After his grandstanding, Zhang Bin landed on the high platform. The cloud he had secretly bound remained hovering in the air, as he planned to ride it again for another flashy display on his way back.
He spoke only a few simple words, the gist being that the Taiqing Sect wanted to nurture some genius disciples to bolster the nation's strength. He invited youths aged 10 to 15 to sign up at the Longyin Martial Arts Hall; as long as they were identified as geniuses, they would have the chance to become outer sect disciples of the Taiqing Sect. In the future, they could potentially become inner sect disciples and, ultimately, powerful cultivators.
Then, amid the roars of the crowd, he rode the cloud away. Liu Ruomei and Zhang Lele, riding a dragon and phoenix, flanked him. With a mere wave of his hand, Zhang Bin even summoned Da Huang and Tian Bingbing, who was on its back, into the air. Together, they flew away at high speed, quickly vanishing into the night.
