Several months have passed in the blink of an eye.
today.
It was a day that thrilled the entire Wilderness Realm... and even the entire Mortal Realm.
The admission ceremony of the Hidden Dao Academy.
In the past, it might not have been enough to stir up the forces of the entire Mortal Realm. After all, after several pilgrimages, they discovered that Lu Changsheng was not at the Hidden Dao Academy, and the forces in the mid- and high-dimensional realms gradually lost interest... except for those who wanted to join the Hidden Dao Academy.
But this time it's different. Several months ago, the Hidden Dao Academy announced that after enrollment, Lu Changsheng and the former Cottage would give lectures to the students.
The Mortal Realm was in an uproar!
You should know that experts of that level are usually elusive, appearing only briefly and rarely seen. Even if you know where they are, it's difficult to meet them, let alone hear them preach.
Listening to the teachings of such a powerful person has ineffable benefits for one's cultivation!
That's right,
Some old guys who no longer met the requirements of the Hidden Dao Academy came to the outside of the Hidden Dao Academy, hoping to try their luck.
"Hey, hey, hey, there are way too many people! Didn't they say the venue for the admissions ceremony had been expanded?"
"It has expanded, but there are just too many people! If the admission requirements for the Hidden Dao Academy hadn't become much higher, the number of applicants would probably fill the entire Southern Region."
"Not to mention the powerful figures from other major forces who came to observe the ceremony..." At this point, the man looked up at the sky, where countless people were flying, and said helplessly, "If the academy hadn't temporarily lifted the no-fly zone, there really wouldn't have been enough room for so many."
With an hour to go before the admissions ceremony, the venue was already packed with people.
From the crowd, a man in a blue robe looked around and smiled, "It seems the academy has developed quite well over the years."
Beside him, the woman in the fiery red dress nodded and said, " The Cloud Phoenix Empire now has a lot of fresh blood coming from the academy."
"Wow, doesn't that create a closed loop for talent?" The man in white spread his hands and said, "What are the other forces supposed to do with this?"
Some of the talents cultivated by the academy will stay in the academy, while others will choose to join other forces after they have become successful. The academy does not interfere with these choices.
The others also burst out laughing.
The eleven people who gathered did not attract the attention of others. There were all kinds of people here, dressed in a low-key or flamboyant manner, aloof or easy-going, in groups or alone.
Suddenly, a person appeared and attracted the attention of the man in the blue robe and his companions.
"Hey, fellow Daoist, I see you all came together, so you're also here to participate in this recruitment, right?" The speaker was a man dressed in a gray robe.
The man's voice was very soft, and his movements seemed somewhat... lewd?
The eleven people exchanged glances, then the man in the blue robe nodded with amusement and asked, "Are most of those who come here also looking to join the academy?"
"Indeed." The man in gray nodded. "He must also be here to hear Senior Lu's sermon."
Another sermon?
All eleven people looked on in astonishment.
Then, as if recalling Lu Changsheng's expression, they couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Looks like the dean has him wrapped around his little finger again.
The man in gray seized the opportunity and said, "Then you should know that Senior Lu's lectures aren't something you can just attend by joining the academy. The venue can only accommodate a limited number of people, so naturally, you need to reach a certain level to enter."
The woman in Hongyi said calmly, "You mean you have a way to let us in?"
The man in gray snapped his fingers, then rubbed his hands together and said with a smile, "That's right! And not only can I get you all in, but you can also listen from the front!"
You should know that a powerhouse of Master Lu's caliber is surrounded by Dao Rhyme!
The closer you are to the front, the higher your chances of comprehending this Dao Rhyme!
All eleven people nodded.
That makes some sense.
Seeing this, the man in gray held up one finger and said with a smile, "Moreover, I can offer you a discount; you only need one scroll of Heaven Rank martial arts or two Heaven Rank pills!"
Earth Rank...
The man in the blue shirt laughed and scolded, "You're quite dark-skinned."
Heaven Rank pills and Cultivation Method are nothing special to the white-robed man and his companions, but in the Low-Latitude Realm, they are top-tier treasures that would attract fierce competition from many forces!
The man in gray smiled and said, "I can see that you all have extraordinary bearing and a certain confidence in joining the academy. You must come from some powerful Lineage or influential family. This should be easy for you."
Moreover... that was a sermon by Hall Master Lu Changsheng!
The gray-clad man gestured exaggeratedly, "According to Hall Master Lu, opportunities like this don't come around often! The rewards are far greater than Heaven Rank pills and Cultivation Method!!!"
What he said makes sense.
The man in the blue robe nodded. "That's true, but the academy has always valued fairness. So how do you plan to get all eleven of us in and place us in relatively good seats?"
The man in gray chuckled, "As the saying goes, snakes have their paths and rats have their ways. Don't worry about how it works out. Just know that if you pay me, I'll find a way to get you in."
The man in the blue robe and the others exchanged glances, then shrugged and probed their spatial rings with their Divine Sense... A short while later, they looked awkwardly at the woman in the red dress beside them.
Tsk...
The smile on the gray-clad man's face froze.
The woman in the red dress shook her head slightly.
The others searched the area as well, and all shook their heads.
The gray-clad man's expression instantly turned cold, and he even straightened his back. "No... what a waste of my time. Forget it, forget it. You'd better watch yourselves and don't regret it later."
Having said that, the gray-clad man's gaze swept across the surrounding crowd, as if he were hunting for his next target. When he spotted a person dressed in luxurious clothes, he quickly stepped forward, bowing obsequiously and saying, "Oh, oh, oh, fellow Daoist..."
The man in the blue robe smiled upon seeing this, "You've got a good eye for people, knowing that ordinary people can't produce Heaven Rank Cultivation Method and pills."
The woman in the red dress rolled her eyes and said, "Then why can't you take it out?"
The man in the blue robe said helplessly, "I don't believe you still keep that kind of thing."
really.
For them, Cultivation Method and elixirs of this caliber were either given away, passed on to subordinates, or simply discarded...
"Senior brother, it seems your academy isn't entirely fair," the white-robed man said with a smile. "There are even people with connections?"
The man in the blue shirt shrugged. "There are always people with connections everywhere. There's nothing I can do about it. I'll talk to the dean later."
The words had barely left his mouth.
Rumble--!
The drumbeats were like thunder, seemingly echoing throughout the entire Southern Region.
In an instant, the noisy place fell silent, and everyone turned their attention to the huge pavilion in front of them.
There, seven people slowly appeared.