On the golden platform, Zhang Yu received a message from the academy and knew that it was time to set off. He left Li Qinghe in his residence and took Qing Shu and Qing Xi out. They went directly to the deck of the boat through the underground passage.
When they arrived at the boundary, there were already dozens of people waiting there.
He was the leader of the imams who set off this time. In addition to him, there were two other imams, one surnamed Zhou and the other surnamed Chang. They were both middle-level cultivators, and there were four or five young disciples and many servants following them.
However, although these two people were also middle-level cultivators like Zhang Yu, they came from a smaller sect, and the things they learned were not good enough. Their fighting strength was weaker, so their status was far from Tang Chi, Wu Chang, and the others.
However, these two people had been in the academy for 30 years and were very experienced. This time, they would take the flying boat with Zhang Yu and be responsible for the protection matters together.
Zhou and Chang were very aware of their position. They maintained enough respect for Zhang Yu, who defeated Tang Chi. At this time, when they saw his arrival, they took the initiative to step forward and salute.
Zhang Yu also bowed. Then, with a flick of his sleeve, he walked along the path leading to the flying boat. Qing Shu and Qing Xi followed behind him.
Only then did Zhou and Chang lead their disciples and servants to board the boat one after another.
At the same time, the new students of the academy, as well as the accompanying teachers and soldiers, also began to board the boat one after another under the light of dawn.
After about half an hour, everyone boarded the flying boat. After checking that there were no mistakes in the list, the twelve flying boats each had a burst of light flowing through them. Then, they rose into the air and flew in the northwest direction.
The cabin of Zhang Yu's flying boat was relatively spacious. Each imam had a separate seat and bed, as well as a desk and bookshelf for writing books. There was also a single cabin for servants to rest.
After waiting for Zhou and Chang to sit down, he began to chat with them.
The two cultivators answered carefully, but after chatting for a while, they gradually relaxed when they saw that he was gentle and polite. Both sides also began to answer questions.
Through this exchange, Zhang Yu couldn't help but gain a great deal. The two of them had traveled to the outerealm many times and were familiar with the situation there. Moreover, most of the things inside the outerealm weren't recorded in the files.
After flying for nearly two hours, Cultivator Zhou looked outside and said, "The flying boat should be out of Ping Province and will soon leave the territory of Qingyang Upper Continent. We should be able to reach the first camp set up in the outer realm by noon."
At this moment, Zhang Yu raised his hand, and the ceiling of the flying boat's cabin faded away as if it was melting, revealing the scenery outside.
The sky was still blue and clear, but the ground below was gradually replaced by red gravel and exposed rocks.
The ground was densely packed with huge craters, and one could see broken limbs and skeletal remains of unknown lifeforms buried in the sand.
The cultivator surnamed Zhou explained, "This is the remnant of the battle between our Azure Sun Upper Continent and the enemy after the arrival of the Turbid Tide. This place was repeatedly bombarded by Xuan Weapons and contaminated by the tainted spirituality. Since then, its vitality has been severed and not even a blade of grass can grow. Gradually, it became like this. Now, it can be considered as the outermost protective barrier around the Azure Sun."
At this time, everyone saw a huge blue star suddenly appear in front of their eyes. Judging from its huge size, it seemed to be close to the side of the earth.
A young disciple couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Teacher, what is this?"
Cultivator Zhou explained, "This is the legendary Spiritual Moon. Some natives claim that this is the source of their spiritual power. In the outer realm, this can be seen every year from February to March."
The cultivator with the surname Chang said with a hint of disdain, "When it comes to power, these natives blame it all on the gods. They are unwilling to accept that power comes from themselves. Instead, they blindly place their hopes on something else."
This wasn't a good topic to discuss, especially since they were on the military's flying boat. Cultivator Zhou only chuckled and didn't continue the conversation.
The young disciple then asked, "Then teacher, why didn't we see such a huge star and moon in the continent?"
Cultivator Zhou said, "Because this star and moon do have some mystical properties. If one looks at it for a long time, one's mind will be easily affected. This is not good for the people of Tianxia. Thus, under the cover of the Great Azure Banyan, it was isolated. Now that you see this thing …" He paused, "That means we have already left the protection of the Great Azure Banyan and will have to rely on ourselves to come down."
At this moment, on another flying boat, Mo Ruohua, Xiao Yao, the girl surnamed Ying and the rest of the students were in groups of twelve. There were a total of ten groups of men and women sitting together in the spacious main cabin of the flying boat.
As new students, their lives were not as relaxed as Zhang Yu's. Ever since they set off, they were not allowed to whisper to each other, shout at each other, stand up, or walk around. They had to raise their hands to report their numbers before doing anything.
