A five meter tall black stone tablet stood on the ground. Written on it were the words "Seven Luminaries Martial Academy" in red. The words were vigorous and powerful enough to penetrate the tablet.
Wang Shenglei's face was ashen as he took out five red banknotes worth ten thousand each and handed them to Chen Zong. This was most of the money he brought from his family. The following days would probably not be easy.
However, he had to accept his loss.
After Chen Zong received the banknotes, he gave one to each person and kept one for himself. The others were immediately stunned.
Behind the black stone tablet was a winding path that led up the mountain.
After walking for about a thousand meters, there was a staircase made of bluestone that led up continuously. There were a total of one hundred and eighty-eight steps. Further up was a huge circular training field made of bluestone called the Octagonal Circle Training Field.
There were forks around the training field, and there were road signs at each of the forks.
"Chen Zong, I practice fist arts. Martial Brilliance Hall is the most suitable place for me." Chen Zhong said with a rather excited tone.
"I'll go to Glorious Sword Hall." Chen Zong said.
Tang Junluo chose to go to Glorious Soldier Hall.
Seven Luminaries Martial Academy had a total of seven halls. They were Heavenly Brilliance Hall, Earthly Brilliance Hall, Glorious Discipline Hall, Glorious Martial Hall, Glorious Soldier Hall, Glorious Sword Hall, and Glorious Blade Hall.
Martial artists who practiced the sword were most suitable to enter Glorious Sword Hall, followed by Glorious Soldier Hall. Martial artists who practiced the blade were most suitable to enter Glorious Blade Hall, followed by Glorious Soldier Hall. As for martial artists who practiced other weapons other than the blade, they were most suitable to enter Glorious Soldier Hall.
Martial artists who practiced fist arts were most suitable to enter Glorious Martial Hall.
These four halls could be chosen to join. Heavenly Brilliance Hall, Earthly Brilliance Hall, and Glorious Discipline Hall had conditions.
All the descendants of the Li Family practiced the sword, so naturally, they would all go to Glorious Sword Hall. All the descendants of the Zhao Family would go to Glorious Blade Hall, and all the descendants of the Tang Family would go to Glorious Soldier Hall.
The path leading to Glorious Sword Hall was paved with silver gravel of the same color. It was straight and smooth like a sword.
Chen Zong, Chen Kaiyue, Li Zhenshi, and the others walked on the gravel path together. Other than the descendants of Martial Wind City, there were also descendants of other martial cities.
After walking for about a thousand meters and passing through a small bamboo forest, everyone's field of vision immediately widened. The first thing that jumped into their eyes was a three-meter-tall black sword-shaped stone tablet. There were large red words written on it — Bright Sword Hall.
Each word was like a silver hook and iron painting, as if it was formed by a treasured sword, its sharpness pressing.
Looking up, rows of houses were arranged in picturesque disorder.
"New disciples, go over there to register. You are not allowed to cut in line." As they walked forward, a person wearing a standard martial uniform with a long sword at his waist waved his hand.
Chen Zong and the others walked over and lined up neatly.
Soon, it was Chen Zong's turn.
He took out his admission certificate and handed it over to the other party for registration.
Chen Zong of the Chen family of Fengwu City.
Then, it was time to choose a house to live in.
Entering the Seven Lights Martial Academy was free of charge. The houses were divided into three grades, low rank, middle rank, and upper rank. The low rank houses were arranged in rows, and everyone could live in one for free.
The middle rank houses were independent small courtyards. Although they were not very big, they were independent and undisturbed. One had to pay a thousand White Jade Coins a month. Once one failed to pay the White Jade Coins, one had to move out. There was also a limit to the number of middle rank houses in the entire Bright Sword Hall.
The upper rank houses were the expansion of the independent small courtyards. Not only were they twice as big, they also had two floors, and the decorations were more exquisite and beautiful. Moreover, there were specialized maids in charge of daily life, which unknowingly saved some time and made it easier for cultivation. However, the upper rank houses were not cheap, and there were not many of them. There were only ten of them.
