The next morning, Ji Xueyao offered tea to Chu Wan'er.
This wasn't just because of status.
It was also because she had learned the night before that Ye Xuan was angry because her Purgatory Formation within the Hundred Refinements Tower had almost seriously injured Chu Wan'er.
Also, Chu Wan'er had sent Ye Xuan to her room on their wedding night.
She knew this was Chu Wan'er making amends, and she also felt guilty about the Purgatory Formation.
That formation was meant for Ye Xuan, and given Chu Wan'er's condition at the time, entering it would have been a near-certain death sentence.
Chu Wan'er drank the tea and helped Ji Xueyao up.
Watching the two women laugh and chat, appearing very harmonious, Ye Xuan felt very comfortable.
If a drama of concubines fighting for favor were to really happen, he would really have a headache.
Afterward, the three of them went to say goodbye to Su Ziyun.
Because there was nothing left to challenge in the Barren Continent, Ji Xueyao also had to return.
The Cloud Palace Academy's platform was much broader.
Although Ye Xuan's talent was already recovering, the resources he needed were no longer something the Barren Continent could provide.
Although Su Ziyun was also reluctant to part with Wan'er, she had long known this day would come.
Mo Feng and Bai Mu also arrived early to see Ye Xuan off.
"Ye Xuan, you came from our Tianxuan, and in three months, it's the Grand Qian Pinnacle Competition!"
"The Artificer Dao and Pill Dao competitions are also included; you must represent the Heavenly Profound Pill Society and Artificer Guild in the competition!"
Bai Mu held Ye Xuan's hand, his tone almost pleading.
"Grand Qian Pinnacle Competition? Are the rewards generous?" Ye Xuan raised an eyebrow.
"Naturally generous!" Mo Feng nodded repeatedly.
"Okay, I'll participate!"
Ye Xuan smiled and agreed upon hearing this.
In fact, even without these two saying so, he wouldn't have missed it.
What surprised Ye Xuan was that Nangong Fei and Lin Churan came hand in hand, wanting to go to the Central Region together?
After Nangong Fei explained, Ye Xuan learned that the children of the four region city lords were already qualified to cultivate at the academy and didn't need to participate in any selection process. Lin Churan, on the other hand, had earned a large sum of spirit stones in Tianxuan City.
She planned to open a trading company in the Central Region with Nangong Fei.
The Central Region was prosperous, and Lin Churan's ambition was not small.
Thus, Ye Xuan didn't ask any further questions. After bidding farewell to everyone, he led his group out of Tianxuan City, heading straight for Cloud Palace Academy.
Cloud Palace Academy was in the Central Region, and although it was far away, as Master Ji of Tianshu Tower, Ji Xueyao could mobilize all the formations along the way. Therefore, in just a day and a half, the group arrived at Cloud Palace Academy.
Because Lin Churan couldn't enter the academy, Nangong Fei could only take her to Cloud Palace City nearby to settle down and find a suitable storefront.
Ye Xuan and Chu Wan'er followed Ji Xueyao to the front of the academy's mountain gate.
But what surprised the three of them was that the academy gate was crowded with people.
Seeing Ji Xueyao descend from the sky, a group of young cultivators wailed even louder.
"Master Ji, you're confused!"
"The sky of Cloud Palace Academy has fallen!"
Xuan Zhou had returned to the academy an hour earlier and spread the news of Ji Xueyao's marriage throughout the entire academy.
Now, it had become like this.
The legend of Cloud Palace Academy, the most beautiful woman, had left the academy for the first time, and she was already married!?
Married, fine, but she didn't marry a member of the imperial family, nor a member of the Xuan Clan, but a Holy Son from a Sect in the Northern Region of the Barren Continent!?
Even if that Holy Son was the head of the three Daos, so what?
In the Central Region, in the academy, that was nothing!
They couldn't accept their goddess getting married, let alone marrying a good-for-nothing!
"What are you crying about? Hold it back!"
"It's really an eyesore!"
Ji Xueyao's pretty face was frosty as she turned to look at Ye Xuan, feeling very embarrassed.
"It's fine."
But Ye Xuan didn't really care about this.
With Ji Xueyao's appearance and talent, coupled with her status in the academy, causing a sensation was inevitable.
Moreover, he felt quite good watching it!
However, at this moment, Ye Xuan also noticed that on the square outside the academy gate, besides the disciples wearing academy uniforms, there were also some young juniors dressed in different clothes standing aside.
Both men and women were looking at him, their gazes filled with curiosity.
"Those are the new students who entered the academy with my husband," Chu Wan'er quickly explained, noticing Ye Xuan's confusion.
"Besides the Barren Continent, there are other new students entering the academy this time?" Ye Xuan frowned, unaware of this before.
"Yes, but these new students are all from super-grade Sects or clans in the Central Domain!"
It was from Ji Xueyao that Ye Xuan learned that among the Great Qian Imperial Dynasty's three continents and one domain, the Central Domain was the largest and the most prosperous. Within the Central Domain, there were numerous clans, besides the Xuan, Ling, Cui, Xie, and Wang families, there were many other powerful clans and large Sects.
These large Sects were far more powerful than the first-rate Sects of the three continents, and every three years, they would send their strongest disciples to enter the academy.
"It's just that there are a few more juniors coming this time!"
Ji Xueyao frowned slightly, but still led Ye Xuan and Chu Wan'er to the center of the plaza.
With a wave of her hand, an ancient stone tablet slowly rose amidst a rumbling sound.
The stone tablet was crystal clear, with complex and ancient runes surging upon it.
