CHAPTER 73
To set out
Whoosh!
Suddenly, there was a gust of wind in the sky. The three of them followed the sound and saw a giant bird floating in the sky not far away.
Marquis Zhenshan's fat body stood on the head of the giant bird, while Willow Deity and Zhou Mei stood on the back of the giant bird.
"Gu Xuan, time's up. Why haven't you come up yet?" Mountain Suppression Marquis's cheerful voice rang out clearly.
"Father, Second Grandpa, then I'll be leaving?" Gu Xuan turned around and looked at the two of them. A hint of reluctance flashed across his eyes.
In his previous life, he was only an orphan. He had no parents, and he did not even have a single person who was related to him by blood. But now, he had his father and second grandfather, two family members who were extremely concerned about him. Now that he was leaving, Gu Xuan was somewhat reluctant.
"Go ahead. You're already so old, don't be homesick." Gu Tian Mo smiled.
"Cultivate well. I hope that when you come back, you will bring back the imperial edict of the Gu Clan to be a marquis-class clan. Hahaha." Gu Sen laughed.
"The next time I come back, I will definitely bring back the order to confer the title of a first-class marquis," Gu Xuan said with a smile.
"You are ambitious." Gu Sen and Gu Tian Mo exchanged glances and laughed out loud.
Marquis families were also divided into three classes, with the first class being the highest and the third class being the lowest. For example, the Mountain Guarding Marquis was only a third-class Marquis. Gu Sen and Gu Tian Mo obviously thought that Gu Xuan was joking.
The corners of Gu Xuan's mouth curled up slightly. These words sounded like a joke to the two of them, but he wasn't just joking.
Gu Xuan jumped onto the back of the demonic beast in the air. Gu Xuan easily jumped up to a height of five zhang. This made Mountain Guarding Marquis raise his eyebrows and couldn't help but shout, "Good!"
Marquis Zhenshan originally wanted to test Gu Xuan's strength, or to make things difficult for Gu Xuan. After all, Willow Deity had just barely reached this height. He thought that Gu Xuan's chances of success were much lower.
"Gu Xuan, looks like you're not far from breaking through to the Black Rank." The Marquis glanced at Gu Xuan and said with a smile.
"How could it be that easy?" Gu Xuan sighed. He had devoured a lot of Spiritual Crystals in this one month of cultivation, but he was still short of seventy to eighty percent.
"This kind of thing can't be rushed. However, with your ability to challenge those of a higher rank, if you can reach the Xuan Rank, you will have a brilliant performance in the assessment." Marquis Zhenshan nodded.
"Hmph!" The corners of Willow Deity's mouth curled up into a sneer: "Breaking through to the Black Rank, no matter how good his talent is, it would still take a year. Expecting him to break through to the Black Rank and perform well in the academy's recruitment, I'm afraid it's a bit wishful thinking."
Marquis Zhenshan frowned. Although he was displeased, he didn't say anything. He was indeed counting on Willow Deity to help his county city get a good ranking. Moreover, although Willow Deity's tone wasn't pleasant, she was telling the truth.
Breaking through to the Black Rank was no small matter. Normally, it would take three to five years. Breaking through in one year was already considered excellent.
"Oh? Is that so? " Gu Xuan raised his eyebrows and looked at Willow Deity playfully. "Previously, it seemed that someone at the peak of the Spiritual Rank couldn't defeat a three-star Black Rank warrior. But what was the result in the end?"
The corners of Willow Deity's mouth twitched. She snorted again: "Maybe there is a way to challenge those of a higher rank, but it's completely different to raise one's rank. You have to be down-to-earth. This is the experience of countless warriors. Do you think you can break it?"
Gu Xuan stretched and said with a smile: "I wasn't very interested in this at first, but since you said so, I can teach you a little more."
"Arrogant!" Willow Deity's face darkened.
"Gu Xuan …"
Gu Xuan only felt his clothes being pulled by someone. He glanced behind and saw Zhou Mei's anxious face.
"Gu Xuan, don't always bicker with Willow Deity. When it's time for the test, all the participants will fight together. If you provoke Willow Deity, she will attack you and you will be in danger." Zhou Mei reminded him softly.
In Zhou Mei's eyes, Gu Xuan's talent might be stronger than Willow Deity's, but Willow Deity was already a five-star Black Rank warrior. Although Gu Xuan defeated Su Chen, who was at the peak of the four-star Black Rank, Su Chen relied on external forces to break through. His real strength might not be able to defeat Willow Deity when he was at the three-star Black Rank.
Gu Xuan didn't care about Zhou Mei's kind reminder. He just asked calmly: "Now tell me about the academy's enrollment. I don't know the situation here."
"What?"
Hearing Gu Xuan's words, Zhou Mei opened her mouth wide in shock. She seemed to be in disbelief. Her beautiful eyes looked at Gu Xuan as if she was looking at a monster: "You actually didn't understand?"
"Why, is this strange?" Gu Xuan asked with some doubt.
"Of course it's strange. If I didn't know your personality, I would think you were joking," Zhou Mei said helplessly. She cursed in her heart.
When other people joined the Empire Academy's enrollment, they would try to understand the situation and weigh the pros and cons. Only then could they perform better. However, Gu Xuan didn't even know the specifics of the enrollment. This was really …
However, if Gu Xuan wasn't so special, how could she put down her pride to chase after Gu Xuan?
"I just thought that someone would tell me before I came, so I didn't want to waste time," Gu Xuan said.
"Okay, then I'll let my father tell you. I don't know much about this either." As Zhou Mei spoke, she saw Gu Xuan's strange gaze. Then she explained: "Don't think that I'm as confident in my strength as you are. My father is a duke of a dynasty. I don't need to be tested to enter the Empire Academy."
"Okay." Gu Xuan nodded.
Zhou Mei told Marquis Zhenshan, who called Gu Xuan and Willow Deity over. The three juniors fanned out and surrounded Marquis Zhenshan.
"You probably don't know much about the Empire Academy. This is my oversight," Marquis Zhenshan said. "The Empire Academy is just a name. In fact, the academy's name is Yingtian Academy. I'm sure you know this."
Zhou Mei and Willow Deity both nodded. However, Gu Xuan was sweating inside. He really didn't know that the Empire Academy was just a name. If they called it that during the enrollment, it would be embarrassing.
Marquis Zhenshan had only mentioned the name casually. He didn't mean to let them know. How could he know that they didn't know the true name of the academy when they were about to participate in the enrollment?
"The main reason why it's called Yingtian Academy is that the academy wasn't established by the Great Barren Dynasty. It mainly relies on the peerless sect, the Yingtian Sect. Therefore, you shouldn't underestimate the Yingtian Academy. After all, in the Yingtian Sect, Paragon level cultivators are ants, and there are many King level cultivators.
"There's only one round of enrollment. As long as you reach the top one thousand and eighty cultivators in this round, you can officially become a member of the Empire Academy. Usually, only one person from four to five counties can pass. However, with your strength, Willow Deity and Gu Xuan, it shouldn't be a problem for you two to pass."
Counties were also divided into big and small counties. A county ruled by a Paragon level cultivator was different from a county ruled by a Marquis. Zhenshan County was the territory of Marquis Zhenshan, so it was much bigger than a normal county. Naturally, there would be more geniuses.
"When the enrollment begins, you will be taken into the Mountain River Diagram. There are treasures and opportunities inside. As long as you can fight for them, there are even people who can break through one or two stars."
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