Wan Baoyang, Talented Individual

Black Stone Academy holds a major recruitment assessment twice a year, in spring and autumn. Outside of that, recommendations from Demon Patrol Envoys are also a way in.

Of course, passing some tests is still required.

As for talented individuals, Chen Feng also saw information about them in the materials he bought.

In the Great Gan world, martial artists are revered.

Most martial artists are ordinary people; they might cultivate their entire lives and still fail to even get started.

Among those who successfully sense Blood Essence and begin cultivation, only one in ten thousand has a chance to awaken some cultivation talent.

Some have abundant Blood Essence, while others are born with strong bones, progressing a thousand miles a day in their martial arts training.

These individuals are called talented individuals, and they can generally break through to at least the Middle Three Ranks realm.

They even have the chance to become Martial Arts Grandmasters.

They are the martial arts prodigies most favored by the Demon Patrol Division for recruitment.

The Martial Arts Nine Ranks are divided into Lower Three Ranks (First to Third Ranks), which primarily focus on body refinement, namely the Skin Refining Realm, Bone Forging Realm, and Organ Refining Realm.

The Middle Three Ranks (Fourth to Sixth Ranks) focus on Qi cultivation, which are the True Qi Realm, Divine Gang Realm, and True Intent Realm.

There wasn't much introduction to the Upper Three Ranks.

However, by the Seventh Rank realm, one is already considered a Grandmaster expert in Great Gan.

The Great Gan Dynasty has thirty-six prefectures across the Nine Provinces. Any Grandmaster expert is considered a top-tier powerhouse within a single province.

Then there are the Eighth Rank Grandmasters and Ninth Rank Martial Saints.

Every Martial Saint is a nation-defending level expert for the Great Gan Dynasty.

They are also the greatest assurance against and suppression of demons.

Within each of the Nine Ranks, there are further divisions into early, middle, late, and peak stages. This is related to the cultivation of martial arts techniques.

Currently, Chen Feng's Iron Fist Technique has reached the proficient level, making him a First Rank mid-stage martial artist.

Martial arts techniques also have various levels.

What he saw before, "limit-breaking," represented an increase in level.

That was correct.

However, martial arts techniques like Iron Fist Technique, which can only break their limit once, are basically the lowest-tier martial arts.

According to the basic martial arts information recorded, it only stated that the higher the cultivation technique level, the better.

As for the specific reason why, Chen Feng did not obtain detailed information.

This led Chen Feng to make a decision in his heart, "It seems that if I want to develop better, Black Mountain Academy is the best choice."

"Otherwise, it will be very difficult to obtain high-level cultivation techniques and resources."

He continued to review some information for a while longer.

After a midday break and a meal, where he learned more about the basic situation of Black Stone County City.

Chen Feng then took Lin Xue and headed directly towards Black Stone Academy.

Black Stone Academy is equivalent to the highest-level academic institution in all of Black Stone City.

It has subordinate junior academies that cultivate martial artists from a young age, and intermediate academies.

In Chen Feng's understanding, Black Stone Academy is like a high school.

It holds a very high status within Black Stone City, and its location is in a core area.

Originally, Chen Feng was worried about encountering some trouble, but after arriving at Black Stone Academy, he found that this place often has parents bringing their children to visit, almost like a pilgrimage.

The bronze-red main gate was closed, with only a small side gate where some young students occasionally entered or exited.

"I wonder how to use this Recommendation Token?" Chen Feng's eyes showed some confusion.

The Red-robed Fairy had only given him one Recommendation Token but hadn't told him how to use it.

There was a small guard post at the entrance of Black Stone Academy, with two guards stationed there.

They also exuded a certain aura.

Although not very strong, it was enough to deter ordinary martial artists.

As Chen Feng was still contemplating, a laugh suddenly sounded next to him, "Fellow student, are you trying to go in?"

"Who?"

Chen Feng was startled.

He looked over and saw a young man in white clothes standing beside him. He was slightly overweight, with a round face full of smiles at the moment.

"You are?"

Chen Feng asked, somewhat confused.

From the fatty's clothes, he could tell that the other person was a student at Black Stone Academy.

He just didn't know what the other person wanted.

The fatty chuckled, "Haha, no need to worry."

"My name is Wan Baoyang, I like to do a bit of business. If you want to go in and feel the atmosphere of the Martial Arts Academy, it'll cost you three taels of silver, and I can take you on a tour!"

Wan Baoyang said with a smile.

Chen Feng was a little surprised, "You can bring outsiders in?"

Wan Baoyang smiled, "Yes, as a student of Black Stone Academy, I naturally have the qualification to bring classmates in. It's just a tour, it doesn't cost anything."

"It can also allow us students to earn some part-time income. What's not to like?"

Chen Feng was a bit surprised, "Aren't you here to train martial arts? Do you still lack money?"

Wan Baoyang glanced at Chen Feng and shook his head, "Of course, it's 'poverty in academics, wealth in martial arts.' If you don't have money, how can you enjoy those top-tier resources, as well as various weapons and elixirs? These all cost money."

"Especially for students of Black Stone Academy, there are even more places to spend money. All sorts of cultivation treasure grounds and heavenly materials and earthly treasures require money."

"Without money, you can't move an inch!"

Wan Baoyang said, shaking his head and sighing.

Chen Feng's eyes showed some surprise, "It's actually like this."

"Then I'll trouble you to take us in for a look."

Lin Xue had been following beside Chen Feng, not saying a word.

Upon hearing this, Wan Baoyang's face instantly lit up with joy, and he said with a smile, "Haha, great, I believe it will definitely be worth your while."

Then he led Chen Feng directly through the side gate into the school.

Chen Feng followed behind Wan Baoyang, watching as Wan Baoyang slipped something to the guard. The guard didn't even look at them and let them into Black Stone Academy.

This made Chen Feng marvel at Wan Baoyang, truly a shrewd businessman!

After entering the school and passing through a screen, one could see some of the architectural scenes within Black Stone Academy.

Upon entering the main gate, the first thing they saw was a plaza covering an area of over ten thousand square meters, with its foundation paved with black bricks.

On the plaza, there were various training equipment.

Bronze dummies and wooden stakes, and various items similar to gymnastic rings, horizontal bars, and stone locks.

Currently, there were nearly dozens of students dressed in white practicing and cultivating on the plaza.

Most of them were around seventeen or eighteen years old.

They were basically all training silently, each appearing to be in a hurry, as if all their time was dedicated to cultivation.

Wan Baoyang said with a smile, "This is the academy's training plaza. All this training equipment is free to use."

Chen Feng's eyes showed some amazement. He also saw a dedicated area on the plaza for archery practice.

There were stationary targets, and even moving targets.

These made Chen Feng's eyes light up.

Such a spacious area, if used for martial arts training, would be truly exhilarating.

Wan Baoyang chuckled at the side, "There are indoor training areas over there."

"As long as you have money, you can even hire teachers for martial arts lessons, one-on-one private coaching."

Chen Feng was a bit surprised, "Teachers also offer one-on-one instruction?"

Wan Baoyang laughed, "That's for sure. Teachers also need to practice martial arts."

"Naturally, they lack resources."

"Over there, over there, are our lecture halls, as well as the Scripture Pavilion, the registration office, and so on."

"However, we can only look from a distance under the guidance of our students. If we get too close, we might be mistaken for some lawbreakers by the academy's students and be arrested directly."