Everyone's spirits immediately dimmed. Yes—whether they could even pass the first trial was still uncertain. The usual elimination rate of over ninety percent was like a sharp sword hanging above their heads, liable to come crashing down at any moment.
"Since such a rule has been set, it means someone can definitely accomplish it. There's no reason others can do it while I can't. I will definitely be able to do it!" Ye Xiwen had initially been startled by the demand to attain the Dao within a hundred years. To attain the Dao within a century—such a requirement would probably scare people to death in the outside world.
In the Profound World, even attaining the Dao was the stuff of legends, let alone attaining it within a mere hundred years. As expected of a place connected to the forces behind the Nameless Dao Academy. The only thing still weighing on his mind was this: hadn't they said Jun Dingtian was here too?
Why had he not seen him yet?
With that thought, he stepped forward and asked, "May I ask, Senior, have you previously recruited a batch of people already?"
The old man looked at Ye Xiwen and said, "Mm, that's right. We did indeed recruit a batch earlier. They've now reached the final stage as well, and before long, their fates of staying or leaving will be decided."
"After all this time, may I ask Senior's name?" Ye Xiwen continued.
After everything that had happened, Ye Xiwen had vaguely become the leader of the group. This was unlike the Jade-Eyed Golden Toad's original plan. Though everyone had their own schemes in their hearts, at this moment, they were faintly taking Ye Xiwen as their leader.
"My name? You may call me Kong Lao." The old man shook his head