Chapter Forty-One Separation

  "An Yi, let me introduce you to this lady, she is Yong Yu Yun, a teacher from Ming Xin Academy, who has come to help select students for the academy..." Ning Cheng and An Yi had just walked out when Lu Xue enthusiastically pulled An Yi over to introduce her. There were already several people gathered around, chatting and discussing their experiences of danger and gain during this trip, as well as sharing stories about the selection process for representing Ping Zhou Ming Xin Academy.

  Lebo Hong and others were also with Lu Xue, a group of people gathered around, enthusiastically discussing each other.

  Ning Cheng knew that he and they were not in the same circle. Those who gathered in a circle, even the worst of them had cultivated to at least six layers of Qi gathering. And that Yong Gu Yun was already at the peak of eight layers of Qi gathering. In comparison, his four layers of Qi gathering was really nothing to show off in this place. An Yi was able to get Lu Xue's enthusiastic friendship, probably because of her spiritual root. If An Yi had a miscellaneous spiritual root like him, she wouldn't be part of that circle either.

  An Yi was originally not very talkative, and the death of her master also had a great impact on her. However, recently, following Ning Cheng through life and death, she has seen too many things, and many things have slowly become clearer to her. Moreover, Lu Xue is a woman, and they have more common language between them. Under Lu Xue's deliberate enthusiasm, An Yi, who originally had no experience or experience, gradually integrated into this circle.

  Ning Cheng didn't interrupt, he was sizing up this enormous flying artifact. On Earth, he had never been on a plane, but he knew how big planes were. Now in his eyes, even the largest plane wouldn't be one-tenth the size of this enormous flying artifact, it was truly a giant.

  This huge airship can fly up, I don't know if it's purely relying on the spirit stone or something else. He didn't believe that an airship without a power source would fly up for no reason.

  It wasn't until they were about to board the ship that An Yi finally had a chance to slip away and call Ning Cheng.

  "Who is he?" Yung Yu Yun became concerned about An Yi after learning that her spiritual root was even better than hers, and now An Yi had specifically gone to call a Qi-gathering fourth-layer cultivator, causing her to ask in puzzlement.

  Lu Xue looked at An Yi's back and sighed, "That is An Yi's cousin Ning Cheng. The relationship between An Yi and him seems to be unusual."

  Yong Gu Yun immediately asked, "What about Ning Cheng's spiritual roots?"

  Lushan shook his head, "I heard it's a very poor and miscellaneous spiritual root, far from An Yi."

  "Impossible, in the Mang Ocean domain, a miscellaneous branch spirit root can actually cultivate to his level? Looking at his true energy fluctuations, he should have also reached the fourth layer of gathering energy, right?" asked Yong Gu Yun in surprise.

  "Thanks to a stroke of luck, he obtained five Gathering Qi Pills." Leibo Hong walked over with a smile, "However, the people of Ning City are still not bad, they have principles. Unfortunately, it's likely that he will stop at the Gathering Qi Realm for this lifetime, and I estimate that even reaching the seventh layer of Gathering Qi will be difficult."

  "If that's the case, he really shouldn't go to Ming Xin Academy. Once at Ming Xin Academy, An Yi will definitely be taken in as a disciple by Zhu Yuan Zong Lao, and Ning Cheng will rarely see her again." Yong Gu Yun said, looking at Ning Cheng who was smiling.

  Ning Cheng didn't know how others saw him, but he was from Earth and had experienced all sorts of human emotions. He could even predict that after arriving at Ming Xin Academy, he wouldn't be treated well. At this time, An Yi came over to ask him to board the ship, and Ning Cheng swept a glance at the remaining students from Ming Xin Academy who were staring at him. He said to An Yi, "An Yi, with your spiritual roots, after arriving at Ming Xin Academy, you will definitely have famous teachers guiding you and become one of the core disciples of Ming Xin Academy. We won't have many opportunities to meet in the future, so I'll find a chance to give you some spiritual stones."

  An Yi was startled in her heart and hastily said, "Big brother, I want to be with you, my master also said that I should be with you."

  Ning Cheng smiled bitterly and said, "An Yi, your master said that back then because you didn't have any friends or anyone to bring you along. Now you have friends and will definitely be nurtured by the Ming Xin Academy. Even if your master were still alive, she wouldn't want you to be with me."

  "No, I want to be with you." An Yi said stubbornly. She didn't have many reasons to refute Ning Cheng, she simply felt that only being with Ning Cheng made her feel at ease.

  Ning Cheng sighed and said, "We must leave Mang City. Once we arrive at Ming Xin Academy, you must work hard to cultivate your skills. I believe that Ming Xin Academy has many resources for you to cultivate. Moreover, your master said that you have an extraordinary origin. If your cultivation doesn't improve, there's no way to know about your origins. More importantly, if you become a core disciple of the academy and are still with me, Ming Xin Academy might think that I'm holding you back."

  An Yi fell silent, she was no longer the simple little nun who had just come out. She understood what Ning Cheng meant, Ning Cheng's spiritual root was poor, if she still wanted to be with Ning Cheng, it was likely that the academy would kill Ning Cheng on the grounds of hindering her progress. During this period, she had seen too many bloody things.

  "I understand, I will remember big brother's words." An Yi had already secretly made up her mind in her heart. She must work hard to cultivate herself and when her cultivation is high enough, she would help Ning Cheng find more spirit stones.

