The man who called himself Jing Heqiu waited for a while in the Nine Heavens Teahouse before he heard the sound of the old-fashioned wooden door being moved.
He pushed the door open and entered, then carefully closed the door.
As soon as he entered, he saw a bare-chested old man with white hair pouring tea.
His muscles were very strong and looked rather exaggerated, and his figure was even better than that of some young people.
Jing Heqiu immediately smiled. "I'm relieved to see that Mr. Teng is still in good spirits."
"No need for pleasantries."
Teng Luchen smiled and pushed a cup of hot tea in front of Jing Heqiu. "You didn't come to me today just to talk about a new student list, did you? There's no need to play riddles between us. Just pour out whatever you have in your gourd. "
Jing Heqiu couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. "A new student list? If you don't care about the new student list, why did you ask me to set up the Nine Heavens Search Institute to find talents from the younger generation? Why do you stay in this Nine Heavens Teahouse all year round? Isn't it because you want to be closer to these young students? "
"Nine Heavens Search Institute. As the name suggests, it means that you want to find the elites of the Nine Heavens."
"What is the Nine Heavens? The Nine Heavens symbolizes the vitality of the sky and the world, and is synonymous with young cultivators. After searching for so many young cultivators for so many years, I believe that you already have a list of them, which is why you directly requested to hold a new student list. "
Jing Heqiu didn't hold back at all. With just a few words, he cut right to the chase. "Also, I suddenly received an order from the higher-ups to form a new ranking list for the cultivation high schools at the provincial level. I found it strange."
"Logically speaking, no one can carry out plans for cultivation schools without the approval of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Schools, except for you, sir …"
His words seemed very rude, but Teng Luchen didn't mind at all. What he hated the most was talking in riddles, and he liked to lay everything out in front of people.
Jing Heqiu knew Elder Teng's temper very well, so his bluntness suited Teng Luchen's temperament.
If it was anyone else who didn't know Teng Luchen well, they definitely wouldn't dare to speak like that.
This was an important figure that even the Ten Generals would tremble in fear when they saw him.
Needless to say, Jing Heqiu felt like he did not know everything about the man in front of him. Perhaps everything he knew was just the surface, and most of it was just immature guesses that he came up with after dealing with Mr. Teng for many years.
"Hehe, you are quite sharp."
Teng Luchen stretched his neck, crossed his arms, and stared at Jing Heqiu. "What else do you know? Why don't you tell me more? I'll decide if I want to continue talking to you after listening."
"I also know something about a big plan."
Jing Heqiu said calmly, "Elder Teng and that lord have been planning this grand plan for hundreds of years. Moreover, the selection of elites from these youths was ultimately for the sake of this grand plan. It is precisely because of the danger that we must find talents among talents, the elites of the elites … Am I right, Elder Teng? "
Teng Luchen closed his eyes and sighed. "That lord told you about the Earth Core Project, right?"
Jing Heqiu was silent for a while and laughed: "What else? Elder Teng, how else do you think I would have access to such a secret grand plan with my position? "
"Ever since Earth leveled up, the battle for resources in the core world had already begun."
Teng Luchen sat up straight and said, "The cultivation academies of the various countries all believe that the core world has precious resources that the cultivation world doesn't. However, everyone wants to fight for this piece of cake, but it is not that easy.
"Thus, Elder Teng decided to set up this battle for resources as a competition and let the youths be the representatives. They think that they are only participating in a competition, but in fact, they are fighting on behalf of the various cultivation countries? "
"That wasn't the original plan. I can only say that it was a helpless move. "
Teng Luchen shook his head and suddenly smiled bitterly. "Now, all the countries are preparing their own teams of youths. And we have the privilege to bring an extra team of seven people in. "
"Why do we have such a privilege?"
"Before Earth leveled up, all the countries were trying their best to open the entrance to the core world. But it is easier said than done to open the entrance to the core world. "
Teng Luchen sat up straight and said, "But recently, that Lord and I inadvertently discovered that there's a natural entrance in our Songhai city …"
"Natural entrance?"
"Not at all."
Speaking up to this point, Teng Luchen paused for a moment, then continued, "Do you know of a natural wonder near the sea on the outskirts of Songhai city?"
"Elder Teng, are you talking about the Palm Cliff of Heaven? But legend says that this handprint was made by an Almighty … "
"But legend is just legend; no one has such palm strength."
When Teng Luchen said this, the two of them looked at each other, and Jing Heqiu suddenly looked enlightened. "Elder Teng, you mean, it can't be …"
"I can't be wrong."
Teng Luchen said with certainty, "Although we still can't analyze what kind of natural phenomenon this is, the first and only natural entrance to the core world on Earth is at the bottom of this Palm Cliff …"
…
It was Tuesday, January 14th, the day after the monthly exam. Although everyone knew that the results were out, the administration office still had no intention of directly announcing it, which made Wang Ling very nervous.
"Eh? I heard the results will be announced a few days later. The school has been dealing with people in white coats for the past two days. "
"White coats? Doctors? What are doctors doing at school? "
"They might not necessarily be doctors. I think they might be people from the Cultivation Research Institute."
On the way to school, Wang Ling's ears twitched, and he overheard some insightful No. 60 High alumni gossiping. These were all senior students.
High Grade Two and Three were out of school later than Grade One freshmen, on average, by one to two hours.
That was to say, although No. 60 High had very cautiously chosen a time after school to receive them, it was likely that a small group of students who had left late had seen them, and the news had then directly spread.
But whether or not they were from the Cultivation Research Institute, Wang Ling didn't know yet.
Because if they were, he would definitely be able to get some information from Wang Ming in advance.
But that idiot brother of his hadn't even sent him a text message, nor had he given any hint, which wasn't Wang Ming's style at all.
Taking ten thousand steps back, even if they were from the Cultivation Research Institute, Wang Ling felt that they probably weren't on Wang Ming's side.
Why would they visit the school at night?
And what on earth were they talking about?
He was very curious about this.
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