The remaining Holy Land disciples below felt their already sorrowful hearts sink even deeper upon hearing the elder's words.
How could this elder be like this?!
What did he mean by "gloriously becoming Outer Academy disciples of the Holy Land"?
Wasn't this simply rubbing salt into their wounds?!
Sob, sob, sob...
Some of the more emotionally fragile disciples even burst into tears on the spot.
"Alright, alright, I was only joking just now."
Seeing the gloomy expressions below, the elder put away his smile and spoke seriously.
"Over the next three and a half years, as long as you cultivate diligently and improve your strength, there will be an Inner Academy Assessment every six months. At that time, the ten disciples with the best results may advance to become Inner Academy disciples."
The moment the elder finished speaking, the entire square erupted!
"What? We still have a chance?"
"Once every six months, ten people each time? Seven times in three and a half years—that's seventy people in total!"
"I still have a chance! I still have a chance!"
"I'm going to cultivate! I'm going to grow stronger! I'm going to enter the Inner Academy!"
The disciples who had been utterly dejected moments ago now looked as though they had been injected with adrenaline, their eyes lighting up one after another.
They still had a chance to become Inner Academy disciples?
Every six months, ten people—those key words were etched deeply into their minds.
The doors of the Inner Academy had not been completely shut.
As long as they did not give up, as long as they were willing to work hard, there would still be opportunities in the future.
"My name is Zhou Xuan. Next, I will explain the rights and obligations of Outer Academy disciples."
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