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The day of the Purple Mountain Academy's recruitment finally arrived.
Early in the morning, Ye Yunlong, Ye Yundie, and the rest of the top ten elite disciples gathered at the main hall of the Ye Clan.
They were the younger generation of the Ye Clan who were going to participate in the recruitment competition. They would be led by Patriarch Ye Wendao and several other elders to the location of the competition.
As for the other disciples, they could also go to watch the competition. They would be led by other elders and would not have to travel with Ye Xing and the rest.
"Senior Ye Xing …!"
When Ye Xing arrived at the main hall of the Ye Clan, Ye Yunlong was the first to greet Ye Xing.
Ye Yunlong looked refreshed. The dispirited look he had five days ago at the elite disciple competition had completely disappeared.
Ye Xing's words that day were like a wake-up call to Ye Yunlong. Ye Yunlong had always been grateful to Ye Xing.
Therefore, even though Ye Yunlong was the former number one of the younger generation of the Ye Clan, he did not lose face. Instead, he sincerely called Ye Xing senior.
"Senior Ye Xing …!"
"Senior Ye Xing …!"
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Even Ye Yunlong took the initiative to call Ye Xing senior. The other top ten elite disciples naturally could not ignore Ye Xing. They all started to call out to him.
However, their expressions were different. Some were impressed by Ye Xing and sincerely called Ye Xing senior. There were also some who were unwilling but had to do so.
Among them, the one with the most complicated expression was Ye Yunjuan. When Ye Xing was just a disciple carrying water in the cafeteria, Ye Yunjuan had already paid attention to him because of his challenge to Ye Yunkong. She looked at him in a different light and secretly had feelings for him.
At that time, Ye Yunjuan was still acting like a senior sister. Even though she had feelings for Ye Xing, her pride made her unwilling to tell Ye Xing. She only revealed her feelings through her usual actions, hoping that after Ye Xing understood, he would take the initiative to pursue her.
However, although Ye Xing understood Ye Yunjuan's feelings, he didn't have any plans to talk about love with Ye Yunjuan. He only focused on martial arts.
Time flowed by. In the blink of an eye, Ye Xing had already become the number one junior of the Ye Clan. His ranking had already surpassed Ye Yunjuan's, and his strength far surpassed hers.
In the past, Ye Yunjuan did not dare to tell Ye Xing her feelings because of her pride. Now that she was facing Ye Xing again, the honor of being a Senior Sister had disappeared. Looking at Ye Xing who had become the number one junior, she felt a little inferior.
His gaze was filled with melancholy, regret, hesitation, and finally sighing. All sorts of emotions were mixed together.
"Brother Yunlong, Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters!"
Ye Xing walked forward and nodded slightly to the elite disciples. Then, he stood beside Ye Yunlong and chatted with him. "Brother Yunlong, you look spirited. Your strength seems to have improved compared to five days ago!"
Ye Yunlong smiled slightly and revealed a carefree expression. He said, "Compared to Senior Brother Ye Xing, I still have a long way to go."
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The two of them didn't talk much before Ye Wendao and a few elders walked out from the back room. Ye Xing and Ye Yunlong stopped talking, and so did the other disciples who were talking.
Ye Wendao walked in front of Ye Xing and the rest and stopped. A few elders stopped one step earlier and stood to the side.
Ye Wendao's gaze swept across the top ten elite disciples one by one. His gaze lingered on Ye Xing for an extra moment before he said,
"The Purple Mountain Academy recruits students once every three years. Every year, only ten students will be accepted from the Azure Sky City. Last year, only two from the Ye Clan entered the Purple Mountain Academy, while the Wei Clan had three. Not only did the Xiong Clan have three people enter the Purple Mountain Academy's ordinary class, one of them even entered the Genius class. Among the three great clans, the Ye Clan was last. This year, I don't want the Ye Clan to be last among the three clans again. All of you must work hard and do your best to obtain a good ranking in the recruitment competition."
"We will do our best!" Ye Xing and the rest replied in unison.
Ye Wendao nodded with a satisfied expression. Compared to three years ago, the Ye Clan's junior elites participating in the Purple Mountain Academy's recruitment competition were indeed more outstanding.
The Purple Mountain Academy only accepts geniuses below the age of twenty. Therefore, all the martial clans within the Purple Mountain Prefecture would classify those below the age of twenty as junior disciples. Among the top ten elite disciples, there might be some who would participate in the recruitment competition twice in a row, but there wouldn't be a situation where they didn't comply with the rules because of their age.
Ye Wendao continued, "When Duke Tianjue was still alive, the Ye Clan was the number one martial clan in Azure Sky City. However, ever since Duke Tianjue passed away, the Ye Clan has repeatedly declined and was even surpassed by the Xiong Clan. The reason is that ever since Duke Tianjue passed away, the Ye Clan has always had fewer students entering the Purple Mountain Academy than the Xiong Clan.
In the Purple Mountain Academy, there are upper grade martial arts and even supreme grade martial arts. You all know the benefits of becoming a student of the Purple Mountain Academy. Therefore, now that there is an opportunity, you all must seize it.
If the Ye Clan wants to surpass the Xiong Clan, it must start with the number of people entering the Purple Mountain Academy. This time, you all must surpass the Xiong Clan. Otherwise, those who are not accepted by the Purple Mountain Academy will be severely punished by the clan! "
These words caused the hearts of the lower ranked elite disciples to skip a beat. The Patriarch didn't fly into a rage easily, but once he did, it would definitely be terrifying.