Thus, the journey was silent. Even so, many people couldn't hide the excitement on their faces.
On the passageway, several female soldiers walked back and forth. Beside each of them floated a figure like a colorful mist that outsiders couldn't see.
Through this observer, she was observing the emotions and performance of every student here. She would bring them back and record them in the evaluation book for everyone.
After a while, a female soldier suddenly sensed something and walked quickly to the main cabin. After a while, she came out again and said with a serious expression, "It's almost noon. You have an hour to eat and talk. Remember, don't make a lot of noise. Violators will be stripped of their qualifications to train and will be sent back to the academy. They will also be recorded in the evaluation book!"
After she finished speaking, she looked around with a stern gaze before walking out.
"Phew …"
All the students let out a long breath. Not speaking for such a long time was suffocating. However, they also remembered the words just now. Many of them put a finger to their lips and made a shushing sound.
This caused some people to look embarrassed. They hurriedly stood up and walked to the back cabin with their legs between their legs. Many people who saw this snorted and covered their mouths to laugh.
At this moment, the walls on both sides of the cabin slowly melted, revealing the unforgettable scene outside. Most people stared blankly at the devastated land below.
"What is that?"
A suppressed cry of surprise sounded. A student pointed outside with a shocked expression.
Everyone looked in the direction he pointed, and they were all shocked. They saw an extremely large thing that looked like an ocean fish floating across the sky. It didn't have eyes, only countless tentacles moving around its body.
"This thing is called 'Abandoned Demonic Fish'. It can be considered a branch of Mythical Tabor. It usually likes to stay in the Forsaken Land of the Gods of the previous epoch. As long as we don't provoke it, it won't attack us."
A short-haired female soldier sitting in the corner explained.
A student asked in confusion, "Aren't Mythical Tabor monsters enemies with us? Why are we just leaving them here? "
The short-haired female soldier said, "Mythical Tabor monsters aren't a complete entity. Not only do Abandoned Demonic Fish have low intelligence, but they also like to feed on members of the same race who possess spiritual power. Thus, they are usually either killed or chased out. It's because of this that we didn't eliminate them and allowed them to stay here."
She looked at everyone and said, "This time, one of the tests for each of you is to personally hunt a low-level Mythical Tabor monster. The relevant records will be sent to you in the form of a small booklet. You can read it when you have the time."
A bold student muttered, "Why didn't you give it to us earlier? We could have prepared more …"
The short-haired female soldier didn't give any explanation. The main test for these new students was to test them. If everything was prepared in advance, how could they test everyone's abilities?
Right at this moment, a streak of light suddenly flew over from the distance. After rapidly circling around the flying boat a few times, it suddenly split up and turned into 12 streaks of light that entered each flying boat.
The moment the streaks of light entered Mo Ruohua's flying boat, the surrounding students all exclaimed and retreated.
When Mo Ruohua saw this, her eyes narrowed and the light around her body involuntarily shone. However, she quickly retracted it.
The eyes of the two female soldiers lit up. They looked at each other and nodded.
After the streaks of light entered, they slowly floated to the ground. At this moment, everyone saw that it was a talisman. As the talisman ignited, a streak of light shot out and the figure of a cultivator appeared. He looked very miserable. His clothes were torn and his hair was scattered.
He clutched his injured chest and said with difficulty, "I was ordered to go out with a dozen or so fellow daoists to eliminate mythical creatures, but we were ambushed. After a bitter battle, we are now trapped in an ancient ruin. If fellow daoists see us, please come …"
Before he could finish his sentence, the talisman paper had already burned to the end. His figure also disappeared along with the spiritual light, suddenly disappearing.
When the short-haired female soldier saw this, she said with a serious expression, "Sit here and don't move." Then, she quickly walked to the main cabin, leaving the students there to discuss.
On the other side, Zhang Yu looked at the talisman burning to ashes. His eyes were very calm and didn't show any fluctuations.
Zhou and Chang both sat there without saying a word.
A young disciple saw that no one was speaking and became anxious. He stood up and bowed to Zhou. "Teacher, should we quickly go and save this fellow daoist?"
Zhou reprimanded, "Sit down! This trip will be led by Head Teacher Zhang. It's not up to you to make decisions! "
Although the young disciple wasn't convinced, he didn't dare to disobey his teacher and could only obediently sit down.
Chang looked at Zhang Yu and said, "Head Teacher Zhang, what do you think?"
Zhang Yu said indifferently, "Don't worry about it."
The cultivator surnamed Chang nodded and asked, "If the academy comes to ask about this matter …."
Zhang Yu gently waved his sleeve and scattered the ashes. "Just say what I said. This time, we will focus on protecting the students. We won't ask about anything else."
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