Chapter Ten Ten Quotas

  When Ning City arrived at the Cangqin Second Star Academy Square with many students, there were already tens of thousands of people here, and even more students kept coming.

  In the center of the square stood a gigantic golden rostrum, behind which were rows and rows of chairs. Ning Cheng roughly counted that there were at least over a hundred people sitting behind the rostrum. Ning Cheng thought to himself, it's probably the same here as on Earth, those seated behind the rostrum are likely leaders. Maybe even the King of Qing Qin is among them, only he couldn't quite recall what the King looked like anymore.

  Ning Cheng stood in the corner, he didn't know anyone on this stage, nor did he know the specific situation of the selection, at this time he could only hide in this corner and listen to others' discussions.

  "See, the one in the front row, right in the middle, wearing a gray robe, and the two seniors next to him, they're from Meteor Five Star Academy, I heard they're all high-level cultivators of the Foundation Establishment realm."

  "I've heard that the students of Wuxing Academy are all incredibly talented, and now even the teachers of Wuxing Academy are willing to come here to wait for students. It's clear that the higher the academy's level, the more they yearn for talented students."

  "What do you know? If it weren't for Lian Huo Yan, the senior from our Pingzhou province, how could a big shot from Xingxing Academy come here to wait for students? They might not even know if our Cangqin Second Star Academy exists."

  "Shut up, Dean Yan Yuan Kai is about to speak. Dean Yan has heard that he is already at the peak of the Ninth Layer of Condensing Truth, and it's only one step away from advancing to the Building Origin Realm."

  ……

  Ning Cheng had been listening to the discussions of others, and he specifically paid attention to the three teachers from the Xingchen Five Star Academy. The one sitting in the middle was a middle-aged man wearing a gray robe. He looked slightly chubby and seemed to still have some smile on his face. The man on his left had a very stern expression, and it was impossible to discern any emotions from him.

  To his right was a woman with a few elegant airs, wearing a lotus-colored dress with golden threads, her hair styled in a flipped bun, looking gentle and quiet, but Ning Cheng could sense the evil aura on her.

  What made Ning City feel a bit strange was that he thought this woman looked a bit like Ji Luo Fei. Thinking of Ji Luo Fei, Ning City's heart felt a little worried again, he came here also to see if Ji Luo Fei would participate in the selection. Otherwise, such a big college, let him find Ji Luo Fei, he really couldn't find her.

  When Dean Yan Yuan Kai stepped out to speak, the huge square packed with tens of thousands of people instantly fell silent. Ning Cheng had an impression of Yan Yuan Kai's name but had never seen him before. This was his first time seeing the dean of Qing Yun Second Academy. He wore a brown long robe and although he looked spirited, his age was obviously not small, his hair was all white.

  "Ladies and gentlemen, elites of the Qingyun Second Star Academy, everyone knows that I am here today to announce some good news. That's right, the Meteor Five-Star Academy has come to our academy to select ten students, and these selected students will enter the Meteor Academy to continue their studies in more advanced martial arts and magic. Every student who can enter the Meteor Five-Star Academy will have a boundless future. I am grateful that the seniors of the Meteor Five-Star Academy arrived three days early, giving our students' anxious hearts something to look forward to..."

  Yan Yuankai's words were drowned out by waves of warm applause, and Ning Cheng also followed the crowd to clap a few times. He had already figured out what was going on. It was said that the people from Xingxing Wuxing College came to recruit students, so Qingqin Erxing College should have let their students and teachers arrive early. How could they still be dragging their feet until now? It turned out that the other side didn't play by conventional rules and arrived ahead of time.

  Cang Qin Academy didn't dare let the people from Meteorite Academy wait too long, so they hastily held the selection conference ahead of schedule.

  After the applause died down, Yan Yuan Kai continued, "Now we invite Wen Qilüo, a senior from Meteor Five-Star Academy, to share with us some key points to note for this selection match."

  The slightly chubby man in gray clothes who was sitting in the middle stood up, walked to the center of the huge arena, and said with a smile, "You students of Xingchen Academy should be the most talented group of people in Cangqin Country, otherwise you wouldn't have made it here. But at Xingzhou Xingchen Wuxing Academy, the requirements are more than 100 times higher than getting in here. Now I represent Xingchen Wuxing Academy to recruit students and give out a few simple conditions: first, age must not be too old, those who are too old need not apply. Second, those without a main spiritual root or with a murky main spiritual root will not be considered. Third, if I don't like the look of you, you won't be considered either."

  The man with a warm and gentle smile said these few words and then didn't say much more, retreating to sit back in his own seat.

  The students of Cangqin Second Star Academy were discussing it in hushed tones, but no one dared to speak out. In Cangqin Second Star Academy, even if a teacher didn't like a student, they wouldn't say it outright. But now, someone was directly saying that those who weren't liked weren't welcome. Even if you had exceptional talent, with just one sentence of dislike from them, you still couldn't enter Meteor Five-Star Academy.

  Yan Yuankai, the principal of Cangqin Second Academy, didn't dare to refute Wen Qiluo's words at all. Seeing that Wen Qiluo had already left, he quickly stood up again and said, "Now I'll announce the selection rules. The academy will select ten core students. Each student can accept three challenges. Students who come on stage to challenge must be under 20 years old, have a main spiritual root, and have condensed their aura to at least the third layer. Whoever wins will continue to stand here."

