All In? All In!!! "Hoo!!!~~~"
Inside the cultivation chamber, Chen An dropped onto the stone bed with a thud. Only then did he let out a long breath of stale air, and the taut string in his heart finally loosened.
For him, today had truly been thrilling!
He had originally thought he was merely coming to register at the prefectural academy. Who would have thought that, by a strange twist of fate, he would comprehend a trace of the saber intent hanging above the academy gates?
What he had never expected was that this seemingly insignificant trace of saber intent would be like a spark igniting a powder keg, directly stirring the peerless, annihilating saber intent left deep within the plaque by Academic Officer Lin a century ago!
In that instant, saber intent soared into the heavens, and the winds and clouds changed color. Every powerful expert in Chengtian Prefecture was alarmed.
The heads of the Saber, Sword, Palm, and Combat Departments arrived first. Then came Pei Wendao, ancestor of the Pei family, and Shen Canglan, ancestor of the Shen family. At last, even Beigong Mo, the head of the prefectural academy and a peak Grandmaster, appeared in person.
For a time, one peak Grandmaster and two Grandmasters—four of Chengtian Prefecture's most prominent figures—had all gathered before the academy gates for the sake of a single newly enrolled youth, competing to offer staggering terms to recruit him.
Even now, whenever Chen An thought back on that scene, it still felt somewhat unreal.
"In the end, becoming Beigong Mo's disciple was the best outcome." Chen An murmured to himself.
As the head of Chengtian Prefecture's academy, Beigong Mo held authority over the entire institution and could provide him with the most orthodox martial instruction and the broadest possible platform.
Though the