Since the Patriarch had said it in front of them, it definitely wasn't empty words. If they didn't perform well in the Purple Mountain Academy's recruitment competition, they might really be severely punished.
The Purple Mountain Academy's recruitment quota was limited. Azure Sky City only had ten quotas. Those participating in the recruitment competition were not only the Ye, Wei, and Xiong martial clans, but also the City Lord's residence and the entire Azure Sky City's junior elites.
It was impossible for the Ye Clan to take up all ten quotas. Therefore, the lower ranked elite disciples definitely wouldn't be able to become students of the Purple Mountain Academy. They could only hope that Ye Xing and the others who were ranked at the top would perform well and defeat their opponents, rushing into the top ten of the recruitment competition and surpassing the Xiong Clan. Only then would they be able to avoid a severe punishment.
After Ye Wendao finished speaking, his gaze fell on Ye Xing and he asked, "Ye Xing, I heard from Elder Wentian that you only stayed at the third level of the Martial Pavilion for two hours and didn't go back. Elder Wentian said that you have a photographic memory and have already memorized all the upper grade martial arts of the third level. How is your cultivation now?"
Although Ye Wendao asked this question, his emotions didn't fluctuate too much. Clearly, in his heart, he felt that this question was pointless.
Although Ye Xing was a martial arts prodigy, the difficulty of cultivating an incomplete upper grade martial art was too high. If it had been a long time, Ye Wendao would still have some confidence in Ye Xing. However, if it had only been five days, this confidence was close to zero.
Hearing Ye Wendao's question, the few elders at the side glanced at Ye Xing, but didn't have any other reaction. They had all deeply experienced the difficulty of cultivating an incomplete upper grade martial art. They didn't think that Ye Xing would be able to cultivate an upper grade martial art in five days, not even one type.
On the other hand, Ye Yunlong and the other junior disciples all pricked up their ears. They were still in the young age of their lives and learned everything very quickly. Furthermore, Ye Xing had displayed a heaven-defying talent in martial arts cultivation. Therefore, they had more confidence in Ye Xing than the elders of their clan.
Of course, they also understood the difficulty of cultivating an incomplete upper grade martial art, so they still had a certain level of rationality. Although their confidence in Ye Xing was greater than the elders of their clan, it still didn't exceed thirty percent.
Ye Xing's expression was calm as he said unhurriedly, "I thank the clan for nurturing me and giving me the opportunity to learn an upper grade martial art. I have already cultivated the Thousand Shadows Fist."
Ye Wendao's calm gaze suddenly exploded with waves, shooting out a bright light in an instant.
The few elders at the side were even more shocked as their expressions changed greatly. They looked at Ye Xing as if they were looking at a monster.
Ye Yunlong and the other junior disciples were also shocked, but more than that, they were pleasantly surprised.
He had successfully cultivated an upper grade martial art! What did this mean?
Even the disciples who had previously disapproved of Ye Xing were deeply impressed by Ye Xing at this moment.
Those who were ranked at the bottom were even more delighted. Ye Xing had already displayed terrifying strength when he defeated Elder Ye Wenying. Now that he had cultivated an upper grade martial art, it was like adding wings to a tiger. His strength had increased by quite a bit. He would definitely be able to amaze everyone in the recruitment competition and greatly increase his chances of winning against Gu Yijian and Xiong Qifeng.
"You have really cultivated it?"
Ye Wendao looked at Ye Xing in surprise and asked excitedly. He was afraid that he had misheard.
Ye Xing's Thousand Shadows Fist was about to reach the realm of large success. Therefore, as long as he didn't reveal his attainments in the Thousand Shadows Fist, it would be fine. Since he had already learned the Thousand Shadows Fist, there was nothing to hide.
Moreover, he believed that with his strength, even if he were to face Gu Yijian and Xiong Qifeng, the possibility of him needing to use an upper grade martial art was very small. This wouldn't have much of an impact on his results in the recruitment competition.
Ye Xing nodded affirmatively.
"Good!"
After receiving Ye Xing's affirmation, Ye Wendao clapped his hands and laughed happily. "Haha … Very good! Ye Xing, you have shocked me once again. Our Ye Clan has finally produced a talent. In this recruitment competition, you will definitely amaze the world and bring glory to our Ye Clan! You have a chance to enter the Purple Mountain Academy's Genius class, a very good chance! "
The Ye Clan's Elder being taught a lesson by a junior disciple wasn't something to be proud of. Therefore, Ye Wendao had long ago ordered that no one in the Ye Clan would spread the news of the battle between Ye Xing and Ye Wenying.
As the person who had been slapped in the face, Ye Wenying naturally couldn't spread the news of his embarrassing incident. Therefore, the martial artists of Celestial Azure City still thought that Ye Xing's strength was the same as when he had participated in the Genius Summit.
In fact, many martial artists of Celestial Azure City didn't even know that Ye Xing had returned alive from the Azure Cloud Mountain Range.
Therefore, Ye Wendao was right that Ye Xing would amaze the world in the recruitment competition of the Purple Mountain Academy.
"The recruitment competition will be held in the central plaza in front of the City Lord Mansion. Let's go!"
After confirming that Ye Xing had really mastered an upper grade martial art, Ye Wendao was in high spirits. His entire aura had risen by a notch, and his mood was incomparably carefree.
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