The outer gate of the East Sword Pavilion occupied a total of nine peaks. Each peak was occupied by a sword. The first step of today's ceremony was to choose a sword academy.
All registered disciples who met the requirements would climb the corresponding peak according to the sword academy they had chosen. After passing the test, they would be able to enter the academy.
Thousands of registered disciples rushed towards the nine peaks of the Outer Yard. It was undeniable that the East Sword Pavilion was able to become the absolute overlord within a few hundred thousand miles for a reason. Although they were only registered disciples, their cultivations had already reached the Yellow Realm. Moreover, they were all under the age of 25 years old.
This was the minimum requirement of the East Sword Pavilion. One had to reach the Yellow Realm before the age of 25. Otherwise, one would not even be qualified to become an outer disciple.
Shen Ming was already one of the top ten inner disciples in the Jue Mountain Sect, but he had only reached the Yellow Realm at the age of 28. Even so, he was considered a top genius in the Jue Mountain Sect. However, in the East Sword Pavilion, he did not even have the opportunity to enter the outer gate.
There was indeed a huge difference. The East Sword Pavilion was indeed a gathering place for geniuses. The young talents of the surrounding ten empires were all proud to be able to enter the East Sword Pavilion.
Together with Mo Jie and the others, Xiao Chen also rushed to the nine peaks of the outer gate. Along the way, many registered disciples unconsciously looked at Xiao Chen. It could not be helped. Xiao Chen had reached the Yellow Realm at the age of 18. His talent made him the most dazzling existence in this batch of registered disciples.
"Which academy do you think Xiao Chen will choose?"
"Of course, he will choose Astral-1. He reached the Yellow Realm at the age of 18. He has already met the requirements of Astral-1 …"
"I don't think so. The requirements of Astral-1 are too harsh. Although Xiao Chen's cultivation speed is very fast, it will still be difficult for him to enter Astral-1."
"Don't say these useless things. We have no chance in Astral-1. I plan to choose Astral-8. I hope I can pass."
Many people were secretly watching Xiao Chen and whispering. Facing the attention of the crowd, Xiao Chen's face was calm. Along the way to the foot of the nine peaks of the outer gate, Xiao Chen smiled at Mo Jie and the others.
"Brothers and sisters, see you in the outer gate."
"Okay, see you in the outer gate."
"Brother Xiao Chen, don't embarrass us. You must pass the exam of Astral-1."
They were the seven people who had followed Xiao Chen back to Lingshan Commandery...................................................
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. After nodding at the crowd, Xiao Chen headed straight for Astral-1's peak. Unlike the peaks of the other academies, Xiao Chen was the only one on the path to Astral-1's peak. It was obvious that Xiao Chen was the only one who had chosen Astral-1 among his batch of in-name disciples.
As they watched Xiao Chen head to Astral-1's peak, many people had looks of worship on their faces. Astral-1 was the strongest sword school in the outer gate, and every disciple there was a genius among geniuses. It was also rumored that the status of Astral-1's disciples in the sect was not any lower than that of an ordinary inner disciple. Their cultivation resources were also distributed according to the standards of an ordinary inner disciple.
They envied Astral-1's cultivation environment, but it was useless. Ordinary geniuses would never be able to enter Astral-1. Even if they were lucky enough to enter, it would be very difficult for them to survive. After all, birds of a feather flock together. If you placed a sheep in a group of lions, the result would be obvious.
Xiao Chen ignored everyone's gazes as he headed to Astral-1's peak.
The path of martial arts was a lonely one, and Xiao Chen had already experienced this. When he was young, Xiao Chen had already reached the Meridian Opening Realm when his peers were still in the Foundation Establishment Realm. His peers could not keep up with Xiao Chen's footsteps. This was why Xiao Chen had chosen to go out and train by himself at the age of fifteen. If he continued to stay in the Xiao family, it would only hinder his own progress.
At the foot of Astral-1's mountain, Mo Jie sighed as he watched Xiao Chen's lonely figure. "I don't know how much longer we can keep up with Junior Brother Xiao Chen. Perhaps it won't be long before we can only look up to him."
Xiao Chen's progress was too fast, so fast that even a genius like Mo Jie could not catch up.
When she heard Mo Jie's words, the beautiful girl who had spoken earlier smiled and said, "How can our Lingfeng Country's Crown Prince be so humble? Junior Xiao Chen's progress is very fast, so we have to work even harder. We don't need to catch up to him, but it's fine as long as we don't fall too far behind him. I don't want to have to look up to Junior Xiao Chen from afar."
The girl's name was Qin Shuirou, and she had just turned twenty this year. Her talent was definitely not weak, but there was still a gap between her and Xiao Chen's.
Qin Shuirou's eyes were filled with determination as she spoke. When Mo Jie heard her words, he shook his head with a bitter smile. They all knew that Qin Shuirou had a crush on Xiao Chen, so if she had to watch as Xiao Chen walked further and further away while she could only look up to him, Qin Shuirou would definitely find it hard to accept.
Xiao Chen did not know what Mo Jie and the others were thinking as he walked by himself. Soon, he reached the peak of Astral-1's mountain.
In front of the gate, a man and a woman wearing Astral-1's disciple robes stopped Xiao Chen. As Astral-1's disciples, their outer disciple robes were different from the robes of the other eight academies in order to show their status.
The robes of the other eight academies had a silver longsword embroidered on the chest area, but Astral-1's robes had a golden longsword embroidered on them. Just by looking at the embroidery, one could tell whether or not one was from Astral-1.
"If you're over 20 years old, then leave. Astral-1 does not accept disciples over the age of 20," the male disciple said indifferently when he saw Xiao Chen slowly walking over.
The first requirement was extremely strict. Astral-1 only accepted people under the age of 20. In other words, if one wanted to enter Astral-1, they had to break through to the Yellow Realm before the age of 20. This alone was enough to stop 99% of the geniuses.
Xiao Chen did not care about the male disciple's attitude. He stopped and bowed to the two of them. "Senior brothers and sisters, junior brother Xiao Chen just turned 18 this year …"
When they heard Xiao Chen's words, the two of them were obviously stunned. An 18-year-old Yellow Realm warrior was rare in Astral-1. Their expressions immediately relaxed, and the female disciple smiled at Xiao Chen.
"So you're junior brother Xiao Chen. We were right. You really did choose Astral-1."
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