Yang Jie had indeed been quiet for a period of time. During that time, he was muddle-headed. Feeling humiliated after losing to Lin Jin, he refused to leave his house, afraid to meet anyone.
Afraid of embarrassment.
As for his cultivation and pet beast, Yang Jie couldn't be bothered with them due to his loss of confidence. Even after Ye Yuzhou reprimanded him several times, it didn't work.
If a person was depressed, not even eight horses could pull him back.
Although Ye Yuzhou didn't say it out loud, he felt sorry for Yang Jie. After all, Yang Jie was his student and a talented prodigy at that.
If he hadn't met Lin Jin, if Yang Jie hadn't been so arrogant, things might not have turned out this way.
During that period of time, everyone thought that Yang Jie would disappear completely. Even the former members of the Friar Association began to gradually forget Yang Jie's name.
But things always turned around.
Yang Jie's turnaround was a little special. It wasn't that he had changed his arrogance, nor was it that he had thought things through and decided to keep a low profile.
Instead, it was because Lin Jin's name resounded throughout Middle Earth.
Including the title of 'Curator', he was known as the number one beast appraiser, the number one person in Middle Earth. As Curator's disciple, Lin Jin was equally powerful. Forget Yang Jie, even if one were to pick out a so-called peerless genius from the various continents, who could compare to Lin Jin?
No one.
With that, Yang Jie's psychological burden was gone.
In fact, the humiliation and blow of losing to Lin Jin suddenly transformed into something Yang Jie was proud of.
It was like an honor that was engraved on Yang Jie's name.
He was once Lin Jin's rival, but he was defeated by Lin Jin.
It was an experience that no one else had. Thus, Yang Jie's arrogance and confidence returned. Of course, this was also thanks to this experience.
Once, Yang Jie went on a trip to a neighboring country.
Due to being stifled in Maple City, he was in a low mood.
Coincidentally, he was in the neighboring country and participated in an 'elite meeting'.
The so-called elite meeting was a gathering of young elites from Middle Earth and even neighboring countries. There were nobles, young masters, and even royalty.
Back then, Yang Jie had been pulled in by an old friend. His friend was a peerless prodigy from a neighboring country. At a young age, he already possessed a Rank 4 beast and had a high Blood Contract realm. It could be said that his future was limitless. Wasn't it the same for Yang Jie previously? At that time, Yang Jie didn't want to go, but he couldn't resist the other party's coaxing and pestering. Only then did he go to the Elite Group.
After arriving, Yang Jie's horizons were broadened.
He used to be the king of a small city like Maple City and thought that he was a big shot. But after seeing the geniuses and elites of various kingdoms, he realized that he was just a frog at the bottom of a well.
Everyone in the venue was an unreachable figure to Yang Jie. Regardless of background, status, strength, or talent, they were all one in a million.
At that time, Yang Jie suffered a huge blow.
But soon, the situation changed. It could even be said that it was a 180-degree change.
In the beginning, that friend introduced Yang Jie to the other young geniuses, but the others weren't interested in Yang Jie at all. Some of them couldn't even be bothered to pay attention to him.
This was undoubtedly another blow to Yang Jie.
However, when they heard that Yang Jie was from Maple City, everyone became interested in him.
At that time, Yang Jie knew why.
Because Lin Jin was from Maple City. Perhaps Lin Jin himself didn't know that he was already so famous that even the young geniuses and elites of these countries looked up to him like an idol.
Among those present, there were well-informed people. The news of Yang Jie and Lin Jin's disciple tournament spread like wildfire. At first, it was just a shameful incident, but everyone's attitude toward Yang Jie changed drastically.
Each and every one of them took the initiative to strike up a conversation, as if Yang Jie was some great figure.
The reason was simple.
Yang Jie was once Lin Jin's rival.
Although he lost, it didn't matter.
Back then, Yang Jie didn't understand. But then, an impressive young genius said, "How could you possibly win against Lin Jin? It's only natural that you lost."
Yang Jie came to a sudden realization.
It turned out that no one thought losing to Lin Jin was a disgrace. On the contrary, to have the chance to meet and compete with Lin Jin was a supreme honor. It was a topic no one else had.
Back then, a group of people, both men and women, all of noble status, surrounded Yang Jie and asked him about Lin Jin. Yang Jie actually felt a sense of glory.
Using this opportunity, Yang Jie snuck into this elite circle.
His confidence was back.
Yang Jie regained his dignity. He began to think that those people were right. Losing to others was a disgrace, but losing to Lin Jin was an accident.
Not only was it not a disgrace, it was also an honor.
Those young geniuses didn't even have the chance to lose to Lin Jin even if they wanted to. Moreover, Lin Jin's reputation continued to grow. People were saying that Lin Jin could even influence Heavenly Spiral Kingdom's crown prince selection.
Some even said that Lin Jin was an immortal's disciple.
All in all, there were many rumors about Lin Jin. And the more they were, the more Yang Jie realized that he could benefit from them.
When a man achieves the Dao, even his chickens and dogs rise to heaven.
Yang Jie never thought that he would one day become the property of a chicken and dog. And yet, this made him the envy of countless people.
Later on, even Yang Jie saw Lin Jin as his idol, a goal he wanted to chase after.
Just a while ago, Maple City was attacked by the Grassy Continent's Five Countries. Back then, Maple City was shrouded in a black fog just like now. In the end, an immortal descended and defeated Lin Jin's disciples.
Yang Jie and Ye Yuzhou went to help but they were no match for the immortal. They were captured almost immediately.
However, Yang Jie could clearly see that Lin Jin's outrageously beautiful female disciple could hold her own against the immortal for more than ten rounds.
This truly shocked Yang Jie.
Even his teacher, Ye Yuzhou, was taken down by the immortal in one move. Yet, that girl could hold her own for more than ten rounds. This meant that her strength far surpassed his teacher's.
And this was just one of Lin Jin's disciples?
Moreover, Yang Jie wasn't stupid. He was just being arrogant. He could tell that the Grassy Continent's Five Countries could easily crush the entire Jade Dragon Kingdom, much less Maple City.
But this time, the other party sent out an immortal.
Putting aside the fact that there were immortals in this world, this action alone was enough to prove that something was amiss.
His teacher, Ye Yuzhou, said that the other party had a plan in mind and was confident in their victory. That was why they sent out an immortal.
Back then, Ye Yuzhou looked just as incredulous. Fortunately, Ye Yuzhou had seen immortals in the Visitation Hall so he wasn't surprised. What surprised him was that Lin Jin's disciple, Shang'er, had the strength of a half-immortal.
If it weren't for that immortal's strength and magical artifact, Shang'er wouldn't have been his match. Otherwise, it would have been hard to say who would have won.
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