"Your academy doesn't have a rank for you?"
Ruo Lin's heart skipped a beat, and she felt as though the sky were falling.
After all, recruiting Xiao Yan into Jia Nan Academy was a task personally assigned to her by Vice Principal Hu Qian. As long as she successfully brought Xiao Yan into Jia Nan Academy, she could be directly promoted to a Xuan-rank instructor during next year's evaluation.
But now, Xiao Yan did not even meet the academy's admission standards. This was a complete disaster.
Ruo Lin knew a little about Xiao Yan's circumstances. He had just completed his coming-of-age ceremony, and before arriving, Ruo Lin had asked Xiao Yu about the Xiao Family's coming-of-age requirements: seven stages of Dou Qi.
Jia Nan Academy's admission requirement was eight stages of Dou Qi. That was why Ruo Lin had never paid it much mind before; she had assumed that Xiao Yan would definitely qualify.
Thus, when she saw Xiao Yan helping others test themselves earlier, she had not given it much thought. Now, however, regret faintly rose in Ruo Lin's heart. She should have had Xiao Yan test himself with the crystal earlier.
Seeing Ruo Lin's ever-changing expression, Xiao Yan scratched his head. Wasn't it just that he had exceeded the highest rank? Was there any need for this? At worst, I can lower it by one rank. S-rank is acceptable too.
"Cough, cough. Instructor Ruo Lin, my name is Xiao Yan. I'm sixteen years old, a six-star Dou Zhe. Well, if the academy doesn't have a higher rank, S-rank is fine too. I don't mind."
"Six stages..."
Ruo Lin's eyes immediately widened as she stared at Xiao Yan in disbelief. Hadn't this brat already undergone his coming-of-age ceremony? How had his cultivation regressed? Had he gone from seven stages