"Ten thousand White Jade Coins a month …" Chen Zong immediately sucked in a breath of cold air. Adding up all his wealth, he only had a little more than sixty thousand White Jade Coins. If he were to live in a upper rank house, it would be six months at most. It was too expensive.
Moreover, of these sixty thousand White Jade Coins, ten thousand came from Wang Shenglei's bet, and fifty thousand came from the first place prize of the Battle of Heroes in the Martial Wind City. Neither of these were easy to obtain.
"There are two upper rank houses left, one middle rank courtyard, and many lower rank houses left. Which one do you choose?" The senior sister in charge of registration looked at Chen Zong and urged, "Hurry up and make your choice."
"Middle rank house." Chen Zong said.
"How long will you stay?" A trace of envy flashed through the other party's eyes, and her tone became a little better.
"Wait, I want the middle rank house." Before Chen Zong could answer, someone rushed over and interrupted, "I want to stay for three years."
This person was wearing a gorgeous martial robe woven from gold and silver silk, and a square emerald jade hung from his waist. His face was full of arrogance, and in his hand was a stack of money, which he slammed heavily on the table.
Chen Zong did not say anything, but looked at the person in charge of registration, waiting for her response.
"Junior brother, the rules of the martial arts academy are first come, first served." The other party was generous, and the senior sister's tone was even better, without the slightest impatience.
"I don't want to make things difficult for you." As the person spoke, he turned around and looked at Chen Zong, "My friend, I want the middle rank house. Do you have any objections?"
"Since you have money, why don't you stay in the upper rank house?" Chen Zong responded neither quickly nor slowly.
"You are mocking me." The young man in the gorgeous martial robe looked at Chen Zong coldly, like a sword coming out of its sheath.
"I'll stay for one year." Chen Zong ignored him, took out a red money note and two white money notes, and handed them to the senior sister in charge of registration.
"Give me the middle rank house, and I'll give you ten thousand white jade coins." The young man in the gorgeous robe stared sharply at Chen Zong, and said again.
"One hundred thousand." Chen Zong said directly. The other party was stunned at first, then the corner of his eyes twitched, and his face turned pale.
If he had to pay an extra hundred thousand white jade coins to live in the middle rank house, he would rather live in the upper rank house with the money.
Of course, Chen Zong was not joking. If the other party was really willing to pay him a hundred thousand white jade coins, then there was no harm in giving up the middle rank house.
"Remember, my name is Bai Yulou, and I come from the Bai family of Ultimate Martial Main City. There are plenty of Bai family members in the Seven Lights Martial Academy." The young man in the gorgeous robe looked even colder, his tone was cold, and his words were full of threat.
"Ultimate Martial Main City!" Everyone's faces tightened when they heard this.
There were a total of five main cities in the Eastern Continent, and Ultimate Martial Main City was one of them. It had thirty-six martial cities under its jurisdiction, and the seven martial cities in the Seven Lights Martial Academy were not even a quarter of the total.
Just like how the people in the small town had an innate reverence for people from the martial cities, the people of the martial cities had the same mentality for people from the main cities.
Chen Zong was also very surprised that the other party was from Ultimate Martial Main City. Chen Zong did not know how the Bai family was doing in Ultimate Martial Main City, but he knew one thing for sure: a family that could establish themselves in a main city would have at least one True Martial Realm expert overseeing it.
But, so what?
This was the Seven Lights Martial Academy. If a family's power could interfere, then was there any need for the academy to exist?
After the registration was completed, Chen Zong also received a residence order for a small middle rank courtyard. The duration was one year, and if he wanted to continue living there, he would have to pay again.
After taking the standard martial uniform and academy rules and so on, Chen Zong turned around and left.
Bai Yulou wanted very much to slam the table and shout that it was a high rank courtyard, but one hundred and twenty thousand White Jade Coins was too much. The Bai family was a big family, and although he was a member of the Bai family of Ultimate Martial Main City, he was only one of them. The entire Bai family did not revolve around him.
