Generally speaking, there is an unwritten rule among the various academic factions.
Every so often, a few exceptionally talented students are sent to other academies for exchanges, partly to enhance the academy's prestige and partly to broaden their horizons.
certainly.
If it were the Azure Firmament Academy of the past, and it wanted to communicate with the only academy in the Six Realms that could be compared with the Divine Miracle Academy, the other party probably wouldn't even pay attention to it.
Who would want someone from such a weak academy to train at their academy for a period of time?
There's no benefit to it.
But times have changed.
Although top academies like Cangxuan Academy still consider Azure Firmament Academy to be insignificant, it ultimately surpassed them to win the championship in this Six Realms Academy Exchange. Based on this alone, Cangxuan Academy would probably not refuse.
As expected.
With Hong Ying's help, Cangxuan Academy agreed to let Ye Qiubai and Xu Yeming come and exchange cultivation experiences for a period of time.
However, there are also many dissenting voices within the Cangxuan Academy regarding this.
Inside the main hall.
"Dean, why did you agree to let the students from the Azure Firmament Academy come to our academy? They're just from that Mortal Realm. How can they compare to us with their background?" an older elder said angrily.
"The Fourth Elder is right. They can't bring us any benefits, so why should we agree?" The Second Elder shared the same opinion.
The Grand Elder calmly remarked, "Since the Dean has made this decision, he must have his reasons. You two aren't children anymore, why are you in such a hurry?"
The Second Elder and the Fourth Elder still looked grim.
They have always looked down on the Azure Firmament Academy. Although it had a period of glory, it was only because of loopholes in the rules that it achieved that status.
In terms of sheer resources and foundation, the Mortal Realm simply cannot compare to them!
At this moment.
The dean, with a full head of white hair and deep wrinkles on his face, waved his hand and said, "I naturally understand that Azure Firmament Academy's foundation is weak."
"Then why did you...?"
"Yet even the Azure Firmament Academy, with such a weak foundation, had its students defeat our Cangxuan Academy, the Devil Beast Academy, and even the Divine Miracle Academy... You must understand, this time there were no loopholes in the rules to exploit, and because it was held at the God Ascension Ruins, each academy even sent its strongest students, as well as the chosen ones from those top forces..." The Dean looked at the Second Elder and the Fourth Elder and said quietly, "The level of competition this time is self-evident; it's higher than in previous years."
Upon hearing this, both the Second Elder and the Fourth Elder paused in their speech.
The dean looked outside; in that direction, there was a great deal of noise—the sounds of the academy's elders and instructors teaching students cultivation. Occasionally, the aura of breakthroughs could be heard emanating from there, and his gaze was distant.
"After the Mortal Realm survived the all-out attack from the Evil Demon Realm and was rebuilt, Azure Firmament Academy was also rebuilt. At this time, the fortune of the Mortal Realm gradually increased, and in just a few years, it defeated all of our self-proclaimed top academies in the Six Realms Academy Exchange, winning the championship."
"Do you know how much luck it takes for the Azure Firmament Academy to achieve this?"
The Second Elder and Fourth Elder's expressions gradually calmed down, and they fell into deep thought.
The dean's eyes held a hint of reminiscence as he sighed softly, "My master... the previous dean, once said that although Azure Firmament Academy in High Antiquity times won first place and had its glory days because of a loophole in the rules..."
"But that rule only restricts cultivation levels. Azure Firmament Academy's foundation is so much weaker than ours, yet at the same cultivation level, students from all other academies are still no match for the Azure Firmament Academy. This is enough to demonstrate the extraordinary nature of the Mortal Realm."
"So I also want to see what kind of extraordinary talents will emerge in the Mortal Realm blessed with good fortune... and I also want to know what exactly happened that allowed Azure Firmament Academy to rise so rapidly."
"Perhaps, our Cangxuan Academy might also be able to benefit from this fortune..."
That brings us to this.
The Third Elder walked in and said calmly, "Dean, two students from the Azure Firmament Academy have arrived: Ye Qiubai and Xu Yeming."
Ye Qiubai and the others knew that he was one of the students who represented Azure Firmament Academy in the Six Realms Academy Exchange.
Who is Xu Yeming?
Only the First Elder and the Fourth Elder showed slight changes in expression when they heard the name Xu Yeming.
The First Elder raised an eyebrow, while the Fourth Elder looked thoughtful.
"Alright, then let's treat them well. Since they've come, we can't let outsiders think that Cangxuan Academy has lost its manners," the dean instructed, waving his hand.
Just as the Third Elder was about to take on the task...
But then the First Elder and the Fourth Elder said at the same time, "Let me go."
After they spoke in unison, both the First Elder and the Fourth Elder were taken aback, their eyes filled with surprise and doubt as they looked at each other.
Even the dean frowned and said, "You two, I've never seen you like to meddle in these kinds of trivial matters before, have I?"
However, I still waved them on and let them go.
now.
In a reception area within the inner courtyard of the Cangxuan Academy, Ye Qiubai and Xu Yeming sat with calm expressions.
Meanwhile, several inner court students stared at Ye Qiubai and his companion with varying expressions.
There was doubt, estrangement, and rejection... but mostly disdain.
"They're students from the Azure Firmament Academy? Why would students from a barren land come to our Cangxuan Academy?"
"It must be because Azure Firmament Academy lacks sufficient resources that they want to come to our Cangxuan Academy to learn from them."
"Heh, but the things at the Cangxuan Academy aren't so easy to learn. You're just two frogs in a well."
"I really don't know what the dean and elders were thinking, that they would agree to let people from the Azure Firmament Academy come here."
These sounds were not concealed; it seemed as if they were deliberately intended for Ye Qiubai and Xu Yeming to hear them.
Ye Qiubai remained calm, a faint smile still on his face.
It seemed as if none of this affected him, but worried that Xu Yeming couldn't handle it, he said, " Junior Brother Xu, you don't need to care what they say. Verbal sparring is harmless."
Xu Yeming nodded. "I won't mind."
"That's good."
"But I think that the power of words can sometimes be useful."
Just as Ye Qiubai was stunned, Xu Yeming stared at those people and said calmly, "But the barbarians you speak of defeated your Cangxuan Academy and won the championship in this Six Realms Academy Exchange."
Don't you think it's a bit self-deceptive to say this now?
Ye Qiubai was momentarily stunned.
Is this what you call not caring?
The inner court students around him nearly broke down after hearing Xu Yeming's words.
Sometimes, lies don't hurt; the truth is the sharpest weapon.
They had kept quiet about it before because it made them lose face.
But Xu Yeming's immediate rebuttal was like a slap in the face to all of them.