  Many students under the stage began to discuss after hearing this condition. Even if they had excellent spiritual roots, it was rare for those who could cultivate up to the third layer of Qi accumulation to be under 20 years old. This condition almost excluded 99.99% of the students.

  Ning Cheng's mind was quick-witted, and at a glance, he understood what was going on. The people from the Meteorite Five-Star Academy were obviously impatient to stay here for long, as they had come to the Cang Qin Two-Star Academy to select students because it was something that had to be done, who would bother waiting here for one by one comparison? Those ten or so days might not even be enough.

  Yan Yuankai seemed to have not heard the commotion below and continued to announce, "The ten core students are Qiu Yingguang, Gu Yiming, Jian Sujie, Zhuang Tianya, Yong Yingrui, Hou Chuan, Ye Shaohua, Zhong Yi, Yong Ruirui, and Dan Xiangling."

  Ten people were reported, without surprising anyone else. These ten people have always been the most powerful in Cangqin Erxīng Academy, and the only controversy is Yōng Ruìlì of the third layer of Qi gathering. However, Yōng Ruìlì is a princess of Cangqin State, and it's believed that no one dares to get on stage and compete with her for a spot. If you win and are selected, then so be it; but if you lose, the person who gets on stage and competes with Yōng Ruìlì will never be able to survive in Cangqin State again.

  If there is one poor child among these ten people, it would be Hou Chuan. Hou Chuan was born into a poor family and his parents died early, now he is alone in Cang Qin Academy. However, Hou Chuan's talent is astonishing, at the age of eighteen, he has already reached the fifth layer of Qi gathering, except for Qiu Yingguang from the Qiu family, no one can compare to him.

  Because this time the selection was hastily held, the ten people who were called up rushed onto the stage and stood behind it without much preparation, ready to accept the challenge.

  The principal of Meteorite Five-Star Academy, Wen Qiluo, nodded slightly, apparently still satisfied with the efficiency of Principal Cang Qin.

  "The challenge has begun now." Yan Yuan Kai of Cang Qin Academy clearly understood Wen Qi Lue's thoughts, knowing that he didn't want to stay in this broken place any longer, the sooner he left the better. So he also didn't dare to waste too many words.

  "Lu Pengyun wants to challenge Zhong Yi." Yan Yuankai had just stepped down from the stage, when a tall boy jumped up onto it. Ning Cheng recognized this person as Lu Pengyun, who had previously wanted to find him, and was also at the fourth layer of Qi gathering. The person he wanted to challenge, Zhong Yi, was also at the fourth layer of Qi gathering, but his age was much younger than Lu Pengyun's.

  Zhong Yi's head is not high, and he looks like he only has four layers of aura. He was able to be selected as the core student, so it shouldn't be as simple as it seems on the surface.

  "Hold on." Just as Zhong Yi was about to step forward and accept the challenge, Wen Qi of Xing Chen Academy interrupted again.

  He finished speaking and waved his hand. A crystal pillar that was one zhang high appeared in a corner of the arena, "You go test your spiritual root first."

  Lu Pengyun obviously didn't expect to test his spiritual root, fortunately he was not unfamiliar with testing his spiritual root. At this time, he had already stretched out his hand to the fingerprint position below the crystal pillar and transferred some true energy over.

  A thumb-thick yellow light rose directly up the crystal pillar, stopping only when it reached a height of three feet. Next to this thumb-thick yellow light were two hazy yellow beams, but these two thin beams were less than two feet long.

  Lu Pengyun withdrew his hand, still with a somewhat smug expression. He had a main spiritual root, and it was already a pure yellow color, not dull yellow.

  Before he could even get excited, a strong force hit him and the next moment, he flew out of the arena like a kite with a broken string and heavily fell on the hard ground below.

  "A mere three-inch yellow spiritual root thinks it can enter the Meteorite Academy? This is the first time, next time whoever dares to waste my time with this kind of spiritual root won't just get a slap." Wen Qi's voice came, cold and icy, all trace of his previous smile gone.

  Some who wanted to go up and had not yet gone up were intimidated by this severity. For a time, no one dared to ascend the platform again.

  Ning Cheng was also stunned, but he was different from these people because he saw Wen Qiu Lue casually toss out a test instrument that was over 10 feet tall. And all he did was see Wen Qiu Lue pat his waist slightly, which was simply too incredible. Was this the legendary Mustard Seed Space? Can it hold enormous things?

  Not everyone was intimidated by Wen Chi, and after a brief silence, another boy jumped onto the stage and loudly declared, "Jiang Tu challenges Yong Rui Li."

  Everyone including Ning Cheng was attracted by this Jiang Tu, he not only dared to go on stage to challenge after Wen Chi's slightly stern words, but also challenged Yong Rui Li.

  Yong Rui Li is a princess of the imperial family, although her cultivation is the lowest, but who dares to challenge the princess of Cang Qin Country? Even if you win, it's not like nothing will happen, but winning can at least save yourself. If you lose, it's equivalent to being completely ruined. Not to mention your own life, even the entire family will be affected.

  "Don't look anymore, come with me quickly." A warm and soft hand grabbed Ning Cheng's hand, accompanied by a low voice.

  "Luò Fēi..." Ning City was wondering how Jiang Tu dared to challenge Yōng Ruìlì, but he didn't expect that Jì Luòfēi had already found him. However, Ji Luofei's hand was slightly trembling, apparently something had happened.

  (Chapter 2 is online, craving for recommendation tickets and collection support for Lao Wu.)