His eyes stared fiercely at Chen Zong's back as if he wanted to pierce through Chen Zong.
… …
"You've taken the last middle rank courtyard." Li Zhenshi smiled bitterly. With his wealth, of course he could afford to live in a middle rank courtyard, but a high rank courtyard was too expensive.
"If it weren't for the fact that the middle rank courtyard is very useful to me, I wouldn't mind giving it to brother Li." Chen Zong smiled apologetically. He needed to cultivate his body, brew the Ice Fire Poison Paste, and so on. An independent small courtyard was undoubtedly better than a low rank house.
Li Zhenshi smiled and said with a serious expression, "Chen Zong, you've just arrived today, and you've already clashed with the Bai family. I'm afraid you'll have a lot of trouble in the future."
"What about the Bai family?" Chen Zong asked as a thought crossed his mind.
"As far as I know, the forces in Ultimate Martial Main City are not as many as our Martial Wind City. There are nine strongest forces, and the Bai family is one of them." Li Zhenshi's tone was serious. As the young master of the Li family, his knowledge of this world surpassed Chen Zong's, especially in the aspect of family forces, "Every year, some of the Bai family's disciples will enter the Seven Lights Martial Academy. I'm afraid some of them will be in Brilliant Sword Hall."
"I'm here for a better cultivation. If they really want to cause trouble for me, I won't let them take advantage of me." Chen Zong said with a determined tone.
"No matter what, it's better to avoid trouble and cultivate in peace." Li Zhenshi smiled and said, "After a while, I'll challenge you again."
"Come at me." Chen Zong smiled and said. The two parted ways.
The low rank house and middle rank courtyard were in different directions.
The only middle rank courtyard left was number 88. Chen Zong pushed open the door and entered after finding it. The small courtyard was neither big nor small. It was about the same size as the first small courtyard he lived in in the clan hall. It looked simple and clean.
There were three rooms. One was a bedroom, one was a bathroom and toilet, and the last one was a small kitchen.
The bedding in the bedroom was brand new.
Chen Zong was quite satisfied with the conditions. It was just that the price of a thousand White Jade Coins per month was very high. If he didn't have tens of thousands of White Jade Coins, he wouldn't have dared to live here. But for better cultivation, this was the only way.
After putting down the bundle and tidying up, Chen Zong changed into the standard martial uniform. The standard martial uniform of Brilliant Sword Hall was silver gray. The material was fine cloth that was better than coarse cloth. Chen Zong's body shape was just right and it fit him perfectly.
He picked up the academy rules and flipped through them carefully.
It recorded the rules of the Seven Lights Martial Academy and various matters related to Brilliant Sword Hall.
For example, the location of each hall.
For example, the location of the upper rank houses, middle rank courtyards, and lower rank houses.
For example, the location of the Sword Martial Tower that recorded all kinds of martial arts and sword arts.
For example, every disciple had a chance to choose a middle rank mortal rank martial art and martial art for free during their time in the academy.
For example, every disciple could receive a Scarlet Blood Pill for free every month.
Soon, Chen Zong finished reading the academy rules and memorized all the contents in his mind.
Inside Brilliant Sword Hall, other than the houses where the disciples lived, there was also the dining hall for meals, the Sword Martial Tower that recorded martial arts and sword arts, the Thousand Sword Tower that recorded all kinds of swords, the Hundred Medicine Tower that sold all kinds of herbs and pills, the Hundred Tasks Pavilion that dealt with miscellaneous items and issued all kinds of missions, and so on.
But no matter if it was martial arts, sword arts, swords, herbs, pills, and so on, one had to pay the corresponding price to obtain them. In other words, Seven Lights points or White Jade Coins.
It was very realistic.
For example, a common iron sword was twenty white jade coins, a fine iron sword was two hundred white jade coins, a treasure iron sword was two thousand white jade coins, and a precious iron sword was two hundred white jade coins. As for a precious iron sword, it was two hundred white jade coins, which was about the same as the outside world.
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