Three hours later, it was Ye Yu's turn.
The initial test was simple. They only needed to test one's bone age; as long as it met the requirements and one's cultivation was at Late Spirit Transformation or above, one qualified.
Before long, Ye Yu completed his registration and received a jade token from a mentor of Heavenly Saint Academy.
"Come here in three days for the first round of selection," the mentor said, glancing at Ye Yu.
Ye Yu nodded and turned to leave.
By then, the entrance to the so-called inn beside them was already packed with people.
Quite a few people lingered outside the entrance. Most of them had failed to meet Heavenly Saint Academy's initial testing standards and had come from other provinces.
There were both men and women among them. They wandered around the entrance, but their gazes kept straying toward the palace within.
Every so often, an attendant would emerge and lead one of the lingering people inside.
Most of those chosen were rather pretty female cultivators.
Occasionally, a male cultivator was selected as well. When he came back out, he would already be wearing clothing marked with a particular emblem.
"Pah. What a bunch of good-for-nothings," Xie Liuying said disdainfully.
Ye Yu frowned at Xie Liuying as she approached and asked, "What do you want?"
Just as Xie Liuying was about to speak, Gu Qianqian suddenly cried out from beside them, "Father!"
Then she rushed off.
The Fat Monk looked in surprise at a middle-aged man who bore some resemblance to Gu Qianqian.
A flash of surprise crossed Gu Shan's face when he saw Gu Qianqian appear so suddenly. "Qianqian, how did you end up here?"
Gu Qianqian immediately stopped in her tracks. After struggling for several years on Dry Moon Island, she could