A day passed quickly!
The duration of Cloud Sky Academy's assessment for new students was very short, only a day's time. Thereafter, all the foreign race geniuses who wished to enter Cloud Sky Academy would have to complete a total of nine assessments within a day's time.
And this extremely tight time frame itself was also part of the test.
The high intensity of the assessment and the extremely short duration made the Yunkong College's new student assessment extremely valuable. Those who could pass the assessment and enter Yunkong College were definitely talented individuals.
As for this year's new student assessment, only a mere three thousand or so geniuses from foreign races were able to successfully enter Cloud Sky Academy. The rest of them left dejectedly with desolate looks on their faces.
After entering Cloud Realm Academy, everyone was assigned to their respective places. Among them, more than 80% of them were assigned to the lowest ranked Small Era Hall, while the remaining 10% were assigned to the slightly higher ranked Grand Era Hall. Finally, less than 20 people were assigned to the third ranked Upper Era Hall!
As for the first ranked Heavenly Era Hall and the second ranked Sacred Era Hall, not a single person was able to enter!
In addition, it was worth mentioning that Xueran and the other young Snow Yan people, other than Xueran, all of them entered the Small Era Hall.
However, the few of them did not enter through the official examination and were only recommended by others. Therefore, after a simple aptitude test, after confirming that there was nothing special about them, they were all thrown into one of the Small Era Hall's ninety-nine halls, which was ranked third from the bottom, to study together with other foreign race youths who had also been recommended.
However, Xueran was the only one who was extremely unexpected!
During the innate talent assessment, she was found to possess a top-notch treasured physique and an ordinary Dharma Power. This immediately attracted the attention of many people. Even some of the elders of the Cloud Realm Academy looked over in surprise. They did not expect to find such a treasure here.
After a discussion among the Yunkong College elders, Xueran was designated as a disciple of the Upper Era Hall and was allowed to enter the Upper Era Hall to cultivate.
Many people in Yunkong College disagreed with this result. This was because although Xueran's talent was surprising, having a top-grade treasure body and an ordinary dharma idol was not something to be proud of in Yunkong College. There were many Yunkong College students with such talent.
Therefore, strictly speaking, Xueran could definitely enter the Grand Era Hall with her talent. However, it was still a stretch to say that she could enter the Upper Era Hall.
After all, the quota for the Upper Era Hall was limited. If one wanted to enter the Upper Era Hall, not only did they have to have the talent, they also had to have a vacancy. Among the new Yunkong College students, there were more than one or two foreign geniuses with similar talent as Xueran. Therefore, they could not enter the Upper Era Hall.
However, considering that Xueran was recommended by Xue Qingwei and that Xue Qingwei was supported by Elder Qianhua, one of the nine Supreme Elders of Yunkong College, Xue Qingwei had to give face to Elder Qianhua. Moreover, Xueran was only 15 years old. This was a very prominent point.
Therefore, after considering all the reasons together, Xueran was finally confirmed to be able to enter the Upper Era Hall and become a student there.
Xiao Fan and the others who were in the courtyard where the guests of Yunkong College lived were unaware of everything that was happening outside. Or rather, even if Xiao Fan knew, he would not care.
At this moment, Xiao Fan was teaching Snow Red!
Looking at Snow Red who was demonstrating everything she had learned, Xiao Fan nodded and said, "Not bad, your foundation is very solid!"
In fact, Snow Red was not bad. She was not even 30 years old and was already at the pinnacle of the Lesser Celestial Realm. Compared to many other cultivators, she was already much stronger.
Many people who had entered the Celestial Realm were in their middle age or even in their old age. There were even more people who could not even enter the Celestial Realm and could only live the rest of their lives in silence.
To be able to enter the fourth level of the Celestial Realm at such a young age, one could be considered a genius among the younger generation of the entire Dongling Lower State.
Unfortunately, geniuses were also divided into different levels. Moreover, geniuses also depended on who they were compared to.
While it was true that Xue Hong wasn't weak, if she were to be compared to Xue Qingwei, who was an utmost celestial in her early twenties, then the difference between her and Xue Qingwei wasn't small at all. In fact, it could be said to be the difference between Heaven and Earth.
And because Snow Red's eyes and attention were always on her younger sister, Xue Qingwei, she felt that she was mediocre. Thus, she became depressed and her mentality collapsed. She had a strong impulse to give up on the path of cultivation and change to the path of alchemy, weapon forging, or formations.
Of course, this was no longer a problem in the hands of Xiao Fan. Under Xiao Fan's guidance, Snow Red was about to undergo a tremendous change and become extraordinary.
