Ancient Star

The flying ship soon arrived at Sumu City.

"Let's part ways here." Lu Zhen stepped off the ship and looked at the two sisters.

Academies of different ranks had entirely different reception areas. Azure Scale Academy's was on the outskirts of the port, while the Supreme Unity Mystic Sect's was in the innermost Class A waiting area.

"Lu Zhen," Liu Jingshu said softly, "do your best in training."

"Yeah! Don't let those geniuses from higher worlds outshine you!" Liu Jingyi waved a little fist and grinned. "If you do badly, don't tell anyone you know me."

Lu Zhen couldn't help laughing.

"Don't worry." He waved and turned toward the central district. "You two do your best, too."

Huge open-air waiting areas lined both sides of the central district.

Gathered there were young martial artists from the 108 lesser worlds, all preparing to train at the top academies.

Among them were prodigies who had earned places at the Top Ten Academies.

But when they saw Lu Zhen walk straight toward the separate hall floating in midair, envy filled their eyes.

"That's the reception hall for Supreme Unity Mystic Sect trainees," someone murmured.

"Must be nice, rising to the heavens in a single step."

"What's there to envy?" A young man with a long saber on his back snorted. "This training lasts three months, and everyone has to challenge the Black-Yellow Pagoda!"

"That pagoda has one overall ranking! We'll all be ranked together!"

The saber-bearing young man's eyes sharpened. "A training place at the Supreme Unity Mystic Sect is hard to get. But if we climb high enough in the pagoda and rank near the top, we might still defy fate and join the sect in the entrance exam."

"He's right!"

"The entrance exam hasn't even begun. Who knows who'll have