The world had regained its vitality. Blue sky, white clouds, birdsong, and fragrant flowers. It was as peaceful as a paradise.
Yan Li suddenly discovered that he was the only one left here.
The outcome of that duel had yet to be decided. He vomited blood and used Hidden Edge, but he could not even see the outcome. This nearly caused him to suffer internal injuries.
"Young cultivator, the story ends here." Yu Shenji's voice sounded.
"You old bastard, whether you live or die, you should at least give me an outcome!" Yan Li said angrily.
Yu Shenji's voice was somewhat ethereal as he said, "This is cultivation outside of cultivation. The outcome is not important. What is important is whether you, young cultivator, have gained different insights and experiences during this process. "
"I feel like I swallowed a fly!" Yan Li said angrily.
"The world will not progress on its own." Yu Shenji continued, "I told you before that stones and stars are the same in my eyes, and the cultivation of cultivators is the same as the cultivation of other cultivators. They are all a manifestation of the Dao. Pursuing the truth and verifying one's own path is also a kind of cultivation. So, the progress of the world is naturally a kind of cultivation. "
"What are you trying to say?" Yan Li asked.
"The progress of the world needs many individuals to push it forward, but the world has its own will," Yu Shenji said meaningfully. Yu Shenji said meaningfully, "Young cultivator, when you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back at you."
"Why me?" Yan Li said, "Why did you choose me to witness your so-called truth?"
"There is no special reason," Yu Shenji said indifferently. "It just happens to be you. In the future, if you look back, just remember this sentence of mine. "
"What?" Yan Li asked.
"The world itself is not wrong," Yu Shenji said.
"Then who is wrong?" Yan Li asked.
"No one is wrong …" Yu Shenji's voice suddenly became indistinct and gradually faded into nothingness.
Yan Li stood silently. He still did not know what the other party wanted to express, but he knew that something was planted in his heart as a seed.
After standing there for a long time, his gaze turned to a stone slab on the side.
He walked over and touched the slate.
Then, he took one last look at this almost perfect world and closed his eyes.
…
By the time Yan Li opened his eyes, he had already returned to the high platform in the school square.
"How did I …"
"We carried you out," Huang Shaoyu said directly with an indescribable excitement in his expression.
"Carry?" Yan Li frowned. "Why do you want to carry me out?"
"Because we got first place." Huang Shaoyu laughed heartily with his hands on his hips, as if it was all his credit. "Seeing that you've done so much for this prince, I'll reluctantly help you this time."
His loud laughter should have been very abrupt, but in the square, this laughter was covered up by an even louder sound.
Below the stage were more than five hundred students, and more than four hundred of them were angrily shouting something.
"What right do you have to chase us away? We passed the exam with our own strength!"
"That's right, that's right. What right does the school have to change its mind? We didn't receive any news before this!"
"This is a shocking scam. The ones who got first place are the people from the Court Of Sword and Lianhai Villa!"
"Shut up!"
A lion-tiger-like roar exploded like thunder. "I don't care if you're happy or not. If I tell you to scram, then scram. What's with all this nonsense!"
No one knew when the tower-like brawny man wearing a craftsman costume had arrived on the stage. He waved his large and powerful hands. "If you don't get out of here in half an hour, don't blame me for being impolite!"
He clenched his large and powerful hand. Amidst the crisp cracking sounds, a majestic aura surged out like an ancient ferocious beast.
More than four hundred students looked at each other helplessly. In the end, they could only dejectedly leave one by one.
Yan Li saw that Qiu Fengjia and Shangguan Feihong were among the crowd. The former's expression was ugly, as if he had almost woken up from a nightmare. The latter's expression was even uglier, almost the color of a pig's liver. Under the crowd's shoving, he had no choice but to move out.
Of course, these people were not worthy of his attention. Unfortunately, this was not a good time to eliminate them.
After the people who should leave had left, there were only about fifty people left in the square.
"Did these people all come to complete the mission?" Yan Li asked.
"I have no impression of them at all." Lianhai Changjin shrugged.
Huang Shaoyu mocked, "These people went to the same place as us?"
Yan Li still felt that it was a little unreal. He frowned and said, "How did we get first place?"
"You are the only team that achieved the original goal of the trial." Li Lingxiu suddenly walked over and patted Yan Li's shoulder.
"May I ask, sir, what was the result of that sword strike?" Yan Li could not help but ask.
"It doesn't matter what the result was." Li Lingxiu revealed a rare smile. "What's important is what you have shown in the process." He patted Yan Li's shoulder again and walked away.
