Ding Yan's eyes immediately lit up. He looked at Murong Yinyue and smiled. "So it's Miss Silvermoon of the Murong family."
"Hello, I'm Ding Yan, a friend of Duan Lingtian and Hou Qingning."
Ding Yan introduced himself.
"Hello."
Murong Yinyue could feel Ding Yan's ambiguous gaze sweeping between her and Hou Qingning. She could not help but blush. She thought that Duan Lingtian must have said something to Ding Yan. Otherwise, Ding Yan would not have acted like this.
After all, although she was standing next to Hou Qingning, she was not holding Hou Qingning's arm like before.
"You still know that you're a friend of Duan Lingtian and I?"
Hou Qing Ning glared at Ding Yan. "That year, he left without saying goodbye. He didn't say anything. After that, Duan Ling Tian and I tried to contact him many times, but it was like a stone sinking into the sea."
"If we didn't see that your Soul Orb was still intact, we would have thought that your corpse was lying in the wilderness."
"Now, shouldn't you explain yourself?"
As Hou Qingning finished speaking, he glared at Ding Yan fiercely and said in a bad mood.
Hearing this, Ding Yan smiled awkwardly. He was indeed in the wrong. "I didn't have a choice back then."
"I wanted to give you guys a heads up, but before I could send you a message, someone took away my storage ring, and it was only returned to me yesterday."
Ding Yan's words confirmed one of Duan Lingtian and Hou Qingning's conjecture.
"Who took your Storage Ring?"
Hou Qingning asked subconsciously.
At the same time, he seemed to have thought of something. Without waiting for Ding Yan to answer, he asked, "Also, why are you in the Tianlong Clan? Why do you have the same inner sect disciple identity token as us?"
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