On the morning of February 15, the area outside Linjiang Academy's Return Plaza was already packed with people.
Family members had been arranged in the area closest to the Return Platform, while the academy, the Transcendent Association, and various organizations each occupied their own sections.
Not many people had come from the military, but the few figures seated in the front row all carried an imposing presence.
Several elderly people who rarely appeared at the academy were seated in the research institutions' section.
Many students who had rushed over after hearing the news were gathered around the outskirts of the plaza as well.
The barricades stopped them from getting any closer, but they could not stop the hushed discussions.
"I heard that after the return verification is complete, Class 7 still has to undergo a Primordial World compatibility review."
"Su Qingxue has already reached the final stage of Divine Position Inheritance, and Zhao Lie is also a Titled Dou Practitioner above level ninety-five. If even they can't enter the core ranks, who can?"
"Isn't Gu Xuan also in Class 7?"
"He's different. He has no Martial Soul and no cultivation. The academy only reserved a month of temporary enrollment for him."
The speaker glanced toward the front of the viewing area.
Qing Xuan and Qing Yi were standing near Su Qingxue's parents.
Compared to those names that had drawn the military and various organizations here before they had even returned, Gu Xuan—the only Class 7 student to return early—had little about him worth paying attention to.
Several gazes lingered on him briefly before quickly returning to the Return Platform.
A low hum spread from the center of the plaza.
The first eleven Life Imprints entered Blue Star's side simultaneously.
The next moment, eleven figures appeared on the Return Platform.
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