Lianhai Qingshan walked onto the stage with a smile on his face, gently waving his fan. "Congratulations to all of you. Although there is no actual reward for obtaining first place, you all have gained a great advantage in the arrangement of your shifts. The library will also be open to all of you unconditionally.
Yan Li's eyes lit up. Every place had a different library, and every place had different rewards. He had already fallen in love with a place like the library.
Lianhai Qingshan said as he turned around and faced everyone below the stage. He said calmly, "This emergency measure was taken because someone used his position to secretly leak the contents of the trial. By the time we found out, it was already too late. Thus, we made targeted changes to some of the missions. "
A student gathered his courage and asked, "May I ask, sir, among those who were expelled, did they all know the contents of the trial in advance?"
"There are some things you shouldn't ask!" The towering man glared at him.
"As students of the Education Palace, do we not have the right to know the truth?" The student argued.
The towering man was about to speak when Lianhai Qingshan raised his hand and said, "The answer is correct."
The student asked again, "May I ask, sir, how do you distinguish if they already know the contents of the trial?"
Lianhai Qingshan said calmly, "In this trial, the method of triggering every mission has been changed to be extremely obscure. Only those who know beforehand can complete the early missions as quickly as possible. We have made adjustments at every key point, making it impossible for them to complete the mission at the first moment. If they followed the original mission instructions and wandered around the mission location, it would basically be confirmed. "
Yan Li finally understood when he heard this. It wasn't that they were fast, but that others were too fast.
The student was finally convinced when he asked this. He said, "If that's the case, then the four on the stage should be the fastest."
Huang Shaoyu could not help but say proudly, "This Prince's ability is not something commoners like you can imagine."
"Brother Huang, you haven't even finished your act yet." Lianhai Changjin could not help but roll her eyes.
Lianhai Qingshan continued, "I hope that the Education Palace is a place purely for cultivation, and not a stage for people with ulterior motives to carry out their schemes. In the Education Palace, I hope to create a good atmosphere for learning, and not for people to fight until their heads bleed over certain things. So please remember, the places on the Soaring Dragon Roll will only be given to those who truly work hard to improve. "
"Alright, that's all I have to say. Now, let's divide the classes."
Under his organization, Yan Li and the other fifty students were divided into three classes.
The first class only had six people. Other than Yan Li's group of four, another two people came in. The other two classes split the number of people.
The Education Palace only opened once in such a long time, and they taught fifty students at a time. In terms of teaching power, it was really too extravagant. Originally, those five hundred students should have been divided into classes. That was the normal number of students that the Education Palace recruited. Unfortunately, they were all taken in at once.
However, to Yan Li and the remaining people, this was obviously a good thing.
After the classes were divided, Yan Li could not wait to go to the library, but he was stopped by Huang Shaoyu. "Hey, why are you so serious? If you want to show off in front of Teacher Si, he would have left long ago! This Prince is in a good mood. Come, come, come. I'll treat you to a drink. Don't reject me. "
Yan Li had wanted to tell him to "scram", but seeing Lianhai Qingshan and Yu Qiuyu walking over, and the two of them clearly wanted to invite him as well, he thought for a moment, then said, "I'll treat you."
"Oh, you perverted thief, you're quite smart." Huang Shaoyu was amused.
Yan Li glared at him coldly, and said, "I have to give you a final warning. I'm not a perverted thief, do you remember?"
"I know, I know. Even Lianhai Zhangjin told me. You're a bandit, right?" Huang Shaoyu chuckled. "I didn't expect you to be in the same trade. Do you want to spar with me? Let's see who can recognize a fat sheep at a glance." His words were filled with more enthusiasm than before.
Yan Li glared at Lianhai Zhangjin, who shrugged innocently. "I've been pestered by him to the point where I have no choice but to do this."
The four of them arrived at the most luxurious restaurant in the city, and ordered a table full of food and wine.
Yu Qiuyu did not seem like a drunkard. Not only did he not seem like a drunkard, he seemed more like a greenhorn. However, when he drank, he was like an old drunkard. His stomach was like a bottomless pit, and he drank an entire jug without saying a word.
After a few cups of wine, the atmosphere gradually warmed up.
Lianhai Zhangjin asked curiously, "Brother Yan, at the very end, what did you see?"
Yan Li thought for a moment, then said uncertainly, "It seemed to be a complete world?"
"A complete world?" Lianhai Zhangjin asked.
"It's hard to say." Yan Li shook his head. "Or perhaps I should say it's' alive '. The world is' alive '."
Huang Shaoyu was baffled. "We won't have the chance to enter again in the future, so what's the point of thinking so much? Come, come, let's drink today and get drunk today!"
"Let's drink today and get drunk today. I wonder if the four of you can also treat me to a cup of wine?"
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