The curtain falls
In the last three days of the Mountain and River Diagram, Gu Xuan's cultivation of the Divine Weapon Incantation finally made significant progress. The strength of his palm was now enough to execute ten Star Plucking Secret Runes. When the tenth secret rune appeared, Gu Xuan immediately felt that his Star Plucking Hand martial art had reached perfection. It was one level stronger than before.
"According to this situation, my Star Plucking Hand should be a half-step Earth-ranked martial art."
Looking at the ten Star Plucking Secret Runes on his palm, Gu Xuan clicked his tongue in wonder. Twenty Secret Runes could reach the Earth Rank. Ten Secret Runes, although there was still a long way to go, was enough to have the power of an Earth Rank Martial Technique, far stronger than a Human Rank Grade 1 Martial Technique.
"It's a pity that when I created this martial art in my previous life, I quickly cultivated it to the Earth Rank. Now, I can only determine the strength of the Star Picking Hand after testing it out."
A look of joy appeared on Gu Xuan's face. The higher one's cultivation level, the harder it would be to challenge someone of a higher level. When Gu Xuan was at the peak of the Spirit Stage, he could easily defeat Su Chen.
But now, Gu Xuan was only slightly stronger than an ordinary Mystic Grade Eight Star. It wasn't that the difference between a Mystic Grade Four Star and a Mystic Grade Eight Star was huge. It was just that the martial artists who could cultivate to Mystic Grade Eight Star had extraordinary means and talent.
If he didn't continue to improve his skills, by the time he reached the King level, he would only be able to challenge people one level higher than him.
"Buzz buzz …"
All of a sudden, the entire Mountain River City began to tremble. It was as if a tsunami was crashing down, and it was getting more and more intense.
"Is it finally over?" Gu Xuan stood up and exhaled. During this one month of cultivation in the Mountain and River Diagram, he had obtained countless benefits. Gu Xuan still found it hard to adapt.
"Brother Gu Xuan …"
Liu Yue 'er also walked over to Gu Xuan's side. Her pretty little face was filled with reluctance. After the examination ended, she had to return to her master's place to cultivate in seclusion. She had to be separated from Gu Xuan.
Gu Xuan patted Liu Yue 'er's head and suddenly froze. Liu Yue' er's aura was obviously much stronger than before. It was obvious that she had broken through the 9-star Xuan class.
Thinking up to here, Gu Xuan couldn't help but smile bitterly, "I didn't expect that you would pull so far ahead of me again. You lass, you don't know how to give me some face."
"Hehe." Liu Yue 'er smiled proudly and scratched her head, "Yue' er broke through to Black Rank Eight Star a month ago. Now that I have so many cultivation resources, it is normal for me to break through. But Brother Gu Xuan seems to have broken through from one star to four stars in a month. In terms of talent, Yue 'er is not even one-tenth of Brother Gu Xuan."
Gu Xuan rolled his eyes and didn't say anything. In his previous life, he was an Emperor Realm cultivator and ranked third on the Continent Genius Ranking. He had killed an Emperor Realm cultivator. Now that he was cultivating in the Black Realm again, if he wasn't faster than Liu Yue 'er, he might as well kill himself.
Moreover, it was impossible for Gu Xuan to maintain this speed. The most important thing was that he had absorbed a large amount of Heaven Earth Yuan Qi Essence. If it wasn't for this, he would've broken through to 3-star Mystic Rank at most.
Moreover, as Gu Xuan stepped into the middle stage of the Black Level, it would be difficult for him to level up again. Previously, Level One and Level Two Dans had some effect on him, but now, Level Two Dans were similar to eating jelly beans. Level Three Dans were barely enough, unless he ate the expensive Level Four Dans, which was a troublesome matter.
"Boom!"
When the trembling of the Mountain and River Diagram reached its limit, the freshmen felt a suction force. The scene in front of them changed and stabilized. Everyone was moved out of the Mountain and River Diagram and landed on the empty space in the center of the temporary residence.
At this moment, the feudal lords couldn't help but stand up, their faces filled with excitement.
The greatest benefit of being a feudal lord was to nurture geniuses or be rewarded by the Yingtian Academy. However, such geniuses were rare. Usually, only one would qualify for the examination every two to three years. The chances of passing the examination were even slimmer.
Zhenshan Marquis and Mu Xuan also stood up. The former had an excited face. There were only three geniuses in Zhenshan County that could be considered outstanding. Other than Zhou Juechu, the other two had participated in the examination.
Back then, Zhou Juechu might've been shockingly talented, but he didn't even bother to interact with Zhenshan Marquis. He only participated in the examination on his own. Zhenshan Marquis didn't receive any benefits. Otherwise, with Zhou Juechu's ability, Zhenshan Marquis would've received ten times the reward for nurturing an ordinary student.
"Let's hope that Gu Xuan and Willow Deity can work hard and at least get the status of an official student. Two official students should be enough to exchange for a decent martial art."
Zhenshan Marquis said nervously. He was still very confident in Willow Deity's strength. As for Gu Xuan, he was much more worried. Although Gu Xuan defeated Sun Wushuang, he didn't think that Gu Xuan's strength was above Sun Wushuang's. He should've just relied on some tricks.
Under such circumstances, Gu Xuan's chances of passing the examination weren't absolute.
If he was only assigned as a Write-In Student, he wouldn't receive any rewards.
"Willow Deity is a Mystic 5-star. Let's hope that he can get a place to focus on nurturing a student. This way, even if Gu Xuan fails, it will be enough." Zhenshan Marquis sighed and said.
Mu Xuan Marquis smiled. "Zhou Feng, I feel that you're underestimating Gu Xuan. His strength shouldn't be inferior to Wu Jian's. Furthermore, he has the means to expel Sun Wushuang from the examination. It shouldn't be a problem for him to get a place to become an official student."
Zhenshan Marquis nodded. However, he wasn't completely relieved. After all, this examination wasn't completely dependent on one's strength. Luck played a huge role as well. Before this, there were many weak people who suddenly rose up or people like Sun Wushuang who were unexpectedly eliminated.
The academy's quota was divided into three classes. Those who failed the examination would become Write-In Students and could only become the Write-In Students of the outer court teachers.
The 1,080 people who passed the examination would at least become official students. They could become the Write-In Students of the inner court teachers or the Core Students of the outer court teachers.
One class higher would be the Core Quota. Only the top 80 people would have the qualifications. Every one of them could become the Core Students of the inner court teachers. They were the true geniuses nurtured by the Yingtian Academy. Lin Hao and the others were all Core Students.
If Willow Deity became a Core Student, the reward that Zhenshan Marquis received would be five times that of an official student.
Above these three classes, there was a legendary class. This class didn't have a fixed quota. In fact, there might not even be one in several years. Only the truly heaven-defying students could enter the Heavenly Court, which was the core of the academy. They would be taught by the two old ancestors of the Yingtian Academy and many King level experts. If their performance was outstanding enough, they could be taught wholeheartedly by a King level expert.
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