This object was the academy's unique Ancient Nurturing Spirit Tablet, which could detect a cultivator's physique and talent, and its effect was far more accurate than the detection methods of the Barren Continent.
All new students entering the academy had to be re-tested with the Spirit Tablet.
The method to control this Ancient Nurturing Spirit Tablet was in the Tianshu Tower.
Therefore, since Ji Xueyao had rushed back, she could only be responsible for this new student assessment.
"Come up one by one for testing. Quasi-Dao Body and Dao Body talents can become direct disciples; the rest, ordinary disciples!"
Ji Xueyao stood before the Spirit Tablet, resuming her usual coldness and seriousness. The entire plaza fell silent at this moment.
Those young juniors from the Central Domain stepped forward one after another, placing their palms on the Spirit Tablet.
Streams of light continuously lit up from the stone tablet, but almost all of them were blue, representing Spiritual Bodies.
Even if some of the blue was deeper, they were just superior Spiritual Bodies, extremely common within the academy.
Buzz!
But soon, a faint purple light suddenly shot up from the tablet.
A guqin imprint flickered in and out of existence within the purple glow.
"Light purple, Quasi-Dao Body?!"
"It's Heavenly Sound Sect's Holy Son, Zhuo Jing!"
"This person ranked ninth in the Central Domain Sect Assembly; he truly deserves to have Quasi-Dao Body talent!"
"This person will become the number one direct disciple of the Tianheng Tower this year!"
Amidst the exclamations of the crowd, the blue-clad youth named Zhuo Jing turned around with his guqin on his back, his expression indifferent.
Ye Xuan glanced at this person, somewhat surprised. A Quasi-Dao Body in the field of music was indeed rare.
Buzz!
And right after this person, the Ancient Nurturing Spirit Tablet, which had just quieted down, suddenly burst with spiritual light again!
Another faint purple light condensed into a flame totem on the stone tablet!
"Another Quasi-Dao Body!"
"It's Ling Yan of the Central Domain's Ling Family, one of the Ling Family's five young tigers!"
"Although he is the last-ranked young tiger, this talent is truly not weak!"
Amidst the exclamations of the crowd, a youth clad in fiery red battle armor, wielding a battle halberd, arrogantly surveyed the entire plaza.
"Master Ji, I'm the number one talent among this year's new students, right?"
Immediately, this Ling Yan turned to Ji Xueyao and asked, extremely confident.
"Number one?"
But Ji Xueyao scoffed coldly without any pretense, shaking her head and saying, "You're not worthy!"
"Who else is stronger than me?"
Ling Yan was stunned by these words.
He was a direct descendant of one of the Central Domain's five great families, here at the Cloud Palace Academy for gilding; how could he not be ranked first!?
"Wan'er, Sister Wan'er!"
Ji Xueyao looked at Chu Wan'er, who nodded. She stepped forward with lotus-like steps, and the moment her fair hand pressed on the Spirit Tablet, purple light shone like a rosy cloud, illuminating all directions!
"Hiss, true purple?"
"Dao Body, this is true Dao Body talent?"
"Previously, there were only three people in the entire Cloud Palace Academy who possessed a Dao Body!"
"Chu Wan'er, she's from the Barren Continent?"
For a time, everyone looked at the ancient wood totem condensed on the stone tablet, and exclamations arose from all around.
A Dao Body! That's a rare find even in Cloud Palace Academy!
Ling Yan was dumbfounded. He never imagined he'd be outshone by a Sect disciple from the Barren Continent.
Zhuo Jing frowned slightly, his gaze on Chu Wan'er's exquisite face, his eyes gleaming.
This woman would make a fine match!
"Husband?"
Just as everyone was in shock, Chu Wan'er stepped away from the spirit tablet and looked at Ye Xuan.
She knew her talent couldn't compare to Ye Xuan's in the slightest.
Husband!?
Everyone was stunned. What was going on!?
This Chu Wan'er was Ye Xuan's woman too!?
In the next moment, everyone's hearts were filled with jealousy!
What did he have that they didn't!?
Ji Xueyao and this Chu Wan'er, both so stunningly talented and beautiful, had both married him!?
"Hmph, I'll see what kind of talent you, Ye Xuan, have!"
"Only a King Body above the Dao Body is worthy of Master Ji and Wan'er!"
"King Body? What is he?"
Zhuo Jing and the others all turned to look at Ye Xuan.
They never imagined that Chu Wan'er was already married.
Amidst the envious and skeptical gazes, Ye Xuan walked up to the spirit tablet.
He raised his hand and placed it on the tablet, and within his dantian, the sound of thunder erupted.
He didn't intend to hide anything. He didn't know what level his talent was at this point.
Buzz!
At that moment, the spirit tablet seemed to be stimulated by some kind of energy, trembling violently, even causing the entire Cloud Palace Mountain Gate to rumble.
Everyone was astonished, and they noticed that the runes on the spirit tablet were moving wildly.
Could it be that Ye Xuan really had a King Body!?
Whoosh!
But then, a jet-black ray of lightning suddenly shot out from the spirit tablet, piercing through the sky!
"Black light?"
"What level of talent is that?"
Everyone looked at each other, dumbfounded. They had never seen a tablet glow that color before!
"Forbidden Body!"
"Xueyao, you were truly foolish to marry this man!"
Just then, a dignified and powerful voice suddenly echoed from the depths of Cloud Palace Mountain.
"Forbidden Body?"
Ye Xuan lowered his hand, equally puzzled.
How had he become Forbidden?
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