  Ning Cheng felt a pang of sadness in his heart. Now he could still see An Yi, but after entering Ming Xin Academy, it might be difficult for them to meet again.

  "After I arrive at the academy, I will definitely have access to cultivation resources. You don't need to give me those things anymore. The resources you need are definitely more." An Yi had seen Ning Cheng cultivate before and knew that the amount of spiritual stones required for Ning Cheng's cultivation was terrifying. Although Ning Cheng had obtained several hundred spiritual stones, it was far from enough for him to waste.

  "An Yi, get on board!" Lu Xue shouted from afar.

  Ning Cheng reached out and took An Yi's hand, saying "Let's go, onto the boat."

  Miao Li Hu, standing far away, gazed fiercely at the back of Ning Cheng and An Yi, vowing in his heart that even if he didn't want to be the Wolf King, he would secretly follow them to Ming Yu True Country and find an opportunity to get rid of Ning Cheng.

  ……

  Ning Cheng wasn't wrong, as soon as he and An Yi boarded the ship, An Yi was arranged to a better room. Ning Cheng only found out after asking the person in charge that this ship was co-owned by Ming Xin Academy and Ming Wei True Country.

  Ning Cheng didn't have a room to himself, but instead lived with five other people he had never met before in one room. These five people all shared the same characteristic of being very young, with the oldest looking no more than twenty years old.

  What a relief for Ning Cheng was that his cultivation in this room was no longer the worst. There were five people in this room, and two of them only had Qi Gathering Second Layer.

  "Excuse me, are you also students of Ming Xin Academy?" Ning Cheng asked with a fist bump as soon as he entered. What he found strange was that even if they were from Ming Xin Academy, it shouldn't be easy for Qi Gathering Second Layer cultivators to earn two low-grade spirit stones as boat fare, right?

  A young man from Hening City, also with a four-layer aura, replied, "Of course not. Weren't you selected by the Mingxin Academy to participate in the entrance examination? Only those who pass the selection of the Mingxin Academy can be considered students of the Mingxin Academy."

  Ning Cheng suddenly realized that he had heard before that this ship was jointly owned by Ming Xin Academy and Ming Yi Zhen Guo. It seemed that the ship was circling around Pingzhou, selecting young people with good qualifications to take a test at Ming Xin Academy, and those who passed would become students of Ming Xin Academy. Le Bo Hong said that he could get on the ship for just two spirit stones, and might even help him and An Yi open a back door.

  Ning Cheng quickly became familiar with several people, and these people were indeed the same as Ning Cheng's guess. They were all selected from various places by the Ming Xin Academy to participate in the selection test at the Ming Xin Academy. The qualifications of the few people in his room were considered to be at the bottom, although they were at the bottom, the worst one was better than Ning Cheng's qualifications, and at least they all had a main spiritual root.

  "What if we fail the test?" Ning City suddenly thought that if they failed the entrance exam, Ming Xin Academy would not admit them and there would definitely be no spaceship to take them back.

  A thin and small youth with three layers of aura grasped his fist and said, "I must pass."

  The four-layered Qi-refining teenager who first spoke to Ning Cheng said disdainfully, "Whether or not you can pass is not up to you. For us, if we can pass, it's a step into the sky; if we can't, we can only stay in the Ming Yi True Country and struggle to survive. If someone wants to return home from the Ming Yi True Country, that's just seeking death."

  "After finishing speaking, he let out a sigh and said, 'If there's a Linggen like Yu Hongfeng, then there's no need to worry.'"

  "Who is Yu Hongfeng?" Ning Cheng asked.

  "He was a student selected by the Yu An country, and it's said that he's the only one with a pure golden spiritual root among this batch of students. Even the elder on the boat is very polite to him, what a great future ahead...” The youth who had condensed his Qi to the fourth layer replied with some envy.

  Ning Cheng's heart skipped a beat, if the Pure Spirit Root was so highly valued, didn't that mean An Yi was also equally valued?

  Just then, the door creaked open and a boy in blue clothes came in with a wooden tray, on which were several boxes similar to lunchboxes.

  "It's time to eat." The boy in blue said expressionlessly.

  Ning City only then realized that there was still someone delivering food to his doorstep, and it seemed that this treatment wasn't bad either. The other boys in the room had apparently long been accustomed to it and quickly went to take their own boxed lunches. After Ning City took his boxed lunch, he very politely asked the boy who delivered the food, "Excuse me, friend, where do the disciples of the Pure Spirit Root usually live?"

  The young man who delivered the meal looked at Ning Cheng with a surprised expression, and then said, "They live in the core area. Don't even think about going over to take a look, or you'll be kicked off the ship very soon."

  The youth with four layers of aura looked puzzled and asked, "Isn't the Pure Spirit Root just Yu Hongfeng alone?"

  "Of course not, I heard that this time in the Mang Ocean Domain, another student with a pure wooden spiritual root was found." The food delivery boy said immediately.

  Ning Cheng knew that the other person was referring to An Yi, so it seemed that An Yi would definitely be taken care of. He still had some misgivings in his heart and asked another question, "If I want to take a look at that pure spirit root student, will it be very troublesome?"

  "There's no trouble at all, tomorrow night the ship will hold a welcome party for two Pure Spirit Root students. If you can get tickets, then you'll be able to see them." The food delivery boy said this with a hint of ridicule towards Ning City, and after finishing speaking, he didn't continue to bother Ning City, turning around and leaving the room.

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