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Others, upon hearing Li Hao's words, fell into a respectful silence. It was only this young man before them who could so decisively renounce a status second only to royalty.

"If you need anything at Heavenly Gate Pass, just find me. I know some people in Liangzhou. Although I can't help you slay demons, there shouldn't be a problem with food and supplies," Su Yehua said to Li Hao.

"Let's sit down and talk," he replied.

Li Hao gestured for them to take a seat.

Standing off to the side, Han Wu was visibly trembling with excitement, knowing that all these were geniuses from Tan Palace Academy. He had wanted to attend the apprentice recruitment at Tan Palace Academy, but his own father had locked him up to prevent him from going.

The journey from Liangzhou to Qingzhou was long. Even by fast horse, it would take five days one way, totaling ten days for a round trip, and there was the risk of encountering demons on the road, which worried his father for his safety.

"Li, after we graduate, we will come to Heavenly Gate Pass to find you," Zhou Zheng said, taking a seat.

"Indeed,"

Song Yueyao nodded, her gaze fixed on Li Hao as she spoke earnestly.

Shen Yunqing said with a tinge of annoyance: "Forget it, you two. Heavenly Gate Pass is an extremely dangerous place. Don't go adding to his troubles. The places he can stay aren't necessarily places you can."

After speaking, he turned to Li Hao: "Old man, it's not that I don't want them to help you or that I'm afraid of involving them. I just don't want them to hold you back."

"Understood,"

Li Hao smiled and looked around: "Has everyone from White Hall arrived?"

"They're all here, but Tan Palace only had a limited number of invitations and spots. After making our selections, not everyone was chosen. The others had to rely on their own family connections to come here," Shen Yunqing explained. "They should be arriving soon, I reckon."

As he spoke, a shout came from the distance: "Teacher Su!"

"Teacher Li?!"

Several exclamations of surprise followed, and soon, a group of youths from White Hall rushed over.

Glancing at Li Hao, Su Yehua said: "I heard that after just two lessons, you've helped them advance a whole rank in strength. These guys really respect you."

She was at the Fifteen Li Realm and had graduated from White Hall not long ago. She stayed to teach at the academy, instructing only the disciples of Alpha Academy. She came to hear the teachings this time also in hopes of stepping into the Heavenly Human Realm.

"Teacher Li,"

The disciples came over, and upon seeing Li Hao, they all bowed respectfully.

Although Li Hao had left Divine General Mansion, it did not affect the respect they held for him.

Li Hao smiled, instructing Han Wu to bring some chairs over and join the tables.

As disciples from White Hall continued to arrive, Li Hao's side became extremely lively. With a total of fifty disciples from White Hall, aside from the twenty led by Shen Yunqing's group, thirty had arrived relying on their family connections, with only two or three absent.

Meeting in a foreign place, everyone felt a touch of joy. Even though Li Hao hadn't left Qingzhou for long, they felt as if they were reuniting after a long separation.

The chatter here attracted the attention of some people in the distance.

At Bai Chunhai's table, several Grandmasters noticed the large crowd surrounding Li Hao, listened intently, recognized the identities of Shen Yunqing and the others, and understood Li Hao's identity from their conversation.

"That kid, is he the genius from Qingzhou?!"

Upon hearing the identity of Li Hao, the Grandmasters at the table were visibly startled, looking over in surprise.

The young man who had just been gently and politely requesting to buy the painting was actually the once-in-a-millennium cultivation genius recognized across the world?

At fourteen, reaching the fifth rank on the Qian Dragon List, aspiring to be a Grandmaster—truly unprecedented in history!

The burly middle-aged man behind Bai Chunhai's face suddenly changed, a mix of shock and trepidation showing. He had just spoken rudely to the young man, only to find out he was actually a young Grandmaster?!

No wonder the other party had ignored him from beginning to end; apparently, he didn't even register in his eyes.

"He is Li Hao?!"

"A fourteen-year-old in the Heavenly Human Realm. It was strange that I couldn't detect his cultivation level just now."

"So it's him, he looks so young, really just fourteen years old!"

"He's here too? At the Grandmasters' discussion, I wonder through what gate he has breached the heavens!"

As the news spread, a wave of murmurs rose, and many eyes from the audience turned to the young man surrounded by Tan Palace Academy disciples.

Before their eyes, that spot quickly became the center of attention.

Despite the presence of many renowned young talents, if there were to be a name that had risen to prominence in recent months, it would undoubtedly be that of the young man.

"What?"

Zhou Haitang was catching up with an old friend when his Grandmaster-level hearing picked up the cacophony and exclamations nearby, drawing his attention.

Suddenly, his expression changed dramatically as he looked toward the young man who had just greeted him, his gaze filled with shock.

Could that young man be the young Grandmaster?'

By his side, Zhou Ling'er and Xu Wan'er had also heard the discussions, and now with all eyes converging on the scene, it was difficult for them not to notice.

"He's actually... that person?"

Zhou Ling'er stared at the young man, who conversed with a casual and warm demeanor, wearing an effortless smile, in utter disbelief.

Her heart pounded furiously, struck by the incredibility of it all.

She had once heard of the young Grandmaster on the Qian Dragon List and held him in high regard, longing to see his true face.

And yet, she had just ridiculed him with cold words.

"No wonder he possesses such martial skills, effortlessly subduing that dagger..." the young man murmured to himself, soon realizing that such an act was trivial for the other party.

"Young Grandmaster..." Xu Wan'er's eyes sparkled, a look of wonder in her eyes.

In another part of the gathering, Li Wushuang was approached by several Grandmasters for pleasantries.

Even though Li Wushuang was only in the Divine Travel Realm, his background was so significant that these Grandmasters also wanted to take shelter under the Divine General Mansion's influence.

Suddenly, the commotion ahead caused the group to look up, and after listening more closely, they were all stunned.

"He's here too?"

Li Wushuang stood up abruptly, shock written all over her face as she looked in that direction, and the next instant, her Divine Soul flew out from the top of her head, and she saw from a distance the young man at the gathering, his ever-present smile, something she could never forget.

With a whoosh, Li Wushuang immediately went over.

"Miss."

The two maids from the military quickly followed suit.

"Li Hao!"

Li Hao, while reuniting with his fellow disciples from Tan Palace Academy, suddenly heard someone calling out this name and turned his head.

The crowd parted, and Li Wushuang's figure rushed over, her expression somewhat excited, her cheeks slightly flushed.

"You came too." Li Hao was a bit surprised, but considering her level of cultivation, it made sense for her to be here.

"You..."

Li Wushuang had many things she wanted to say, wanted to ask Li Hao why he was here, wanted to urge him to return to the Divine General Mansion and not be angry with his uncle, but as the words reached her lips and she saw the Tan Palace disciples filling the seats around Li Hao and the young man surrounded by crowds, she suddenly realized that without the glory of the Divine General Mansion, this young man still seemed to be the focus of everyone's attention.

The fourteen-year-old Grandmaster was enough to astonish the world.

It wasn't that he had lost the glory of the Divine General Mansion.

Rather, it was the Divine General Mansion that had lost him.

"Are you doing well?"

In the end, that was all Li Wushuang could bring herself to ask.

"Quite well."

Li Hao replied with a slight smile; he felt neither fondness nor ill will towards this cousin whom he had once soundly beaten. It had been nothing more than a lesson to a thoughtless young girl, and now, reunited in a different place, she didn't question him about his actions, but was able to ask him this.

He naturally responded with goodwill.