"I know that my talent is mediocre. So, in order to catch up to Qingwei, I can only work a hundred times harder to make up for it!" Snow Red said bitterly. "However, in this world, hard work alone is not enough. What I need to cultivate for twenty hours, others can achieve in four to six hours!"
"And a day is only twenty-four hours. Even if I don't sleep or rest and use the entire day to cultivate, I still won't be able to catch up to those true geniuses!"
"Perhaps, this is really my fate!"
"You're right, but not completely right!" Xiao Fan smiled and nodded. "What you're right about is that hard work alone is not enough. What you're wrong about is that talent is not everything. You've forgotten the third factor in the path of cultivation: direction!"
"Hard work, talent, and direction. Only when these three are combined can one reach the true peak!"
"And of these three factors, talent is actually the weakest!"
"Of the three factors, talent is the weakest?" Xue Hong was stunned. She didn't understand Xiao Fan's words. Even Qing Ning, who was beside her, looked over in shock.
In the Central Emperor Realm, talent could be said to be the most important criterion for assessing a young genius. There was no other criterion. Almost any force that recruited new disciples would first test their talent.
As long as one's talent was outstanding, it didn't matter if one was lacking in other aspects. However, if one's talent wasn't good enough, unless one's other aspects were more than ten times better than the average person and were too dazzling and outstanding, no one would be interested in them and they would be rejected at the door.
This was the commonly accepted view and behavior.
However, now that Xiao Fan said that talent was the weakest of the three factors in cultivation, how could Snow Red and Lime not be stunned and shocked?
"The reason why I said that talent is the weakest is because talent is limited. No matter how shocking one's talent is, there is ultimately a limit and a limit. However, effort and direction are both limitless and limitless!" Xiao Fan opened his mouth and said leisurely, "Limitless versus limitless, it goes without saying which is more important!"
Xue Hong and Qing Ning didn't say anything, but suddenly, it was as if a bolt of lightning flashed through their minds. Their entire bodies suddenly became unprecedentedly clear, and their eyes involuntarily emitted a strange glow!
"Looking at the peak figures in the world, at least half of them can't compare!" Xiao Fan was half lying on the reclining chair as he leisurely said, "Let's not talk about other things. Take myself as an example. My talent back then was also very bad. It was even worse than yours. I was completely an ordinary person!"
Xiao Fan wasn't talking nonsense. When Xiao Fan first came to the Central imperial realm, his talent was really poor. He had only the talent of the Earth Body and nothing else.
As for the three treasured bodies, the four Dharma Forms, and the 18 Divine Powers, they were all acquired by Xiao Fan through various methods. They weren't innate at all.
Of course, at Xiao Fan's level, it wasn't impossible for him to evolve from innate to innate. Xiao Fan's four treasured bodies, four Dharma Forms, and 18 Divine Powers were already completely innate.
"But now?" Xiao Fan continued with a leisurely expression, "I don't care what kind of amazing talent you are, what kind of unparalleled treasured bodies, Dharma Forms, Divine Powers, or the legendary Son of Fortune and Son of Destiny protected by the Real Dragon. In front of me, it's all just a matter of raising my hand and slapping you to death!"
Hearing Xiao Fan's words, Snow Red and Lime looked at each other, speechless.
Unparalleled treasured bodies, Dharma Forms, Divine Powers, and the legendary Son of Fortune and Son of Destiny protected by the Real Dragon. These things were out of reach for them and could only be looked up to in awe. It was the same for everyone in the Dongling Lower State.
But now, Xiao Fan said that people with these talents were just a matter of raising his hand and slapping them to death. Snow Red didn't know what to say. Even Lime, who was used to Xiao Fan's shocking methods, couldn't help but be stunned.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. You just have to remember this principle. Don't forget it and make it your motto!" Xiao Fan straightened up, clapped his hands and said, "Now, I'll start to guide you in the direction of your cultivation. You've worked hard, you just lack a direction!"
Snow Red's expression turned serious, then she saluted Xiao Fan and said respectfully, "Please enlighten me, Young Master!"
"Go!"
Xiao Fan said softly. Then, he raised his hand slightly and a ball of gentle white light came out of his finger. This ball of gentle white light flashed in the air, then disappeared in an instant and disappeared between Snow Red's eyebrows. It entered her sea of consciousness and merged with her sea of consciousness.
"These are some of my cultivation experiences. They should be able to give you some inspiration. You should follow these cultivation experiences and re-cultivate all of your cultivation methods a hundred times!" Xiao Fan said.
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