After Shi Ying, the third to make it through Grotto Valley and arrive before Yang Yuanzhen was the He Family's legitimate daughter, He Shuping.
Though she had not cleared the trial as quickly as the first two, she had relied on the steady, methodical approach of wood techniques' powerful control to break out of the spirit puppets' ambush.
She was also the last trial cultivator in this area to complete the challenge.
The remaining two, Feng Weiran and Zi Mo, had both regrettably fallen just one move short and failed to break through the spirit puppets' blockade in the valley.
These two children were not weak in strength, but compared with the three who had passed, there were indeed still areas of their temperament and Dao techniques that urgently needed refinement.
Still, it had been no easy feat for them to fight their way through all the children participating in the selection and make it this far.
Based on their performances, even if they could not become the Academy Master's Direct Disciples, they would be accepted as disciples by other Technique Academy elders of profound cultivation.
Three days later, the trial results for the first batch of children to enter the mountain were all announced.
In the end, four children had relied on solid cultivation and steadfast temperaments to pass every checkpoint and reach the mountaintop, becoming the founding disciples of Academy Master Yang Lingshu after Heaven-Clearing Academy's establishment.
Besides Murong Xu, Shi Ying, and He Shuping, the fourth was Luo Yunheng, son of Luo Yuan of Chuyun Pavilion.
This child had not been in the same area as the first three. Relying on an exceptionally masterful technique of concealing himself within clouds and mist, he had evaded the spirit puppets' pursuit and interception, ultimately clearing the trial and entering